Intimate Encounters
Indian paintings from Australian collections
Drawing from collections throughout Australia, both public and private, this exhibition of approximately 70 objects will survey the major schools of Indian painting, highlighting the rich interactions that inspired each tradition.
Art Exhibition
previously on
at
Art Gallery of New South Wales
in
Australia.
From
Friday 22 February 2008 to Sunday 04 May 2008
Published by Art Gallery of New South Wales on Monday 24 March 2008.
Contact the publisher.
The history of Indian painting is a sumptuous tapestry of interweaving traditions interests and connections. It is the product of varied intimate encounters: Islam with Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism; the art of the book with wall paintings; the mighty Mughals with the romantic Rajputs; European outsiders with native populations; the artist with the patron; the coloniser with the colonised. Drawing from collections throughout Australia, both public and private, this exhibition of approximately 70 objects will survey the major schools of Indian painting, highlighting the rich interactions that inspired each tradition.
