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 INDIAN PIGMENT EXHIBITION BRINGS COLOR TO SDMA
Indian Colours Request High-Resolution Images SAN DIEGO—This fall, in conjunction with Domains of Wonder: Selected Masterworks of Indian Painting, the San Diego Museum of Art is presenting Indian Colours. Organized by the Museum Reitberg, Zürich, this exhibition will help visitors to Domains of Wonder understand the materials, pigments, tools, and techniques of Indian painting used by South Asian artists to create the intricately detailed paintings on display. Colors are of central importance to Indian culture. They play a major role not only in painting, but also in Hindu rituals. For example, during prayer, devotees mark their foreheads with a sign made from ashes, sandalwood powder, or cinnabar. Ritual colors are applied to paintings of gods, and married women put red pigment on their hairline as a daily affirmation of their status. In addition, pigments are closely associated with the alchemical or ayurvedic tradition in India. The first section of the exhibition explores the production of pigments in Rajasthan. Set in a re-created workshop environment, the most commonly used pigments are introduced and explained, from raw material to the finished pigment. At the same time, insights into the famous Indian yellow are revealed. The second section of this exhibition is devoted entirely to the traditional pichhvai painting of Rajasthan. Pichhvai in Hindi means "behind," and is the term used for large-format paintings on textiles which are hung in the temple behind the cult figure of the god Shrinathji, a form of Krishna. This painting tradition developed in the temple of Nathadwara in southern Rajasthan, and the paintings show Krishna playing the flute and dancing with his consorts, the gopis. The divine love-play here stands for the devotion of believers and their union with their deity. In addition, visitors will be able to view a video production featuring one of the most famous contemporary painters and picture restorers of Rajasthan, the recently deceased Bannuji from Jaipur, as he creates his masterpieces from start to finish.
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