From painting to poetry, from traditional to digital, from past to the future, like a rich Phulkari find in this issue a rich tapestry of creative expression.
Of Silken Threads that Bind Life and Art Read More »
In 1949 Ustad Alauddin Khan visited the Ashram for a few days. He also made a musical offering to Sri Aurobindo and the Mother.
When Ustad Alauddin Khan Visited the Ashram Read More »
These selections from Rabindranath Tagore’s writings were published in the May 1961 issue of Mother India — 1961 being the centenary year of the Kobiguru. These were translated by Sanat K. Banerji and Nolini Kanta Gupta.
Selections from Tagore, in Translation Read More »
We speak with Chad Kilgore, a US-based visual artist, on his journey as an artist, his spiritual quest, and the relation between his art and his inner journey.
A Conversation on Art, Creativity and Inner Quest (Video) Read More »
In this concluding part, the author through the use of two examples – Nataraja and Seated Buddha – explains the deeper purpose behind the continuity of an artistic tradition that expresses the highest ideal valued by Indian culture.
The Aims of Indian Art – Part 5 Read More »
A visualization of Sri Aurobindo’s sonnet titled Divine Sight. The seer-poet expresses here all that is seen by the seeing of the Soul.
Divine Sight – A Sonnet by Sri Aurobindo (Video) Read More »
In the Indian vision, all Art is a medium to express the Ananda, this Eternal Delight through form. An Indian painter or sculptor seeks the pure intensities of delight as he searches for the universal beauty revealed or hidden in all creation. As he seeks perfection in the form that comes through his hand or brush, his inner being experiences a sort of enlightenment through the power of a certain “spiritually aesthetic Ananda”, reminds Sri Aurobindo.
The Way of the Indian Artist Read More »
The Mother gives a detailed explanation of the relation between Art and Yoga. She speaks of various art forms, changing conceptions of art over time, and gives relevant examples.
The Relation of Art to Yoga – I Read More »
In Part 2, the Mother also explains the phenomenon of mushroom art where art becomes disconnected with life and is no longer an expression of integral harmony and beauty.
The Relation of Art to Yoga – II Read More »
Find out what makes one a “true creator” whose living creations withstand the test of time, and explore the relation of Art and Yoga.
The Great Impersonal Creators and Their Living Creations Read More »