Magic Of Making, The: Essays On Art And Culture (seagull)

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; the 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 inability to cope with the education and employment of its divergent multitudes; and the present day scenes in art, education and society.
About Author :
K.G. SUBRAMANYAN is a veteran artist who has worked with a wide range of media and materials, exhibiting extensively both within and outside the country. A major retrospective of his work was held at the National Gallery of Modern Art, Delhi, in 2003.
Contents :
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 Calender Visual Arts and the Concept of Rasa A Matter of Perpective 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 Sence of Tradition in a Non-traditional World The Magic of Making Do Hands Have a Chance? The study and support of Rural and 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 Nineteenth Century Protecting Our Cultural Heritage On Bringing Education to Craftsmen An Illustrator's View Environment Issues Towards an Ecology of Culture