FAH392H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Sayajirao Gaekwad Iii, Nandalal Bose, Tempura
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Important to know the mediums for exam (photo, oil painting, linocut, etc. ) Modernism and nationalism: indian art in the early 20th c: a(cid:271)a(cid:374)i(cid:374)dra(cid:374)ath tagore, (cid:862)bharat mata(cid:863) (cid:1005)(cid:1013)(cid:1004)(cid:1010, watercolour, beginning of new age in indian art, modern means of expression. Key dates: 1914 ghandi returns to india, 1930 gha(cid:374)di"s alt mar(cid:272)h, 1947 india becomes independent. Week 10 princely and imperial india: durbars and the construction of new delhi. Durbars: co(cid:374)sidered (cid:862)soft (cid:448)isual propaga(cid:374)da(cid:863) for the british, most of the durbar films were made by and for western people, visual unity of british india under british rule was spread around world through film. Indians were dressed in traditional costumes: princes were publically submitting to the british. Indian culture was made into cinematic spectacle orchestrated by british authority. Indian styles were framed by western understanding of eastern motifs: aid"s argu(cid:373)e(cid:374)ts of orie(cid:374)talis(cid:373) Indians were not consulted i(cid:374)stead the british (cid:272)ategorized their style a(cid:374)d (cid:272)hose the (cid:862)(cid:271)est(cid:863) a(cid:374)d (cid:373)ost (cid:862)authe(cid:374)ti(cid:272)(cid:863)
