Indian Painting and its Aesthetics. Indian miniature painting, Kangra style. Indian Painting and its Aesthetics is an immensely great and unique art subject to discuss. The article is a critical appreciation of the important style of Indian painting from the ancient times to the present day. As a human being we loves beauty, whether it's natural or created by himself. The works of Painting belong to the realm of beauty or Aesthetics. In the Indian context, the unique word 'Kala' (Art) is derived from 'Kal' , meaning 'Ananda' (Joy or pleasure). The joy has different layers of experience and one has to unfold Supreme joy (Paramananda), which is beyond the scope of senses. Without this end being achieved, the role of Art creation becomes insignificant. The word 'Kala' was used for the first time by Bharatmuni in his 'Natyasastra', Which meant skill dexterity or craftsmanship. According to Shri RabindraNath Tagore, "Man...
Piano practice can be fun too! Most people don’t really want to ‘learn’ to play the piano or ‘practice’ the piano, they just want to ‘play’ piano. ‘Play’ sounds like fun, ‘practice’ sounds like a chore. We get this image from childhood – some kid stuck indoors ‘practicing’ scales while all the other kids are outside the window ‘playing’. So, first thing we need to do is to see our piano practice in a new light. See it as a way of accelerating the learning process so that SOON you’ll be able to ‘play’ piano and play it well. If you don’t practice and you just play old familiar tunes you move rather slowly. Yes, you’ll get better at playing those old familiar tunes but technically you won’t be pushing yourself to greater heights. Proper, structured piano practice helps you stride forwards. I say ‘proper’ because a lot of people have an idea that practice IS just playing songs over and over. Practice needs to involve unchartered territory. The golden rule is – ‘practice what you CAN’T p...