The Mother On Art and Consciousness
These selections from the book ‘Paintings and Drawings by the Mother’ highlight the deeper relation between Art and Artist’s Consciousness.
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The Art of the Future: Two Conversations of the Mother
Read Mother’s explanation of the evolutionary curve through which Art, like everything else, goes through in manifestation.
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The Aims of Indian Art – Part 3
The author points out that the temple design suggests and symbolizes the Universe. The site of a temple or town is laid out in relation to astrological observations. Every stone has its place in the cosmic design.
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The Aims of Indian Art – Part 1
Volume V, Issue 11-12Author: Ananda Coomaraswamy Editor’s Note: Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy is a familiar name for every student or rasika of Indian Art. He is widely acknowledged as one of the great art historians and scholars of Indian art. Coomaraswamy was an early interpreter of Indian culture to the West. His numerous writings cover areas
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The Aims of Indian Art – Part 2
In this part, the author goes deeper into the essential purpose of art in India and also how it is different from the Western art.
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Rasa: Its Meaning and Scope – 3
The author presents an ideal for an artist. The artist is one in whom the sattwic buddhi or the capacity for ideal sensibility predominates.
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Art, a Passage for Higher Life
The author summarizes a few essential points regarding the Indian vision of Culture and Art. He reminds us that the Indian view of Art arose from her integral vision of Life and Existence, which recognizes Art as an important means to refine one’s nature and prepare for a higher life, which is also the true meaning of culture.
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The Different Paths of an Artist and a Sadhu
Through a masterful analysis the author concludes that if the aim of spirituality is to know the Self, then the aim of art too is the same.
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Rasa: Its Meaning and Scope – 2
In this part the author explores if there a primary rasa from which other rasa-s originate. He also helps us reflect on how rasa is an attribute of the soul.
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The Purpose of Art – From Beauty to Bliss
This new series explores the Spirit and Forms of Art in India. The first issue focuses on the theme: The Purpose of Art – From Beauty to Bliss.
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Art for Art’s Sake? Certainly, But Also Art for the Soul’s Sake
This remarkable letter of Sri Aurobindo, with relevant examples and detailed explanations, is a perfect response to the slogan – Art for Art’s Sake.
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“In India God is the All-beautiful” – Conversations with Sri Aurobindo
Read these selections from Evening Talks with Sri Aurobindo on beauty, and the relation between aesthetic refinement and spiritual development.
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