'In this collection of essays, written over the last 25 years, veteran artist K.G Subramanyan expresses his concerns with a wide range of issues—art, aesthetics, visual perception and creativity; this importance of craft practice and its nurturing; the role and future of old traditions and cultural institutions in the contemporary world; the detrimental effects of the Industrial Revolution and high-technology societies; the constant depletion of the environment; our nation's ability to cope with the education and employment of its divergent multitudes; and the present-day scenes in art, education and society.' (Excerpt from front flap)
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Onsite

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REF.SUK
Language

English

Publication/Creation date

2007

No of pages

356

ISBN / ISSN

9788170463221

No of copies

1

Content type

monograph

Chapter headings

Aesthetics and Motivations in Arts and Sciences

New Perspectives in Art

Theory, Text, Context

The Primal Imperatives: Some Thoughts on the Relationship Between Culture and the Calendar

Visual Arts and the Concept of Rasa

A Matter of Perspective

The Art Language

Visual Arts in India--Future Prospects

Art in a Multi-cultural Setting

The Local and The Global

What Shall We Do with Culture?

The Concept of Tradition

The Sense of Tradition in a Non-traditional World

The Magic of Making

Do Hands Have a Chance?

The Study of Support of Rural Tribal Arts and Crafts

Discovering Each Other

Gandhi and the Indian Cultural Scene

The Requisites of a Renaissance

A Pressing Challenge

Between Reality and Dream

Education and Experience

Between the Amateur and the Professional

The Uses and Abuses of History

The Search for a Sane World at this Point in Time

Re-reading the Nineteeth Century

Protecting Our Cultural Heritage

On Bringing Education to Craftsmen

An Illustrator's View

Environmental Issues

Towards an Ecology of Culture

The Magic of Making: Essays on Art and Culture
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