1. Visual Arts Painting Sculpture Print Making Photography Architecture
Films
Video Art
Graphic Design
Decorative Arts

2. Painting What is Painting?
Painting is the practice of applying pigment suspended in a carrier (or medium) and a binding agent (a glue) to a surface (support) such as paper, canvas or a wall.
Humans started expressing in the form of painting much before writing was invented

3. Egyptian Painting Connection with afterlife
Connection with hieroglyphs
Main subjects gods of underworld and the journey towards underworld
Book of dead
Style: Body frontal, face in profile

4. Egyptian Painting 1000BCE

5. Roman Painting from Pompeii 3rd CE

6. Roman Painting Only wall paintings survive Bend towards naturalism
Use of light and shade to create volume (later seen in Renaissance painting)

7. Byzantine Art: 6th -7th CE

8. Byzantine Painting Middle Ages Art more iconic
Hardly any change in style in 1000 years
Completely dictated to the Church
Considering the flatness it almost borders on Abstract painting
Highly stylized
Abundant use of gold
No one point perspective

9. Illuminated Manuscripts
Book Art
Calligraphy
Designs
Sometimes portraits too

11. Renaissance: Andrea del Sarto
15th CE

12. Renaissance Painting Revival of Greek and Roman art
Emphasis on Naturalism
One point perspective
Foreshortening
For Churches as well as Private patrons
Human effort hardly visible
Good artist is someone who can create optical illusion of space and leave no visible brush strokes

13. Baroque Painting 17th CE
Carravaggio

14. Baroque Painting Exaggeration Unusual Angels
Focus on subjects like miracles and ecstasy
Dramatic use of color and space
Theatricality
Dramatic use of light and shade

15. Ajanta Painting
5th CE

17. Ajanta Painting Buddhist themes Jatakas and themes from life of Buddha
Focus on the expression of emotions
Bhava very important
Bold and lyrical lines
Empahasis on details like ornaments, decoration on crown etc.

18. Chinese Landscape painting

19. Chinese Landscape Painting 14th CE
Emphasis on the feel of the painting
Strong brushstrokes
Minimum use of lines to bring out the character
Detailed brushwork once the main form is established
Meditative aspect

20. Japanese Landscape Painting 14th CE

21. Japanese Painting Wash technique used in broad sweeps
Japanese Art known for its wood cut printing technique
Water based techniques
Stylized subjects
Poetic
Importance of negative space

22. Jain Painting

24. Jain Painting Beginning of Miniature tradition in India
Painting along with text
Calligraphy
Flat
Use of Primary colors esp red and blue
Extended eye
Stylized figures and patterns
Composition based entirely on narrative

25. Moghul Painting
Painting from Akbarnama 16th CE

26. Moghul Painting Book Art and Folios for Albums
Illustrated books depicting the life and achievements of Mughal rulers
e.g. Akbarnama, Baburnama etc.
Use of perspective
Connection with West
Influence of Persian and Chinese Painting

27. Kangra Painting, 17th CE

28. Pahari painting (Kangra Painting)
Landscape of feeling
Usually poetic themes
Symbolism
Use of tonal variations

29. Folk Painting: Some Examples
Deeply engrained in the culture
Usually Ritualistic
All-over the world

30. Pithora Painting

31. Warli painting

32. Madhubani Painting

33. Australian aboriginal dot painting

34. Modern Painting

35. Impression Sunrise by Monet

40. William De kooning

42. Frank Stella