1st Edition
Indian Art Worlds in Contention Local, Regional and National Discourses on Orissan Patta Paintings
By Helle Bundgaard
Copyright 1999
270 Pages
by
Routledge
270 Pages
by
Routledge
270 Pages
by
Routledge
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This beautifully illustrated book explores the opinions of artists, critics and others involved with arts or crafts, arguing for a theory that considers the different discursive formations and related strategic practices of an art world.
Focusing on Orissan patta paintings in India the author examines the local, regional and national discourses involved. In so doing, the text demonstrates... Read more
Chapter 1; Patta; Paintings and Their Institutions An Introduction; Chapter 2 The 'Revival' of; Patta Chitras; and the National Concern for Craft Production; Chapter 3 A Crafts Village and Its Making; Chapter 4 Painting for Ritual Purposes; Chapter 5 Local Discourses on; Patta Chitras; Chapter 6 Elite Discourses on; Patta Chitras; Chapter 7 The Changing Significance of Awards; Chapter 8 Cooperation and Conflict amongst; Patta Chitra; Painters of Puri District; Chapter 9 Analytic Discourse and Lived Practice; Chapter 10 Contesting Art Worlds: Conclusion;
Biography
Helle Bundgaard
