Ecstatic Painting Tradition in Assam: A Study
Article Sidebar
Main Article Content
Since ancient times, the art of painting in Assam has evolved around the culture of adorning manuscripts with lines and colors. In other words, painting as an art form is a unique and significant resource of the Assamese cultural legacy. Since the turn of the 21st century, artists from Assam have absorbed and become acclimated to modern art practices such as installation art, performance art, and modern graffiti. My goals are to research art and artists in Assam who use a variety of methods and materials, particularly in relation to a regional context and new art genres in the midst of globalization, a complex socio-political landscape, and a zero-market for works of art and art connoisseurs.
Downloads
References
Bhattacharya, M. N., Chobi tumi moi aru amar kothare In 'D' Language of Painting & Poetry, Bhabani Books, Guwahati, 2018
Bhuyan, S. K., The Administrative System of the Ahoms, 1962, p. 94
Brahma, Sobha, "Celebrating the North East", Octave 2007, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, pp. 2-3
Chatterjee, S. K., The Place of Assam in the History and Civilization of India, Gauhati University, Guwahati, 1970, p. 56
Das Gupta, R, "Art of Mediaeval Assam", Cosmo Publications, New Delhi, 1982, p. 120
Dutta Baruah, H. N, ed., 'Chitra Bhagavata', Nalbari, 1949
Goswami, H, Descriptive Catalogue of Assamese Manuscripts, Historical and Antiquarian Studies, Assam, 2nd Edition, 2009, pp. xv-xx
Kalita, N, An Alphabetical Index of Illustrated Manuscripts of Assam, Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts, New Delhi, 2009, p. 2
Kandali, M., North-East Opsis Mapping the contemporary art discourse, Art News n views, Kolkata, 2009
Kandali, Mousumi, Modernity at Crossroads Two Decades of Artistic Meditation in Assam, Lalit Kala Contemporary 45, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, January 2002, p.p. 11-12
Keitzer, R., "A Christian Bhakta: Lakhi Ram Boruah", Souvenir, Barbheta Baptist Church, Jorhat, 2002
Khullar, Sonal, Worldly Affiliations Artistic Practice, National Identity and Modernism in India, 1930-1990, University of California Press, Oakland, 2015, p.3
Lahiri, Nayanjot, Pre-Ahom Assam: Studies in the Inscriptions of Assam between the Fifth and the Thirteenth Centuries AD. Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt Ltd, 1991, pp. 11-12
Talukdar, P., "Space for Methodological Approach: North East Contemporary Art", "Contemporary Printmaking of North-East India", Pragjyotish Centre for Cultural Research, Guwahati, 2019, p.1
www.art.in/contemporary-art.htm (Accessed on 25.12.2020)
www.article-14.com/ Why Assam Prohibits Murals of Akhil Gogoi Keeps Him in Jail/December 12, 2020 (Accessed on 20.07.2023)
www.findglocal.com/IN/Gauhati/1429428223946609/Anga-Northeast (Accessed on 2.01.2021)
www.govtofassam.nic.in (Accessed on 25.12.2020)
www.saffronart.com/ Nikhileswar Baruah (Accessed on 2.01.2021)
www.sentinelassam.com/melange/transcending-barriers-through-satrical-art (Accessed on 2.01.2021)
www.atributetosankardeva.org (Accessed on 23.02.2025)
a. Plate 1, Bhagavata-purana (Adi-dasama) popularly known as Chitra Bhagavata, Late 17th century (Image courtesy to Dr. Naren Kalita)
Plate 2, Hastividyārnava manuscript, Saka 1636 (A. D. 1734) (Image courtesy to D. Naren Kalita)
Plate 3: Cutting of Sanchi bark from the tree from a manuscript painting workshop held at Kolong Kala Kendra, Puranigulam, Assam, 2022 (Self photograph)
Plate 4: finished painting in style of traditional manuscript painting of Assam at a manuscript painting workshop held at Kolong Kala Kendra, Puranigulam, Assam, 2022 (Self photograph)
Plate 5: Benu Misra’s Painting titled Death, oil on canvas, 1980
Plate 6: Wall graffiti on political activist Akhil Gogoi in Guwahati by Anga Art
Collective, 2020 (Image courtesy to Anga Art Collective, Guwahati)
Plate 7: cover page, Asomor Sachitra Puthi (Image courtesy to Diganta Hazarika)
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
All articles published in our journal are licensed under CC-BY 4.0, which permits authors to retain copyright of their work. This license allows for unrestricted use, sharing, and reproduction of the articles, provided that proper credit is given to the original authors and the source.