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April 18 is celebrated as World Heritage Day. In the new issue of Renaissance we are guided by a deeper understanding of the word 'Heritage'. E.B. Havell, the famous British art historian, once said that because art is primarily subjective, it is not in existing monuments and masterpieces or in the fragmentary collections of painting and sculpture in museums that we should seek for the origin of the great art schools of the world. Rather, we should seek that in the thoughts which created these monuments and masterpieces. |
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(Editorial – Beloo Mehra) |
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In our ongoing exploration of the Spirit and Forms of Art in India, the focus has been on uncovering the deeper aspiration of Indian soul which has found expression in her various art forms over millennia. Especially starting with the issue on Indian temple architecture, we have emphasised a more experience-based account. And we have eschewed a dry academic analysis of Indian artistic traditions and art history where dates, dynasties and details find center-stage. We have also kept in view need for a variety; this allows us to more appropriately present the multiplicity of forms bound by one spirit. This current issue focused on Indian sculpture also follows the same flow. |
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Editor's Note: Read Sri Aurobindo's inspiring description of the profound intention and motive which guides Indian sculptural art, and its deep and intimate connection with the spiritual and religious-philosophic vision that is at the source of all Indian cultural expressions. |
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Editor's Note: We feature selections from the book
Indian Sculpture and Iconography: Forms and Measurements (2002). The book was published by Sri Aurobindo Society in collaboration with Vaastu Vedic Research Foundation, Chennai. |
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Editor's Note: The sculptural heritage of India is closely linked with the long tradition of image worship. We feature an excerpt from the book titled
Elements of Hindu Iconography, Vol. 1, Part 1, which briefly explores this connection. |
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Editor's Note: This essay by Sisirkumar Ghose was first published in the 1968 issue of
Sri Aurobindo Circle. We shall feature the full essay in three parts over the next few issues. In part 1, the author emphasises that Sri Aurobindo has not merely theorised about the deeply subjective and spiritual tradition of Indian aesthetics, but through his spiritual poetry he has actually renewed this
sanatana tradition and made it a living truth for the modern sensibility. |
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Editor's Note: India's long and rich sculptural tradition is closely connected with her temple architectural tradition, known together as
vaastu parampara. The intimate connection between these two art forms is exemplified perfectly by Kailasha Temple at Ellora caves. Read here the author's experiential account of her visit to Kailasha temple and other caves of Ellora. |
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