... European mind turned to Rationalism and science then all secular arts— especially painting, found their centre in Paris. France, notably Paris, has remained the dynamic centre of European Page 49 Painting for nearly three hundred years. Between the idealism of the Renaissance and intellectualism of today there are many phases. The Age of Reason followed the Renaissance and ...
... the most ordinary European paintings for the market by obscure hands? Some of these efforts are absolutely laughable in the crudeness of their conception and the inefficiency of their execution; take for instance the fight between Ravan and Jatayu. Raja Rukmangad's "Ekadashi" is one of the few successes, but spirited as the work undoubtedly is, it is so wholly an imitation of European workmanship that... this period was a man without genius: otherwise he might have done infinitely more permanent harm to our taste than he has done. The art of Sj. M. V. Durandhar shows a great advance. The basis is European but we see something Indian and characteristic struggling to express itself in this foreign mould. Unlike Ravivarma Sj. Durandhar has always a worthy and often poetic conception, even when he fails... field who is very largely represented, is Sj. Upendra Kishore Ray. This artist has an essentially imitative genius whose proper field lies in reproduction. There are attempts here to succeed in the European style and others which seek to capture the secret of the new school, especially where it is original, strange and remote in its greatness; but these are secrets of original genius which do not yield ...
... made beauty the standard in their life. Now European civilization is spoiling everything. Outside people judge the art of the Japanese by their exports, but they export only mediocre things, saying these are good enough for barbarians. Only people who return from Japan bring genuine articles. PURANI: Binyon also says about European religious paintings by Tintoretto and others that there is too much... PURANI: Yes, he appreciates Indian art. But both of them like Moghul and Rajput art. SRI AUROBINDO: Yes, because it has become established. They go by the authorities. PURANI: Raymond gave up painting for architecture. SATYENDRA: He has so many plans of the buildings he has done. SRI AUROBINDO: He doesn't seem to be very practical. Somewhere he built a hotel which was not very comfortable ...
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