Visual Art and Culture

                                                                  As I remember, the project started almost three to four decades back. It is one man’s vision which has been materialized and zoomed to its zenith. No one had ever thought that the artist, the man behind the project, had nourished such a beautiful mega vision in the depth of his mind and a strong desire for it in the secret corner of his heart, all these years. To speak about the project, it is almost similar to the Rock Garden of Chandigrah  by Nekchand , in vision,   but the concept and outcome are totally different. It took years to realize his dream, a splendid dream in fact. The man behind this project is artist Sri T.B.Solbakkanavar. Before taking up this project, he was teaching at an art college,in Davangere, Karnataka. He took vol...

        The origin of this art can be traced back to Vijayanagar Empire, which had given royal patronage …                                                                                                                                      In the previous centuries, art and artists flourished only when the benevolent kings gave them enough encouragement, support and patronage. No doubt, only with the royal support art flourished and survived in India, in the early times. A deep look into the history of art unveils the facts that the rulers   of   India   were so   cultured and well versed in art, literat...

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