The art that you see today has not evolved from nothingness. It had always been there even in ancient India.
Sometimes art stems from the religion you are following. So if you are Muslim the threads that you follow will be a little different from that of a Hindu or a Christian. If not religion then language and thought processes do matter. All the variations in the country are primarily because of the invaders that left their imprints behind.
From the Gupta dynasty to the Mughal Empire, carvings and culture to each empire has influenced the country even though they were set in the 16th century. If you look back from when time began, primitive men were known to communicate through symbols. They devised art in the form of carvings on rocks with tools they honed from animal bones.
Years later in the excavations of Mahenjodara and Harappa sculptures and art forms of highly intellect men were found in the form of symbols and sculptures. This shows that the ancient India figure sculpture had already evolved itself. The dimensions and creativity found showed that the people living there were highly brainy as coins with symbols on it also existed.
Art in ancient India is also visible in the carvings of palaces, forts and temples. The beautiful work of art still stands tall at various locations in India. One example the world is looking at is the Taj Mahal. Right from the marble that is used to the artistic work done on the tiles to the ceiling show how creatively inclined individuals were even centuries ago.
They wrote on papyrus with pens made of feathers. They dipped in ink and wrote literature that has formed ancient archives. They had artists that painted them sitting in their royal throne then they were framed and put up in one of the most noticed niches. Colour then was also discovered that would last on paper and canvas.
Today many ideas are reclaimed from ancient Indian art and brought to light with a few brush strokes that make it look different. People still have a taste for ancient architecture and revolve their house around this theme. Many also have palates for the modern style, but a keener look and the ancient art theme in a house brings glory and uniqueness that will make it stand out against any competition.
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