Prabuddha Jivan 2018 08

SR No.: 526121
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Sejal Shah
Publisher: Mumbai Jain Yuvak Sangh
Publication Year: 2018
Total Pages: 124
Language: Gujarati
Classification: Magazine, India_Prabuddha Jivan, & India
File Size: 9 MB

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THE SPIRITUAL EXTRAVAGANZAS ...
JAIN PAINTINGS(PATTAS)!
Prachi Dhanvant Shah
A famous painter Picasso once said, "Art washes small floral and geometric patterned border and some away from the soul, the dust of everyday life". A qualm figurative drawings in the margin. This idealistic of and tranquil painting would certainly divulge the painting is probably just to enhance and decorate the silence of acuities and the music of sight. I believe, it is manuscript. Eventually, in the mid-14th century, with much likely, that a vista on a portraiture may imprint a the introduction of paper, the exemplified illustration pictorial inscription on our soul to eternity. An art is the was of "Kalpa sutra" in 1346. Although, use of palm leaf literature captured with colors in a frame. Just as for producing manuscripts continued until 1450. During literature encompasses words revealing paintings this century, manuscripts were manufactured with captured in a writer's thoughts, panting portrays words elaborated and lurid paintings enhancing the in the literature by means of colors and art of an artist. manuscripts, leading to the unique stylization of figures. The most auspicious religion - Jainism, has been these figures mainly constituted of Tirthankars, Jain enriched with an exquisite heritage of Jain art and monks, and lay devotees. Jain manuscripts of "Kapla culture. Jain art refers to spiritual art related to Jainism. sutra" is elaborated with paintings on the life story of The opulent collection of Jain art has aided to an Jain Tirthankars and the pedigree of seniors. Alongside, inordinate level towards Indian art and architecture. elaborated paintings of "Kālakāchāryakathā" portrays Jain art is a source of great inspiration for many artists, adventures of a Jain monk Kalaka bestowing astounding designers and calligraphers in the current epoch. Jain pictorial depiction of narratives. The figural style of Jain art beholds a long ancient history. Ancient venerable painting made its own remarkable history. During the artists have given us the heritage of spiritual aesthetics 15th century, painting the manuscripts with stunning in the form of marvelous paintings (Pattas) and borders became more extravagant and luxurious. Jain manuscripts. Affluently these scholarly artists have manuscripts of the fifteenth century became been able to create a pictorial form of sacred spiritual predominant with the evolution of new colors such as scriptures and bestowed us with the assets of incredible ultramarine, lapis lazuli blue, and crimson red, along manuscripts and paintings. The legacy continues till with the sporadic use of gold and silver leading to more date with novel artists fabricating the epics of expounded and exemplified manuscripts and paintings. spirituality although the material used may differ.
The chief centers of Jain manuscripts and paintings During ancient era, this treasure was illustrated on undertaking production and refurbishment of ancient Palm leaves, and eventually on paper, cloth and many art subsists in Ahemedabad and Patan in Gujarat, other while today it has been replaced with canvas Cambay, Jaisalmer-India. When one parleys about Jain boards. Introduction of paper in around mid-era of the manuscripts and paintings, the initial thought 14th century benefitted into a better depiction of larger emphatically flashes L.D. Institute of Indology - composition along with its versatile and vibrant Ahemedabad, India. Lalbhai Dalpatbhai (L.D.) Institute decorative form. It enabled artists to personify their of Indology is one of the largest reserves and treasure artwork with exquisite borders and flamboyant colors, houses of Jain manuscripts and paintings beside the without mislaying its originality and legitimacy. predominant Gyan Bhandar in Patan. Today several Eventually, these paintings were enhanced with gold, museums around the world behold such masterpieces silver, crimson and precious ultramarines. Researchers of Pattas .. These paintings besides just depicting the have acclaimed that the earliest illustrated Jain longs history of Jain tradition also portrays the social manuscript is Nishithachūrni which is beautifully and economic development within India of the time portrayed on palm leaf. The painting majorly includes they were originated in. Just a painting and it reveals
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