Forms of Devotion
The Spiritual in Indian Art (Volume I & II)
Paper Type: Art Paper (Matt) | Size: 279 x 216mm
All colour; 858 photographs; 1136 pages; Hardback
ISBN-10: 9383098821 | ISBN-13: 978-93-83098-82-8
9995 | 300 | 175
Forms of Devotion: The Spiritual in Indian Art documents a
substantive collection of Indian art in the spiritual genre and held in the
Museum of Sacred Art. The publication explores an inclusive spectrum of
contemporary Indian creativity - classical inspired, tribal, folk and popular
arts, reflective of the rootedness and innovation within traditions, as well as
new media work in varied manifestations and genres. It features several
especially commissioned works and seminal essays by Indian and international
experts framed within the context of the history, philosophy and ideology of
the culture, the art stems from.
Sushma K. Bahl
Author
Sushma K.
Bahl, MBE, is the author of 5000 Years of Indian Art and former head of Arts & Cultur for
the British Council India. She is also an independent arts adviser, writer and
curator and organizes festivals and cultural projects internationally. Sushma
was involved with the Triennale-India (guest director), Bharat Rang Mahotsav
(project consultant), Asian Art Biennale-Bangladesh (jury member) and
ASEAN-India artists’ residency & exhibition (curator). The art exhibition
Ways of Seeing she curated won the IHC Art India Award.