Critical Interconnections: Maithili and Tantric Art from Northern India
The study investigates the historical traditions of Maithili art in Northern India, and its connections to Tantric art.
The study investigates the historical traditions of Maithili art in Northern India, and its connections to Tantric art.
“In this article I attempt to unravel a mystery. The mystery is semiotic; it is about layers of meanings; it is about how meanings come into existence…”
लोकगाथा सलहेस में मौजूद दलितों की मुखर अभिव्यक्ति तिरोहित दिखती है, अब ‘समाज’ को जागृत करने का उत्स नहीं दिखता और चित्रों में उनका निरूपण महज आलंकारिक है।
This article traces the historical journey of Mithila painting, that of the painting of walls, floor-spaces on the medium of paper in North Bihar.
चाहे सत्ता-संस्कृति हो या बाजारवादी संस्कृति, दोनों की कोशिश लोक कला को परंपरा, धर्म व रूढ़ी की बेड़ियों में जकड़ कर एक दरबारी, रूढ़िवादी व सजावटी कला बना देने की रही है।
कोहबर की परंपरागत थाति को पूर्वांचल के कलाकारों ने अपूर्व संवेदनशीलता एवं सृजनात्मक सामर्थ्य से अनुदित कर सहेजा है जिसे समझने के लिए सूक्ष्म दृष्टि की आवश्यकता है।
This article traces the documentation of ritual wall paintings by Maithil Brahmans and Kayasthas through the collecting practices of private individuals, libraries and others.
Manjusha art is believed to be the only art form in the history of the art forms in India which has a sequential representation of the story and is displayed in a series.
Madhubani painting, also called Mithila Painting, is a traditional folk art of Bihar which has succeeded in creating a place globally. Madhubani painting has been done traditionally by the women …
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