Doordarshan’s "2,000 Years of Painting" screening of the Film by Art Historian Benoy K Behl at Tibet House, 1, Institutional Area, Lodhi Road > 6:30pm on 17th March 2013
Time : 6:30 pm
Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)
Event Description : Tibet House cordially invites you to a screening of Doordarshan’s ‘2,000 Years of Painting’ (Covering the classic tradition of painting in India), A Film by Art Historian Benoy K Behl (From his series ‘The Paintings of India’)
(The film-maker will be present for the screening)
Comment by the filmmaker : In 1993, when I documented the previously unphotographed 10th-century murals of the Brhadisvara Temple at Thanjavur, there was a very enthusiastic response from art historians around the world. They felt that these provided evidence of the fact that there was a continuous tradition of painting in India, coming from ancient times. The exquisite murals of Ajanta were well known. However, they had been seen almost as a flash in the pan, owing to the lack of documentation and awareness of other early Indian paintings.
This film presents rarely-seen mural paintings, which are the fountainhead of a deeply- connected and continuous tradition of art. Manuscript paintings and schools of miniatures from all over India and across the centuries are also presented. This film establishes the fact of a pan-Indian heritage of painting, coming from 2,000 years ago.
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Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)
Place : Tibet House, 1, Institutional Area, Lodhi Road, New Delhi – 110003
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Event Description : Tibet House cordially invites you to a screening of Doordarshan’s ‘2,000 Years of Painting’ (Covering the classic tradition of painting in India), A Film by Art Historian Benoy K Behl (From his series ‘The Paintings of India’)
(The film-maker will be present for the screening)
Comment by the filmmaker : In 1993, when I documented the previously unphotographed 10th-century murals of the Brhadisvara Temple at Thanjavur, there was a very enthusiastic response from art historians around the world. They felt that these provided evidence of the fact that there was a continuous tradition of painting in India, coming from ancient times. The exquisite murals of Ajanta were well known. However, they had been seen almost as a flash in the pan, owing to the lack of documentation and awareness of other early Indian paintings.
This film presents rarely-seen mural paintings, which are the fountainhead of a deeply- connected and continuous tradition of art. Manuscript paintings and schools of miniatures from all over India and across the centuries are also presented. This film establishes the fact of a pan-Indian heritage of painting, coming from 2,000 years ago.
Related Events : Arts | Movies at Cultural Places | Movies
Doordarshan’s "2,000 Years of Painting" screening of the Film by Art Historian Benoy K Behl at Tibet House, 1, Institutional Area, Lodhi Road > 6:30pm on 17th March 2013
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