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SUMMARY:Visual Arts Colloquium
DESCRIPTION:Dear Ashokan\, \nThe DEPARTMENT OF VISUAL ARTS cordially invites you to the first colloquium in the VISUAL ARTS COLLOQUIUM SERIES '24-25   \nDate- February 11\, 2025 (Tuesday)     \nTime: 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM  \nVenue: AC04-004 \nTitle: Etched in Stone: Art and Artists in Early Medieval Deccan \nSpeaker: Parul Pandya Dhar\, Professor\, Department of History\, University of Delhi \nAbstract: This talk focuses on the makers—builders\, sculptors\, planners and patrons—of early medieval temple complexes at Badami\, Aihole\, and Pattadakal in the Western Deccan. These magnificent monuments have been receiving worldwide recognition in recent decades and have also found a place in the UNESCO list of world heritage sites. But even as this monumental heritage has gained in recognition\, the “intangible values of past communities” (ICOMOS Charter\, 2008) and the aesthetic practices that determined the making of this material heritage scarcely find resonance in any interpretation of these sites. The nature of artistic ferment and the role of visual and performing artists\, planners\, patrons and visitors in defining the inner and outer worlds of these temples have remained largely unattended to in art historical research and heritage interpretation. The talk seeks to establish the importance of an approach wherein interpretations of ‘static’ monuments are ‘peopled’ or enlivened by exploring the motives\, means and methods of those who shaped them and reaffirmed their presence. \nBio of Speaker: Dr Parul Pandya Dhar is Professor of South and Southeast Asian Art History in the Department of History\, University of Delhi. Her teaching and research interests include pre-modern Indian sculpture and architecture\, Indian art historiography and connected histories of India and Southeast Asia. She has authored and edited several books and research articles\, the most recent one being an edited volume\, Connected Histories of India and Southeast Asia: Icons\, Narratives\, Monuments (SAGE\, 2023). She is currently writing a monograph that focuses on art and artistic practices in pre-modern Deccan. She also contributes a monthly column\, 'Ways of Seeing\,' for The Economic Times\, reflecting upon issues relating to art\, culture and heritage in the public domain.  \nLooking forward to your active participation. \nRegards\, \nVisual Arts Department \n 
URL:https://www.ashoka.edu.in/event/visual-arts-colloquium/
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