Reading Thai Murals
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Reading Thai Murals
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Author : David K. Wyatt
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
Reading Thai Murals written by David K. Wyatt and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Art categories.
Buddhist temple murals have been a vital form of religious expression in Thailand for centuries. In this lively, slim volume, historian David Wyatt takes a peek behind the scenes to investigate the wider meanings hidden within the beautiful, elaborately painted images that adorn Thai temples. Wyatt shows how a sensitive reading of these "texts" from the past can reveal fascinating new insights into the psyche and history of Thai communities. David K. Wyatt is one of the foremost historians of Thailand. He was John Stambaugh Professor of History at Cornell University before he recently retired.
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Author : Utong Prasasvinitchai
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
written by Utong Prasasvinitchai and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Buddhist mural painting and decoration categories.
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Author : ʻŪthō̜ng Prasātwinitchai
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
written by ʻŪthō̜ng Prasātwinitchai and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Buddhist mural painting and decoration categories.
The Roots Of Thai Art
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Author : Piriya Krairœ̄k
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
The Roots Of Thai Art written by Piriya Krairœ̄k and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Art, Thai categories.
This book, the latest work from one of Thailand's leading art historians, Piriya Krairiksh represents the culmination of 30 years research by the author and is sure to be a definitive account of Thai Art History and a major art reference book. It covers 700 years of Thai art history, and looks at both Buddhist and Hindi art from the 5th to 13th centuries. This extensive study incorporates paintings, pottery and architecture, and looks at the mythology surrounding each. The author has been granted access to many private collections, including that of HM The King of Thailand's own collection, as well other private collectors and also many museums. Never before has such a vast collection of items, many never before catalogued in book form, been collected in one place and placed within a contextual overview of the development of Thai Art. Lavishly illustrated with 600 colour illustrations, this work will be a must for all collectors, academics and students of Thai Art, as well as general readers who have an interest in Southeast Asian art. Full Glossary and index are included. ILLUSTRATIONS: 600 colour
Thai Art With Indian Influences
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Author : Promsak Jermsawatdi
language : en
Publisher: Abhinav Publications
Release Date : 1979
Thai Art With Indian Influences written by Promsak Jermsawatdi and has been published by Abhinav Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with Art, Buddhist categories.
The Present Book, Thai Art With Indian Influences, Studies The Subject In Its Different Spheres. As A Major Pioneering Scholar In The Field, Dr. Promsak Jermsawatdi Possesses An Extraordinary Background In Art History, Aesthetics And Asian History And Philosophy. This Fascinating Study Is One Of His Finest Works Which Will Continue To Be Regarded As One Of The Most Significant Contributions To Our Understanding Of Thai And Indian Art For A Long Time To Come. Divided Into Five Chapters, The Book Takes Into Account Material From The Earliest Archaeological Finds Through The Bangkok Period Including The Early Art And Craft Works. Most Of The Study Deals With Thai Art But India And The Peripheries Of South East Asia Are Covered Where They Reflect Indian Influences. The Focus Of This Study Is Upon Architecture, Sculpture And Iconography. However, It Also Encompasses Other Aspects Of Art And Crafts. Background Information On The History And Geography Of The Area Is Also Provided Along With Philosophical Religious And Social Insights That Are Significantly Valuable To Readers In General And Those Of South-East Asia And India In Particular.As A Student Of Ancient History And Art In India, Dr. Promsak Jermsawatdi Was Deeply Sensitive To The Beauty Of Thai And Indian Art Works. As A Result, The Illustrations He Had Selected Are Unusually Pertinent And Fitting, Comprising Some Of The Most Impressive Examples Of Thai Art. Students Of The History Of Oriental Art Could Ask For No Finer Exposition Of The History And Aesthetics Of Thai And Indian Art. The Author S Penetrating Cultural Insights Make It An Indispensable Text For All Who Plan Further Study In The Field. This Is Also A Book Which General Readers Will Read With Great Interest And Pleasure.
