Buddhist art

Doing Time, Doing Vipassana is a documentary that explores the use of a meditation technique named Vipassana in one of India’s most harshest prisons as a means of rehabilitation for the prisoners. The filmmakers spent a lot of time inside the Tihar Central prison in New Delhi where they interviewed the inmates and the jail officers along with the woman who introduced the Vipassana meditation technique to the prison, a woman named Kiran Bedi, a former General of Prisons in India. The film…

Printmaking is a form of art and an essential technique used to create duplicates. Without printmaking humanity would still be reproducing literature, documents, and important pieces of art by hand. It also allowed for artists to express themselves with a new form of art. Printmaking has been around since the ancient times, although, our ancient ancestors used more primitive forms it still made a significant impact on humanity. According to the editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica, “ the…

The word human is an extremely important word in the humanities. The fact that the textbook we use in class is titled The Art of Being Human doesn’t surprise me whatsoever. The art that could fall into the study of the humanities does so much more than simply appeal to the eye. The humanities have the opportunity to share ideas, teach, and share emotions to the masses through so many different forms. That’s why the humanities are so relevant to people. The humanities cover themes that directly…

Artistic evolution occurs throughout the Kamakura and Muromachi eras, altogether spanning from 1185 to 1550. Developing areas of art include literature, theatre, and visual arts. Both eras demonstrate interests regarding the past, Buddhist principles, and tradition but have different influences. Kamakura era literature discusses loyalism and Buddhist concepts. The era begins as war between the Taira and the Minamoto families concludes in 1185. The Tale of the Heike, a significant war…

For this art experience assignment I visited Emory University’s Michael C. Carlos Museum in Atlanta, Georgia on October 16, 2015. He featured several exhibits, but my focus was on the Asian Gallery. My art of focus is the Genesha Elephant, the symbol of Buddhism, displaying October 10, 015 – January 3, 2016. The Red Clay sculpture was created in 2012 and given as a gift by Joanne, and Charles Ackeman, and Merry and Chris Carlos. During this art experience essay, I will expound on the highly…

The Buddhist religion and believes have touched many Asian countries including China, Japan, India and many more in that region. Art has always been broadcasted around the world and has been perfected by people around the world. This essay will prove that two pieces of art that may appear different are in fact similar and that the art pieces are different in more ways than one would think. The two pieces are both sculptures Shoun Genkei’s Rakan and Leslie Hawks’s A Place for Your Intentions.…

This paper will be describing and critiquing the Japanese art galleries in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Beginning their collection in the 1880s, the Met now carries an extensive compilation of the Japanese arts. With over 200 works of various compositions including folding screens, ceramics, scrolls, and clothing, this ten-room exhibit explores ancient Japan to the 21st century. Housed in the Eastern Asian section of the Met, the Japanese installation is nestled in a very long but smaller…

movements change, so do our perceptions of what constitutes “art.” In a continually globalized world these perceived boundaries are constantly being challenged by artists who blur the line of the relation between cultures, nations, religions and art. These changes are often stimulated by those who are unafraid to challenge the status quo. The artists of Japan and South Korea from 1960-2000 represent not only a formative time in the art world, but also a time of immense inventiveness and change.…

The Renaissance through the Baroque, Chapter 19 In the early Italian Renaissance what major family influenced artists and give three examples? The Medici family was very influential in the art world due to their creation of the Platonic Academy of philosophy. Many artists such as Botticelli and Michelangelo, were apart of the Platonic Academy of philosophy. This academy not only funded many artists, but it also gave birth to the beliefs of Neoplatonists. Neoplatonists believed that in the…

These caves were constructed during the period of 9th and 10th centuries. Although smaller in size than the Buddhist and Hindu caves, the Jain caves features beautiful and intricate carvings depicting gods and goddesses from the Jain scriptures. Chotta Kailasa (Cave 30) Elephant sculpture First in the series of the Jain caves is the Cave 30 that features the…