RANGOLI

PERIODS OF INDIAN ART

 ANCIENT PERIOD
 Ajanta Caves of Maharashtra, are 30 rock- cut cave
monuments dates back from 2nd century B. C. to the
600 C.E. Paintings and sculptures are masterpieces of
Buddhist religious art, as well as frescos.
 CLASSICAL PERIOD
 SHIVA- the destroyer – 4 armed figure. 1 hand holds
the fire which he destroys, 1 arm holds the drum which
is the first sound heard in the world during creation .
3rd arm points up in reassuring gesture 4th arm points
down to the dwarf in which he dances to.
Ajanta Caves
Shiva – the destroyer
 ISLAMIC ASCENDANCY OR TRANSITIONAL PERIOD
Period of Evolution from Vedism into Hinduism.
 2 Great Epic:
MAHABHARATA
RAMAYANA
 MOGUL PERIOD
Moguls contributed to the enrichment of Indian
culture.
TAJ MAHAL built in 1632 by SHAH JAHAN in
memory of his wife.
Taj Mahal is a white marble mausoleum in Agra.
Built in 1632-1653.
Taj Mahal
Shan Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal
RANGOLI
 “rang” color and “ aavalli” colored creepers.
 The art of making designs or pattern on the walls or
the floor of the house.
 Finely ground powder with different color.
 Designs and motifs are flowers, swan, peacocks,
mangoes, geometric patterns, lotus, trident trees,
animals, fish.
Rangoli pattern
DIWALI OR DEEPAWALI FESTIVAL
DIWALI
Hindu New Year celebration. Celebrated by Hindus in
India and all around the world in October or
November. 3- 5 days holiday.
A very exciting and colorful holiday.
Homes are cleaned to welcome the New Year.
Windows are opened so that Hindu goddess of wealth,
LAKSMI can enter.
Every household should burns special diwali lamps to
light the way for the goddess. “Festival of Lights”
Lakshmi – goddess of wealth
PAKISTAN
 Pakistani architecture is divided into 4 periods:
 PRE- ISLAMIC
 Mohenjo Daro, Harappa and Kot Diji are pre islamic
settelements.
 ISLAMIC
 COLONIAL
 POST- COLONIAL
Mohenjo Daro
Kott Diji
PAKISTAN Truck Art
 Truck painting is a popular form of
indigenous art in Pakistan and
other South Asian countries, featuring
floral patterns and poetic
calligraphy.[1] Such trucks are also
known by the slang term jingle truck.
TRUCK ART

 Decoration pieces typically adorn a truck’s side carriage and are

placed on top of a mural or painting. Ranging in size from less than
a
square foot to more than six feet, decoration pieces are often the
flashiest part of a fully embellished truck. Consisting of a metal
base
covered with colorful reflective stickers, or chamak patty, and
further highlighted with mirrors or studs, decoration pieces are
shaped to
represent any of the truck art motifs, such as birds, fish, and
flowers. The decoration piece is an important flourish on the
truck because
the artistic materials make the piece the most reflective part
of the vehicle. There is no Urdu word for decoration piece, and
both truck
drivers and truck artists will use the English term.