Indian Arts and Music - A Renaissance required.

Although of such high caliber, the Indian arts and music is only getting diluted as time passes by.
Is that the way it evolves or is a renaissance necessary? And immediately - to not let them get extinct.
Also what can be done about the dwindling art forms; both classical and folk styles? Is enough incentive available for the youth and artisans. Are new formats such as graphic novels and animation to kick-start these the need of the hour?

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Permalink Reply by Ashish Kumar on February 19, 2011 at 1:36pm

well of course art is lacking focus, been given less and less importance day by day.

graphic novels and animations is would be a kick start, but it wont help in awareness about the folk art, traditional arts etc...

may be we need a bigger revolution for that in future!!

Permalink Reply by Shamit Bagchi on February 20, 2011 at 10:07am
The market needs more dynamic things so connect to the consumer so these formats might help the usage of the traditional formats!
Permalink Reply by Anupama Kondayya on March 17, 2011 at 1:09am

I think the Indian art scene is going through an evolution of sorts. It is true that most of our traditional and folk forms are endangered today but it is also true that audiences are lapping up performances of say Yakshagana (at the Rangashankara Fest for instance), Dhol Kunita (at Fireflies for instance), Kalaripayattu (their lecture demo at Cubbon Park for instance) and are even willing to learn these forms. The inheritance of folk forms might just change from the boundaries of the family/community to completely new torch bearers. Warali paintings are the hottest hobby art for the interested urban Indian right now (or is it just my skewed Bangalorean view?)

 

So I think all is not lost but yes, we need to do more for the arts even with the new inheritance dynamics and revive other forms before we lose them forever.

 

Other than that I think there is a lot of experimentation going on by bringing the old and new together (thinking about Swarathma, Raghu Dixit Project, Yodhakaa, Parvaaz etc) at this point and it might be a new dimension to Indian Art.

Permalink Reply by Shamit Bagchi on March 17, 2011 at 10:04am
It is an evolving scene and as some one told me if somethings die out they were meant to - part of evolution! Debatable topic...
Permalink Reply by G Pramod on June 9, 2011 at 3:37am
The need of the hour is a simplest form of pictorial or written manifest culminating the entire list of instruments, ragas, style of sculptures, a simple list of various tool of art or paintings; is what I feel would serve as a catalyst to our youth to encourage or aspire them to think and indulge themselves more towards undiscovered benefits of the hidden subtle expressions.
Permalink Reply by Shamit Bagchi on June 9, 2011 at 9:57am

Well said Pramod - you have brought out the need well.

That is also a larger objective of Dhonuk: To bring out the subtlety and nuances of all forms of arts!

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