sculptors – Itisaras

Underrepresentation of Female Painters in History of art

October 29, 2020April 27, 2021 Tanya Mittal 0 Comments 18th century, 21st century, Art, art forms, art history, Art work, artist, Bindi, Collectors, Colours, European art, Exhibition, Expression, Female artists, freedom, Gender bias, History, Illustrator, Indian art, inequality, medium, modern art, Modern artists, modernism, Novelist, Novels, opportunity, oppression, painters, patriarchy, Patrons, Perception, Performance, Photography, Power, Recognition, sculptors, Sociology, Suppressed, Women

Women have faced several obstacles in the field of art, be it training, trading, or even gaining recognition. Despite the odds, they have kept on going – to the extent that they have made historical movements out of it. The struggle still continues but clearly, there is no stopping them.

Culture

Story through Sculptures

April 18, 2020April 18, 2020 Editor 2 Comments architecture, Bhakti Movements, Buddhism, carve, caves, cultural, Culture, icons, Indo-Aryan, Jainism, kings, Mahabalipuram, monuments, origins, Pallava kingdom, political, sacrificial rites, sculptors, sculpture, Shiva, shrines, social, South India, temples, Vedic corpus, Vishnu, yajna

A sight almost unforgettable, wherein the streets of Mahabalipuram are seen flanked on both sides by sculptors immersed in the art of carving deities out of raw black granite pieces brings to light the entire evolution of temples in South India which now a large part of our rich cultural heritage.