Fine art

The beginning of human creation has been done in India first, it is confirmed by our ancient history.In other parts of the world, when human beings were living an animal life in the caves (GittiiKandras), our era sect ages ago created an unimaginable book like Veda for the welfare of mankind.Many opinions about the precise period of Vedic civilization are prevalent. But it is the universal truth that Veda (Rig Veda) is the scripture of this creation.All human knowledge in the Vedas is a representation of science and art, and Vedic times indicate painting.Paintings is the perfect way for expressing the feelings. The person’s mood is reflected in his paintings.In the painting, there is a high place of expressions. The purer emotions, the pictures will be as beautiful and all-natural.

Art provides the ways to expression creative and beautifulideas that gives the delightful meaning to the art. It is not necessary for the painter to make a realistic view of his artwork.If the artist engaged himself with full of concentrate on his work, he succeeds in building the desired piece of art with his imagination.Art has been given high status in Buddhism. There are murals in ancient temples of Himachal Pradesh such as Ramgopal Mandir, Damtal, Bhekhali Devi Temple, Kullu, Dei SahibaTemple,Paonta Sahib, Radhakrishna Temple, Dadasiba, ThakurdwaraAuhar, Bilaspur, Hanuman, Temple, Khusha, Shimla etc.Various Buddhist gompa mural paintings of the state are equipped with paintings and thakas. In the rural areas of the country, folk painting tradition is still in vogue as a form of writing. The paintings like Kangra Pen, Chamba Kalam, Mandi Kalam, Basohali Kalam, Guler Pen etc. have been growing in the painting of Rajshahi.

Chamba is famous for its hill art form. The Basohalipainting style also includes the paintings of Nikku artists, who were patrons of the Basohali paintings. These artists migrated from Guler to Chamba in the 18^th Century.

Both King Uday Singh and Jai Singh preserved and promoted this hill painting style. It was the time of the King Charatha Singh when this traditional art was festooned. At that time, the influence of this art on local artists became such that as a result, this art has been making its own identity today.

There is a lot of work done on the small and well-painted pictures in Chamba Art, but still the Mughal style is seen in this art. Lehu, Durga, MianJara Singh are name of the painters of that timewhose names are written in gold letters.The theme of painting is the mythological narrative such as Ras-Leela, Shiva Parvati, Ram Darbar, and animal-bird and river ponds in nature. Various colors can be seen in these paintings which are available in the museum in Chamba, Shimla and Dharmashala.

The main theme of Kangra painting is the makeup. The characters of Kangra painting reflect the lifestyle of the society at that time. Bhaktisutra is its main power and Radha-Krishna’s love story is its main devotional experience, which is believed to be the basis for showing. Bhagvat Purana and Jaidev’s lyrics are the main topics of this poem. Reflecting Radha-Krishna’s Ras Leela, the soul has mixed with the divine. In some paintings, Krishna is shown dancing in the forest, where the eyes of all the gopis are on him.Pictures based on Krishna Leela are loved by the painters. Love theme is the main theme of mountain painting. The Kangra pictures areinspired by Bhagwat Purana, Krishna’s childhood with Vrindavan and Yamuna. Among them are the other favorite topics of Nal and Damayanti’s stories.

The use of green color in every ancient Indian Kangra painting has been done in more quantity. So, this style is naturalist and, in this paintings, very small things are painted with carefully and in details. Using different types of green colors, we can test it. The beautiful characters of Kangra painting are flowers, plants, creepers, rivers, trees without leaves.

Kangra painting is known for rhythmic colors. Kangra’s artists use fresh original colors softly. To show delay, use light pink color in the upper part of the hill.

Female attraction is shown in Kangra painting very beautifully. In these, the face is beautifully depicted and body features are shown realistically.After a periodthe Kangra painting of, night vision and storm and lightening were also made. Pictures are basically large, and many figures are made, and natural scenes are shown in detail.A non-governmental organization working in the Kangra Art Promotion Society, Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh has been working for the development of this fading art. This institution is running a school and training boys and girls in Kangra pen. It is also running a workshop, where traditional Kangra style drawings are made using traditional colors made of mineral and flora.

