SOUTH, CENTRAL, and WEST ASIAN ARTS v PERIODS OF INDIAN ART ~ RANGOLI + PAKISTAN Carving - act of fashioning or producing by cutting into or shaping solid material, such as wood pe Frescos - a technique of mural painting executed upon laid lime. Water is used as the vehicle for the pigment and, with the setting of the plaster, the painting becomes an integral part of the wall. ey | by incising, Inscriptions - something inscribed; a historical, religious, or other record cut, Taiiks - an ethnic group originating from Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Iran, Russia and China impressed, painted or written on stone, brick, metal or other hard surface ~ * Sena errr oe LESSON 1: PERIODS OF INDIAN ARTS 1.Ancient Period 2.Classical Period 3.Islamic Ascendancy or Transitional Period 4. Mogul period aera ee ea Cee aca Ar ae ees pete ees Tees traditionally used by nomads in pe eke _ Ancient Period » 2900 BOE-12006 bronze and copper, which show vigor and ‘oncein for surface texture as constantly characterizedin Indian art © ©. Ajanta Caves of Maharashtra~ * Traditional form of Rangoli O Based on Nature such as Mangoes, creepers, flowers, swans, peacock Rangoli designs today. 8D effect and includes the designs of geometric patterns, lotus, fish, leaves, trees, flower, and animals ete. LESSON 3: PAKISTAN i hy » Pakistan, brightly colored FLAMBOYANT trucks, painted with images of idealized landscapes, famous personalities, flowers, and trees, tured village lanes, city streets. and long-distance highways into a gallery without walls; a freeform, kaleidoscopic exhibition in motion. SOUTH, CENTRAL, and WEST ASIAN ARTS - Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistal v Turkmenistan, Krygystan v Arts and Crafts6 The Ajanta Caves of Maharashtra, India are 20 rockeuteave monuments that dato back fromthe 2nd century BCE tothe 600 CF, including pairtings and seulpnires ‘considered tobe masterpieces of Buddhist religious art, as wells frescos that are Feminiscent of the Signe paintings ini Lanka. isiannie Ascendancy or ‘Transitional Period @ This was the period of evolution from Vedism into Hinduism or Brahmanism. The two great Indian epics: the Mahabharata and the Ramayana emerged in this period. LESSON 2: RANGOLI What is Rangoli? U “Rang” - color Q “aavalli” - colored creepers, row of colors. Classical Period 2 Sho centurios 2 image of Shiva, the desoser Savor opeeetod 9 Four rman ‘tnt he esr ‘ls ran, ch van "ere te wei arn ean, Acfourch arm points dow tothe rant in whic he tances £0, Mogul Period . Moguls contributed to the enrichment of Indian culture, in Paintingand in architecture. The most splendid example is the Taj Majal built in 1632 by Shah Jahan in memory of his wife. _aroundthe world in October or Nowember. te the HinduNew Yearand is either a 3-day or 5 cay holiday depenaingon where you come trom. 2 Iisa very exciting and colorful holiday, where homes are cleaned to weleome the New Year and windows are opened so that the Hindu goddess of \weeith, aA SSIBIURALI can enter Hinds Lohoved thatshe cannotentera house which is not, itu, 80 every hourshold bumsspectal Dine oy launps (ives) 00 ligpathe wey fr Une oes, be is whythe holiday isalsoknownas the Festina of Lit U the Indian art of making designs or patterns on the walls or the floor of the house using finely ground white powder along withLESSON 4: UZBEKISTAN, KAZAKHSTAN, TAJIKISTAN ‘Applied arts in ariciant Kazakhstan wore part of always decorated using nomadic pattems end design. Kazakhstan's visual arts are relatively young. In Bncient times, nomads lised te draw on rocks and, today. these petrosiyphs ean be found throughout Kazakhstan. LESSON 5: TURKMENISTAN AND KYRGYSTAN eee nee en een eran ai ein contain hand.made eet shirda 2 Taine Have boon raking fabrics. utansie) ‘musical instruments. carpets. furniture, 6 Gaming ss mostly present in architectural ‘manuments household structures and objects, musical instruments, and 2 Whe isin came, Tasks oarving adually CHANGED To. CAnVeRS Phere “VEGETATIVE,” GEOMETRICAL PATTERNS. In architecture, ernamonts inthe form of lotus, tulips, and other lowers are more Bile that is used forthe bea Reread Gresses wor by Turkmen iret women on special occasion Ca) Mea aa using eee aay eee eet aca ta ea ka eee COLORS AND DESIGNS are chosen to symbolize Kyrgyz traditions and rural life. Flat cushions called tax ase usually made in shadow-pairs. These are seen, on every chair, padding the seat