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Delhi Trip Research Work

1) Ancient Indian painting styles involves great diversity and Pahari Miniature School, also known as Pahari Qualam, forms a significant part of it. This style involves smudging smooth stone and other natural colors onto the ‘Sialkoti paper’ which is special hand-crafted paper made from number of materials including bamboo and cotton and is eminent for tender coloring and emotional depiction. The name is directly translated to ‘painting from mountainous land’ as it derives from the Himalayan hills in the region of Punjab, Garhwal and Jammu, India. Although originally a mere local traditional art, it was affected by the Mughal painters and their art from Delhi and Rajasthan when they found refuge there during the Persian invasion of Nadir Shah. Pahari Miniature generally expresses Indian mythology and religious tales, along with emphasis on the beauty of nature and occasionally portrait paintings of its patrons. Under the
patronization of many small hill-states’ kings it was gradually spread towards various areas

including Tehri, Pathankot and Kullu, nevertheless, it began to decline during the 19^th century after it had established its uniqueness. The main centers of Pahari School in the modern days can be discovered in many locations such as Kangra, Mandi, Bilaspur and more.

Raga Panchama-Miniature Painting, 9x7 inches

2) Pakhal Tirumal Reddy was a prolific artist, sculptor and also one of the significant figures in the modern art movement in India. Born in a small village of Annaram, Andhra Pradesh in 1915 he developed special passion for art and eventually received diploma in painting from J.J. School of Arts, Bombay in 1939. Soon in 1941 he established a group of artists named ‘Young Turks’ and went onto introduce and actively promoting the ‘Modern Art Movement’ from Europe in India, which was dominated by the more classical traditional arts. On the more personal level, he initially focused on realistic style and later developed more unique style with influences from both Indian traditional and Post-Impressionist works using various methods ranging from etching and sculpting beside water color and oil paintings. During his career he won different

awards such as Dolly Cursetji award and even after his death, P.T. Reddy Museum of Arts named after him has been found in 1972 where approximately 3000 pieces of his works including sculptures, paintings and more are stored.

Sri Antyakula Paidiraju

RE: Breadth: Vacation Works

Re-Edited: 2011 Fall Semester 6 Concentration Works and December pieces

The unique properties of glass can express rather different perspectives. Glass is at one angle transparent allowing human eyes to see through it, but at another angle it can reflect the light or shape of any other objects. Sometimes it is even capable of distorting images, for example a person's face looking into the glass observed from the opposite side. These properties of transparency, reflection and distortions not only could be used to create visually unique and interesting paintings, but also can be mixed with different ideas and objects in order to show different angles or hidden perspectives of the subjects and thus recreate them.

Re Edited: Concentration: Glass Property

Re-Edited: concentration: glass property

Yosep Lee

Part 1

Jeffrey Beebe, Red Sussurus, watercolor, graphite, colored pencil, gouache and ink on paper, 2007

Jeffrey Beebe, Untitled (Frontiersman), ink on paper, 2009

Mark Joshua Epstein, Continental Divide #4, Animation paint, oil and ink on canvass, 2008

Jennifer Delilah, Unfamiliar Idol, Oil on Linen, 2011

Roger shimomura, Kansas Samurai, 7 color lithograph, 2004

Part 2

1. Explain what it is you like about these 5 artworks (elements/common threads).
From my perspective, these five paintings were particularly prominent because of the balanced mixture of sketching and painting techniques, details and use of contrast.

All of these paintings do have fully painted layer at the top yet the sketched graphite and ink layers are very distinguished as well, showing the aspects of different dimensions. However, the contrast of different colors and numerous small details forming bigger picture succeed to blend them in harmony, creating interesting pieces of art works.

2. What is it that these elements are expressing?

These elements in fact express number of interesting ideas. First of all, the distinguished boundaries between two different dimensions express the idea that there are always different perspectives and angles towards every object. As the harmony between the two make the painting look better, it shows the significance of accepting all of them. Also the small details building up to form bigger indicate the significance of insignificant and trivial factors in the whole. Having sketch layer displayed may seem to make the images more fixed, physical and bound to the realism but the twists in them suggests otherwise to show ironies and different possibilities which always exist and take over.

3. How could you take some of these strategies and apply them to your own work -- either in terms of media, formal qualities, and/or theme?

From the beginning, I personally liked distinguishing the two different dimensions in the art work. Besides, the reflection and distortions which I attempt to apply in my art works serve similar purposes, to be realistic but to indicate something more from the inside and different angles. However, I feel the need to figure out the technique of focusing on small details to improve the bigger picture, and also more clear contrast in the art piece which bind the different dimensions together because doing so will create so much more high quality and interesting concentrated pieces of art.

Part 3

Part 3: Artist In-Depth
3. Choose one artist and research what has influenced his or her work. If the artist is alive and has a website you should look at what they've written about their work. If the artist is not contemporary, then research what others have written about this artist.

Mark Joshua Epstein’s recent art pieces are influenced by the 1940s and 50s future interior design guides which were imagined. This piece called Continental Divide #4 is also one of them and he balances the mood of Eastern and Western buildings along different patterns. The people in the 1940s and 50s thought the better designs of rooms were the better they will become by living in it. And the artist successfully achieve this idea in the painting by giving merged identity to unite two different themes combining positive aspects opposing type of ideas therefore creating something somewhat better. Also the extraordinary pattern in the background and the twisted surface supported by the pillars of desks and drawers provide additional futuristic and abstract mood to the piece.

Images URL link
http://jeffreybeebe.com/work/view/1571/9310
http://jeffreybeebe.com/work/view/1576/9369
http://local-artists.org/node/75757
http://jenniferdelilah.com/artwork/2147807_Unfamiliar_Idol.html
http://www.gregkucera.com/shimomura_prints.html

Re-Edited: Concentration Theme: Glass Property Edited

The unique properties of glass can express rather different perspectives. Glass is at one angle transparent allowing human eyes to see through it, but at another angle it can reflect the light or shape of any other objects. Sometimes it is even capable of distorting images, for example a person's face looking into the glass observed from the opposite side. These properties of transparency, reflection and distortions not only could be used to create visually unique and interesting paintings, but also can be mixed with different ideas and objects in order to show different angles or hidden perspectives of the subjects and thus recreate them.

2nd Nugget

The artist I found interesting was Don Hatfield, who is particularly well-known in United States and Japan. What caught my sight at the beginning was his use of even bright and warm colors to depict familar scenes. They seem even more colorful than what we can observe with our eyes. Then also as you can see in the picture on the left and the center, the ineffably delicate use of light and shadows. It would be great to explore more of his works and learn to incorporate his use of color into my art.

René Magritte

I think this artist is really cool. he creates surreal art and makes it look timeless and classic at the same time. He makes humorous use of perspective and bold use of complimentary colors. I think his art is very witty. It possesses the quality to leave a viewer staring at it for quite some time.

http://www.musee-magritte-museum.be/Typo3/index.php?id=89&L=0