Making Merit Making Art
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Author : Sandra Cate
language : en
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Release Date : 2002-10-31
Making Merit Making Art written by Sandra Cate and has been published by University of Hawaii Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-10-31 with Art categories.
Sandra Cate's pioneering ethnography of art-making at Wat Buddhapadipa, a Thai Buddhist temple in Wimbledon, England, explores contemporary art at the crossroads of identity, authority, and value. Between 1984 and 1992, twenty-six young Thai artists painted a series of temple murals that continue to attract worshippers and tourists from around the world. Their work, both celebrated and controversial, depicts stories from the Buddha's lives in otherworldly landscapes punctuated with sly references to this-worldly politics and popular culture. Schooled in international art trends, the artists reverse an Orientalist narrative of the Asian Other, telling their own stories to diverse audiences and subsuming Western spaces into a Buddhist worldview. In her investigation of temple murals as social portraiture, Cate looks at the ongoing dialectic between the "real" and the "imaginary" as mural painters depict visual and moral hierarchies of sentient beings. As they manipulate indigenous notions of sacred space and the creative process, the Wat Buddhapadipa muralists generate complex, expansive visions of social place and identity.
Thai Art And Culture
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Author : Henry Ginsburg
language : en
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Release Date : 2000-01-01
Thai Art And Culture written by Henry Ginsburg and has been published by University of Hawaii Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-01-01 with Art categories.
In this lavishly illustrated new study, Henry Ginsburg describes a wide range of Thai manuscripts and other documents in European and North American collections, discussing each in its religious and historical context. It contains an impressive compilation of maps, letters, photographs, and manuscripts that will make it a valuable reference tool for the Southeast Asia scholar, while its colorful illustrations will appeal to a wider audience interested in Thai culture.
The Origin And Evolution Of Thai Murals
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Author : Silpa Bhirasri
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1959
The Origin And Evolution Of Thai Murals written by Silpa Bhirasri and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1959 with Mural painting and decoration categories.
Monastery Monument Museum
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Author : Maurizio Peleggi
language : en
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Release Date : 2017-10-31
Monastery Monument Museum written by Maurizio Peleggi and has been published by University of Hawaii Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-31 with History categories.
Ranging across the longue durée of Thailand’s history, Monastery, Monument, Museum is an eminently readable and original contribution to the study of the kingdom’s art and culture. Eschewing issues of dating, style, and iconography, historian Maurizio Peleggi addresses distinct types of artifacts and artworks as both the products and vehicles of cultural memory. From the temples of Chiangmai to the Emerald Buddha, from the National Museum of Bangkok to the prehistoric culture of Northeast Thailand, and from the civic monuments of the 1930s to the political artworks of the late twentieth century, even well-known artworks and monuments reveal new meanings when approached from this perspective. Part I, “Sacred Geographies,” focuses on the premodern era, when religious credence informed the cultural alteration of landscape, and devotional sites and artifacts, including visual representation of the Buddhist cosmology, were created. Part II, “Antiquities, Museums, and National History,” covers the 1830s through the 1970s, when antiquarianism, and eventually archaeology, emerged and developed in the kingdom, partly the result of a shift in the elites’ worldview and partly a response to colonial and neocolonial projects of knowledge. Part III, “Discordant Mnemoscapes,” deals with civic monuments and artworks that anchor memory of twentieth-century political events and provide stages for both their commemoration and counter-commemoration by evoking the country’s embattled political present. Monastery, Monument, Museum shows us how cultural memory represents a kind of palimpsest, the result of multiple inscriptions, reworkings, and manipulations over time. The book will be a rewarding read for historians, art historians, anthropologists, and Buddhism scholars working on Thailand and Southeast Asia generally, as well as for academic and general readers with an interest in memory and material culture.
The Life Of The Buddha According To Thai Temple Paintings
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Author : Kurt Friedrich Leidecker
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011-07-01
The Life Of The Buddha According To Thai Temple Paintings written by Kurt Friedrich Leidecker and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-07-01 with categories.