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CHAPTER-10
ART
Introduction
Art is the creation or expression of what is beautiful. It simply transforms philosophy and religion into practice. It is the product or process of arranging items with symbolic significance in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect. It is said, 'Art is long, and life is short'.
Narration
In modern times, Picasso is known as the greatest artist of the world. One of his outstanding paintings is placed in the museum of Paris. It is remarkable to observe that the greatest number of tourists collect before the painting of Picasso to see the art in which a smile of a beautiful lady has been shown.
An interesting incident happened in the life of Picasso. He was a professional artist. So his paintings were available for sale on the shops. Once a lady purchased a painting of Picasso at a high price and properly decorated in her drawing room. Some of the guests commented on the painting that it was not the real painting of Picasso. The lady went to the shop with the painting and made a complaint. Further, she reported this complaint to Picasso himself because Picasso used to live in Paris. After seeing the painting Picasso said 'Lady you are correct but the shopkeeper is not incorrect. My paintings look like duplicate, whenever there is load of work on me. Picasso prepared another painting, a very beautiful one and presented it to the customer lady. It shows that Picasso was a true artist and therefore he gained name and fame.
Jain Art
Jain art is the art produced for Jains to express Jain fundamentals. Jain art has remained essentially religious. Jain art such as the construction of idols in temples, carving in hills and caves and some of the artifacts is very old. They include manuscripts on palm leaves and paper that cover a variety of subjects highly decorated with paintings, wall hangings, and illustrations from Jain Cosmology. It appears that much care has been taken to predominate Jain ethics in Jain arts.
Jain art has produced intricately carved sculptures, pillars, walls, balconies, ceilings and domes. This is seen in the earlier cave temples such as Ellora, the medieval temples at Khajuaro, Dilwara and Ranakpura, and recently consecrated Jain temple in the heart of Leicester, England.
