{"title":"K. G. Subramanyan","description":"\u003cp\u003eK. G. Subramanyan’s works offer an insightful exploration into the intersection of artistic practice and cultural discourse. Through reflective essays and visual narratives, his books delve into the nuances of creativity, tradition, and modernity within the arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect a compelling blend of personal observation and critical thought that enriches understanding of artistic processes and cultural identities. His writing invites contemplation on how art shapes and is shaped by the world around it.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"at-the-jincheng-hotel-by-k-g-subramanyan-9781803094694","title":"At the Jincheng Hotel","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom one of India's best-known artists, an inspired exploration of China's cities and small towns and villages, highlighting landscapes and everyday life.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1985, K. G. Subramanyan visited China on an invitation from the China Artists Association, exploring Beijing, the Dunhuang caves, Xinjiang, Shaanxi, and Guangdong. Rather than its old monuments and new cities, what caught his eye were China's landscapes and the quotidian scenes of life in its small towns and villages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDuring his travels, he preferred to make visual impressions rather than elaborate drawings. Upon returning to Santiniketan, he used those visual notes to produce a large body of ink works on card-sized handmade paper, as well as a few paintings, registering his recollections with precise calligraphic economy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAt the Jincheng Hotel\u003c\/em\u003e brings together a number of these drawings and paintings along with Subramanyan's writings on China, giving us a rare insight into this cross-cultural interaction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47430090096876,"sku":"9781803094694","price":75.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781803094694.jpg?v=1774559773"},{"product_id":"moving-focus-by-k-g-subramanyan-9781803091327","title":"Moving Focus","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReflections on the chords and discords inherent in the relationship between tradition and modernism.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWritten between the early 1960s and the mid-1970s, the articles and lectures collected in \u003cem\u003eMoving Focus\u003c\/em\u003e reflect on some of the major concerns of the practising artist and scholar of modern Indian art: tradition and modernism, the question of the image, and the use of art criticism. The collection also includes essays on the work of Rabindranath Tagore, Abanindranath Tagore, Binodebehari Mukherjee, Ramkinker Baij, and Amrita Sher-Gil. Together, they deal with the focal changes taking place in the contemporary art situation—a period of great significance in terms of cultural development, just about a decade and a half after India's hard-won Independence—and seek to put them in perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe analytical essays of K. G. Subramanyan, one of India's most celebrated artists, remain as relevant and useful today as they were when this collection first appeared decades ago, and are perfectly suited to introducing the non-specialist to Indian modernism and its global concerns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSubramanyan played a pivotal role in shaping India's artistic identity after Independence. Mani-da, as he was fondly called, seamlessly blended elements of modernism with folk expression in his works, spanning paintings, murals, sculptures, prints, set designs, and toys. Beyond his visual artistry, his writings have laid a solid foundation for understanding the demands of art on the individual. 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And what general norms of achievement can we think of in the highly heterogeneous art scene of today? In \u003cem\u003eThe Creative Circuit\u003c\/em\u003e, K. G. Subramanyan, one of India's most celebrated artists, draws upon his considerable experience as a practising artist and theoretician to engage with these concerns from a modern Indian perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough a series of five lectures, Subramanyan critically examines key concepts such as modernity, eclecticism, and nostalgia, which have become integral to contemporary art discourse. He provocatively questions the perceptions, illusions, and emotional motivations driving artistic expression in today's heterogeneous art scene, prompting readers to reconsider established norms of achievement in the context of evolving artistic practices. With over one hundred colour illustrations complementing Subramanyan's insightful discourse, \u003cem\u003eThe Creative Circuit\u003c\/em\u003e offers a visually engaging exploration of the interplay between tradition and innovation in contemporary art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSubramanyan played a pivotal role in shaping India's artistic identity after Independence. Mani-da, as he was fondly called, seamlessly blended elements of modernism with folk expression in his works, spanning paintings, murals, sculptures, prints, set designs, and toys. Beyond his visual artistry, his writings have laid a solid foundation for understanding the demands of art on the individual. 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