Indian Art and Architecture •Early art and architecture based on religion/religious needs •Architecture reflects the circumambulation necessary during worship •Use of symbols to identify deities •Figures: smooth, simplified, idealized based on nature, voluptuous •Artwork to teach stories of the religion AND to reinforce stories one already knows •Dislike of plain/blank spaces= overly decorative, sculptural spaces •Buddhism: –Siddhartha (Buddha) born 563 BCE –Stories from Buddha‟s life often the subject •Hinduism: –Not one single deity, numerous gods/goddesses with various attributes –Emphasis on the senses=„sensual‟
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Indian Art and Architecture •Early art and architecture based on religion/religious needs
•Architecture reflects the circumambulation necessary during worship
•Use of symbols to identify deities
•Figures: smooth, simplified, idealized based on nature, voluptuous
•Artwork to teach stories of the religion AND to reinforce stories one already knows
•Dislike of plain/blank spaces= overly decorative, sculptural spaces
•Buddhism:
–Siddhartha (Buddha) born 563 BCE
–Stories from Buddha‟s life often the subject
•Hinduism:
–Not one single deity, numerous gods/goddesses with various attributes
–Emphasis on the senses=„sensual‟
Maya’s Dream,
Birth of the Buddha
Maya’s Dream,
Birth of the Buddha
Birth of the Buddha
Birth of the Buddha
Siddhartha (Buddha) leaving the palace, relief
Siddhartha fasting=
Asceticism
Buddha at Moment of Enlightenment (touching the earth),