AP Studio Art at Woodstock: Delhi research assignment

Kalighat School of
art

The Kalighat School of art gets its name from its street
(Kalighat) in Kolkata which has a Kali temple in it. This art form emerged
during the early 1800s, and became more prominent when the British occupied
India. The British were interested in the arts, and had established institutes
that educated Indian artists in a European manner. One of these schools in
Kolkata influenced the traditional form of art in Kolkata, and merged to create
the Kalighat School of art. Although this school of art's name revolves around
Kali (a Hindu god), and revolves around themes of Hindu gods, its art pieces
also includes other themes within them

Kalighat paintings make use of bold lines, and vibrant colours, with a simplistic background. Its
simplistic background helps in making its bold lines, and vibrant colours stick
out, and thus focuses more on the subject in the center as seen here :

http://www.mapinpub.in/bookinfo.php?id =163

http://www.vamuseum.in/kalighat-paintings

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalighat_painting

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DohzvhUZ6IQ/ThSP7U9G9EI/AAAA AAAALFA/8kdcH_czBzk/s1600/Bhairavi+-+19th+Century+Kalighat+Painting.jpg

Rabindranath Tagore

Rabindranath Tagore was a philosopher and was a symbolic
figure to the changes in several arts and India. He was born on the 7th of May
1861, and died on 7th of August 1941. His works in literature were aberrations,
and looked at positively, as it brought a fresh breath of air. His themes
revolved around more personal and political topics, which were influenced by
the British occupation of India during his lifetime. He was also a part of the
Bengal renaissance, which was similar to the European renaissance, as they
strived for freedom.

He was the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize for
Literature in 1913. He started gaining recognition for his works worldwide
during the early 1900s, where he traveled from Europe to America, and stopped
along a few South East Asian countries on his way back to India. He was very
involved in contributing literary works to magazines since an early age, and
this might have been an encouraging factor for him as people responded favorably
to his works. He is well known for his short stories, as they usually consisted
of rhythm, optimism, and were lyrical. His contributions to the present era can
be seen in the two national anthems that he had composed for India, and
Bangladesh. His poems and other works are still famous today as they have
influenced other poets like Pablo Neruda, and Gabriela Minstral, etc.