Indian sculpture / text by Grace Morley ; photographs by D.N. Dube

by Grace Morley, D.n. Dube (Photographs), Kapila Vatsyayan (Foreword)

Through the centuries, sculpture in India has been a dominant expression of the people and their land. Today India provides a cultural continuity that has survived a long and diversified history, in which changes have occurred, old images and artistic expressions have been altered and new elements and influences have been absorbed, enriching and variegating the cultural strands without ever breaking them. Sculpture, especially as art form, was granted extensive patronage by the Indus Valley Civilization, the Mauryas, the Satavahanas, the Sungas, the Kushans, the Guptas, the Chalukyas, the Rashtrakutas, the Pallavas, the Cholas, and still continues to thrive in contemporary India. INDIAN SCULPTURE is a richly illustrated book that reproduced some of the finest examples of Indian sculpture, with an extensive commentary on the important of the art of carving, modelling and casting in the Indian civilization for over 4,000 years.

144 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 2005

Reviews

[Diz · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a solid introduction to Indian sculpture. It explains the gods and religious symbols in a way that is easy to follow for those who don't have much knowledge about those things.