“Prefaces: Lectures on Art Subjects” by Shahid Suhrawardy offers a unique window into the artistic and intellectual climate of mid-20th century India. This collection of lectures, originally delivered in Calcutta, showcases Suhrawardy’s profound understanding of both Eastern and Western art forms. Moving beyond mere introductions, these essays delve into topics ranging from the essence of Indian art and its connection to education, to insightful analyses of Indo-Persian poetry and the groundbreaking work of Jamini Roy. Suhrawardy, a pioneering figure in Indian art criticism, also explores the nuances of theatre, both in its classical form and its modern European iterations. This revised edition from Oxford University Press revives the forgotten voice of a sophisticated scholar, whose work bridged cultures and established art criticism as a vital academic discipline. It’s a crucial read for art historians, students, and anyone interested in the evolution of artistic thought in pre-partition India, and the synthesis of eastern and western thought. This book is a glimpse into a pivotal era of cultural dynamism and offers insights relevant for understanding contemporary artistic discourse.
Prefaces: Lectures on art subjects
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The studies presented here are not prefaces in the sense that they introduce the reader to particular texts or monographs. These are in the nature of lectures on the most important aspects of South Asian art, both ancient and modern. There are more abstract themes such as on the study of Indian Art and the relation between Art and Education. One is on Indo-Persian poetry, depicting the classical heritage, as well as an essay on Jamini Roy, surely one of the first to be written in the artist’s lifetime, celebrating a genius who provided a technical link between mughal miniatures and Chughtai art. Suhrawardy contributes two lectures on the theatre, on e of the nature of theatrical art and one on the modern European stage; themes that were elusive to all but a handful of the initiated. From the theatre he passes on to his contemporary writers in Europe. These lectures have not been only the means of invigorating the cultural scene of India, they also recall the times when Calcutta was the hub of Indian cultural activity. Shahid Suhrawardy was a scholar who, through these lectures, established Art criticism on a sound footing in academia as well as in the world of Art. These lectures are still interesting and instructive, and both the cultural historian and the educationist continue to gain insight from this collection.
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| ISBN-10 | 0195476719 |
| ISBN-13 | 9780195476712 |
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| Pages | 150 |
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| Weight | 363 |
| Edition | Revised ed. |
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