This richly illustrated book explores the contested history of art and nationalism in the tumultuous last decades of British rule in India. Western avant-garde art inspired a powerful weapon of resistance among Indias artists in their struggle against colonial repression; and it is this complex interplay of Western modernism and Indian nationalism that is the core of this book.The Triumph of Modernism takes the surprisingly unremarked Bauhaus exhibition in Calcutta in 1922 as marking the arrival of European modernism in India. In four broad sections Partha Mitter examines the decline of lsquo;oriental artrsquo; and the rise of naturalism as well as that of modernism in the 1920s; and the relationship between primitivism and modernism in Indian art: with Mahatma Gandhi inspiring the Indian elite to discover the peasant; the people of the soil became portrayed by artists as lsquo;noble savagesrsquo;. A distinct feminine voice also evolved through the rise of female artists. Finally; the author probes the ambivalent relationship between Indian nationalism and imperial patronage of the arts.With a fascinating array of art works; few of which have either been seen or published in the West; The Triumph of Modernism throws much light on a previously neglected strand of modern art and introduces the work of artists who are little known in Europe or America. A book that challenges the dominance of Western modernism; it will be illuminating not just to students and scholars of modernism and Indian art; but to a wide international audience that admires Indias culture and history.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. bought as gift for 9 year oldBy Kindle Customerbought as a birthday gift and she loves it3 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Subpar drawing toolBy Lizz A. BelleI am addicted to magical creatures. I thought this book would be a great drawing tool based on other reviews. Its really not that great. Some of the creatures I would say are downright hokey looking. especially anything that is supposed to be scary. like a Cyclops. Most good drawing books show you how to start with basic shapes like circles and squares and add on. This one essentially has you just start sketching from their original and fill in the details. It is not a bad drawing book but for people who want to learn to draw these creatures for a jumping off point but it is hard to get over that some of the pictures being dreadfully cheesy. I would thinking younger kids with little skill to start with would struggle to draw these creatures from the examples set down by the author.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy ThereseGreat instructions. easy to follow
