Indian Miniature Painting

Shri Buddhiprakash Sharma

Faculty: Shri Buddhiprakash Sharma

Shri Buddhiprakash Sharma born in 1955 hails from the princely and colorful land of Rajasthan. Thoroughly inclined towards the art, he started painting at the age of 12. Graduated from the Rajasthan University in 1977 in Fine Arts, he has painted the famous Jain Temple in Kota and Jaipur that embarks on them the rich legacy of gold work in myriad descriptions of age old art. He served at the Music and Art academy of Sahaja Yoga – Shri P.K. Salve Kala

Pratishthan, Nagpur from 1997 – 2000. He resumed his first love as the job once again at the academy in January 2004, imparting his knowledge in Wall painting, Silk painting, Fort painting, Stained glass painting, paper painting ; specializing in the Indian Miniature painting.

Indian miniature painting is a ‘visual chamber music’ to be savored slowly, intently and rather privately. ‘Miniature’ generally refers to a painting or illumination, small in size, meticulous in detailing and delicate in brushwork. The art of palm-leaf illuminations were traditionally labeled as patra-lekhana, a medieval Indian canon . But later, a generalized term pata chitra was conveniently used to define other kinds of painting than wall-painting. It indeed included painted scrolls and panels. Modern museums display miniatures so that they can be viewed at a time by several spectators. But traditionally, painted pages were either bound into albums like Islamic books or. were piled carefully into portfolios. A connoisseur, eager to enjoy the painted details held the folios, one at a time, on the lap or on a table. Rarely were they framed and put behind glass or displayed on walls.

Indian Miniature art – A delightful blend of colours, tradition and talent, skillfully

Please Note: Combined group and individual learning will be conducted according to need and ability of the student, at the discretion of the course Director. Students will be required to document all their experiences throughout the course. Most weeks will comprise of 4 days practical study and 1.5 days of assessment.