Author: Garrett KamPublisher:
ISBN: 9780071157858
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Ramayana in the Arts of Asia
Author: Garrett KamPublisher:
ISBN: 9780071157858
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Ramayana in the Arts of Asia
Author: Garrett KamRamayana in the Arts of Asia
Author: Kapila VatsyayanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art, Asian
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Ramayana in Focus
Author: I Made BandemPublisher: Asian Civilisations Museum
ISBN: 9789810859718
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This richly illustrated volume captures the fascinating adaptation of the story in different Asian cultures. The 20 essays from reputed international scholars on Ramayana cover a wide range of topics on literary, visual, performing and contemporary arts.
Ramayana in the Art of Asia
Author: Garrett KamRamayana : in the Arts of India and Southeast Asia
Author: Ellen B. AvrilFrom Lanka Eastwards
Author: Andrea AcriPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004253769
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
The Kakawin Ramayana, arguably the oldest Old Javanese epic text in Indic metres (circa 9th century AD), holds a unique position in the literary heritage of Indonesia. The poem has retained a remarkable vitality through the centuries in the Archipelago, inspiring many forms of artistic expression not only in the domain of literature but also in the visual and performing arts, from the reliefs of the majestic Central Javanese temples to modern puppet-show performances. Displaying a virtuoso array of metrical patterns, the Kakawin Ramayana is among the very few Old Javanese texts for which a specific Sanskrit prototype has been identified, namely the difficult poem Bhattikavya (circa 7th century AD), itself a version of the great Ramayana epic ascribed to Valmiki (circa 6th–1st century BC). The Old Javanese poem is an original and skillful work of re-elaboration that documents a fascinating interaction between cultural elements of the Sanskritic tradition with those indigenous to the Javanese setting. The studies included in this volume, written by experts in a wide range of disciplines, focus on disparate aspects of the Kakawin Ramayana and the constellation of cultural phenomena revolving around it, providing the reader with a key to the understanding of the rich Old Javanese textual heritage and the transcultural intellectual dynamics that contributed to shaping the cultural heritage of Indonesia up to the present. With contributions from Andrea Acri, Helen Creese, Arlo Griffiths, Thomas Hunter, Roy Jordaan, Lydia Kieven, Cecelia Levin, Wesley Michel, Stuart Robson and Adrian Vickers, this book is the result of a workshop held at the KITLV branch in Jakarta on May 26th–28th 2009 and supported by the Australia-Netherlands Research Collaboration, the École Française d’Extrême-Orient, and the Stichting J. Gonda Fonds.
East-West Center Exhibition on "Ramayana in the Arts of Asia" Honolulu, Hawaii
Author: U. Sein MyintPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hindu art
Languages : en
Pages : 63
Book Description
The Rāmāyana in Bengali Folk Paintings
Author: Mandakranta BosePublisher:
ISBN: 9789385285554
Category : Folk art
Languages : en
Pages : 139
Book Description
The images presented in this book take us into the heart of the rich folk tradition of India. Of that heritage, the display of paintings accompanied by comments recited or sung has been a part of since very early times, as attested by references and legends in Sanskrit sources, including the Harsacarita, a 7th century work by Banabhatta. Known as patacitras or patas in short, these illustrated narratives on rectangular fabric or paper as well as on scrolls are a type of performed art that reaches out to audiences, mostly rural, conveying the artists' responses to legends and social themes of common knowledge across a wide range of audiences from varied social and cultural bases. A particularly powerful class of such paintings that come from the Bengali-speaking region of eastern India comprise the depiction of events from the Ramayana in the form of scrolls that are unrolled as the painter displays and explicates them. The vividly colourful images presented in this book occupy a special niche in the history of Indian art, remarkable because they are not only visual objects but narrative expositions of a text that has been part of vast numbers of the Indian people and often their source of moral guidance. Especially remarkable is that these patas by Bengali folk painters diverge so often from the magisterial Ramayanas of adikavi "First Poet" Valmiki, leave out important parts of it and import into the Rama saga episodes from local narrative caches.
In the Shadow of Rama
Author: Vittorio RovedaPublisher: River books
ISBN: 9786167339306
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Composed over two thousand years ago, the Ramayana was transmitted to Southeast Asia in the first centuries CE. Over the years, it was adapted to suit local customs and traditions. The story of Rama's exile with his wife Sita, her abduction by the ogre king Ravanna, her rescue and Rama's triumphant return to Ayodhaya, captured the imagination of the kings of Siam, Cambodia and Indonesia. This triumph of good over evil was then visualized in stone carvings, drama, shadow puppets and mural paintings. Among the latter, Thailand and Cambodia have the finest examples. In the Shadow of Rama by long-standing expert, Dr. Vittorio Roveda, examines the most beautiful paintings. In Siam, we tour the famous murals of the Grand Palace in Bangkok and the intricacies of the shadow puppets, Nang Yai. In Cambodia, Roveda studies the delicate and expressive murals of Wat Bo, Siem Reap, as well as the those at the Silver Pagoda, Phnom Penh. He also explains how in Siam the Ramayana became the Ramakien and in Cambodia the Reamker. This magnificent book is the culmination of 20 years of research and provides a visual feast for all those fascinated by the art of Southeast Asia. ILLUSTRATION: 500 colour illustrations