Between the Lines: Identity, Place and Power

Author: Sunish, Lina Vincent

Brand: Serindia Publications, Inc

Binding: paperback

Number Of Pages: 152

Release Date: 21-09-2012

Part Number: More Than 100 Colour Illustrations

Details: The Waswo X. Waswo Collection of Indian Printmaking representsoverseventy-nine Indian artists from diverse geographicalregions.Consisting of woodcuts, etchings, lithographs andscreenprints, theworks in the collection span a time from 1916 tothe present.Unlike many surveys of contemporary printmaking,Between the Linesapproaches its subject matter with an emphasis onimagery andmeaning rather than technique. It stands as a completelyfreshapproach to a much neglected subject. Art Historian andCuratorLina Vincent Sunish makes a unique analysis of thesociological andhistorical context that has moulded the growth ofIndian art.Arguing that images often straddle the lines ofarbitrarycategories, she approaches The Waswo X. Waswo Collectionof IndianPrintmaking as a particular pathway through a complexaesthetic andhistorical geography. With keen insight she elaborateson how theconcepts of Identity, Place and Power have shapedartisticcreation, while at the same time encouraging us to thinkbetweenthese categorical parameters.

EAN: 9781932476644

Package Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.0 x 0.6 inches

Languages: English