In Adoration of Krishna
Dr. Kalyan Krishna & Kay Talwar
In Adoration of Krishna is an invaluable resource for designers, art historians and anyone interested in the decorative arts of Indian textiles in the context of the spiritual lives of thousands of people in this part of the world
Hardback | 9.5 x 12.5 | 228 pp
ISBN 9788190593502
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In Adoration of Krishna : Pichhwais of Shrinathji unveils the wondrous world of pichhwais – the devotional textiles that hang behind the image of Krishna as Shrinathji, worshipped by followers of Pushti Marg (the Path of Grace) in India.
Represented here are masterpieces from Praful and Shilpa Shah’s TAPI (Textiles & Art of the People of India) collection of Surat, regarded as one of the most significant repositories of India’s textile art.
Never before has this subject been treated in such depth : the book covers the background of the sect, the place of these temple hangings in ritual practice, and the vast range of mediums & techniques involved in pichhwai production, from the painted pichhwais of Nathdwara and North India, through the artistic gilded prints of the Deccan and the complex kalamkari dye-patterned pieces of the Coromandel Coast.
In addition, there are miniature paintings on paper, on glass, and even pasted on wood, all of them associated with the Vallabhacharya sect. With each type lavishly illustrated in colour, the book is a visual and aesthetic delight.
A unique feature of the book is a selection of stories translated from early vernacular accounts of the sect by Prof. Karuna Goswamy
About the author
Dr. Kalyan Krishna is a Professor and Head of the Department of History of Art at Banaras Hindu University (BHU), from where he obtained an M.A in Art History. He also holds an M.A in Museum Practice from the University of Michigan, and a Ph.D. in Mughal Painting of the Akbar Period from BHU. Dr.Krishna was formely a Fulbright Teaching Fellow at the University of Syracuse, New York, and Curator at the Calico Museum of Textiles, Ahmedabad. Among his publications are Pigment Paintings on Cloth and Indian Costumes.
Kay Talwar holds an M.A. in Art History from the University of Michigan. Since the publication of Indian Pigment Paintings on Cloth by her and Kalyan Krishna, she has been involved in the Indian community of Los Angeles, promoting and supporting Indian art and cultural activities. For six years she served as Chairman of the Southern Asian Art Council at the Los Angeles Country Museum of Art.
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