According to historians, fine arts was limited to painting, sculpture, architecture and the methods of printing. However, in today’s context, fine arts have become more elaborate and includes performing arts, painting, sculpture, several styles of writing art, music, dance, theatrical performances, architecture, photo installation and the art of printing.

According to one opinion, arts, such as painting, sculpture, drawings, water colour paintings, printing art were considered to portray beauty and display concrete reasons and facts. In the context of art, the work, style of art and the subject portrayed are given equal importance. Not breaking the rules of work and style is what makes art so beautiful, anda painting will never be a painting but a craft or an application of art, such as applying designs on a piece of cloth. Though art in today’s context is more sensitive, accurate and meaningful, and media has helped spread the unique aspects of art to make its special presence felt in the hearts of connoisseurs. Media, to a great extent, has helped in identifying an increasing number of art lovers, who have shown a genuine interest encouraging artists.

Fine art has taken a new connotation and is now used to describe the finesse with which one executes his work in everyday life, such as describing the efficiency of Dhyan Chand, the Hockey Wizard or Pele, the greatest player to grace football. It is as if these two great personalities have brought a level of finesse in their games that what they do is considered as fine art.

Fine art is very different from commercial art, because in the early days of modern art, society believed that only the contemporary needs and interests of the society need to be highlighted, which was the only context of art. On the other hand, thinkers and artists did not set norms for art for they believed in the subject and beauty associated with art forms.

Thus, music, dance and drama were mistakenly considered fine art, which happens to be the paradox of fine art. Fine art not only includes traditional art but also illustrations, artless art and the art of writing.

Illustration is a medium for expressing thoughts, such as images in magazines, artistic pictures, satire and others. We know them as two-dimensional pictures and include many dimensions of art, including painting and drawing.

Comics has very little space in the various forms of art and generally has no recognition in the name of art. However, since the beginning of the 20^th and 21^st centuries, this form of art has been gaining prominence.

Mosaic or mural painting consist of glass pieces, small stones and other materials glued to a wall. Some of the most famous artists of this genre include Marcelo de Mello from Brazil and Emma Biggs from England.

In this art from, an artist carves the art on any metal plate and uses a mixture of colors to imprint the art on a sheet of paper using machines or hands. Every print is considered to be the original work of the artist and using this printing method, the artist can reproduce as many prints of the original as possible. Since there is little chance of reproduction of the first impression, all prints are considered to be original. This method employs a metal on which lines are drawn and scrapped and was pioneered by great artists like Mr. Dyurer in 1514.

Symbolic art is a form of art in which the artist gives a sculpture the look and feel of a person portrayed through his ideas. Taking a traditional art subject, the artist presents the subject with his or her own message and personal touch. One such famous artist is Turner Prize, who, in 1990 christened this form of art, the Modern Art, because it does not follow the rules of traditional art or sculpture for depicting the ideas.

Dance is form of language and expression formed by combining body rhythm and music. Body rhythm and music are important aspects of dance, not only during ancient times but also in today’s world, for dance is considered the best and the most powerful medium to convey both the language and expression correctly. Dance is the medium of expressing social and spiritual language and is a complete art form in itself through which man can exchange sentiments with animals and birds. Dance, like music, is different based on the time and place. The dance forms, music and style employed in Ice skating, gymnastics, swimming are unique and different. On the other hand, martial arts are always associated with one form of dance.

The modern Western Drama is a style of drama which includes satirical plays and plain drama. Another form play associated with theatre is musical drama. Whether it is the classical Greek and Roman Drama, Daneepbansjimanjamamadam, or Shakespeare’s, or Marlow’s or the plays of Moliere, along with “Joe” and “Kabuki” are all examples of pre-modern drama, which is less acceptable to the west. However, drama is still a powerful medium of art.

1. Provide financial assistance through the Departmental for promoting fine arts in the state
2. Organise exhibitions of various art forms, such as painting, sculpture, drawings, photography and music, dance and drama festivals
3. Promote fine art through Departmental events
4. Conduct seminars and workshops related to fine arts
5. Organise various fine art competitions in schools and educational institutions