VISC 1B02 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Shikara, Neotantra, Axis Mundi
17 Jan 2016
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Visc 1b02 class 9 notes - later asian art. Review: early buddhist art: buddha himself is not shown, and instead, was representated by symbols (e. g. footprints, an empty. Stupas held remains of the buddha + his enlightenment and attainment of nirvana: mahayan buddhism the depiction of buddha himself, bodhisattva gracefully divine and human at the same time. C. 650 1526 transition period: buddhism declined as a cultural force, rise of hinduism + its icons. Kandariya mahadeva temple (an e. g. of a hindu temple: dedicated to god shiva, dominated by a superstructure called a shikara, house an image of the temple"s resident deity. Rises as a solid mass above the flat stone ceiling of a windowless sanctuary housing an image of the temple"s resident deity. Finial joins earthy and cosmic worlds. Axis mundi - line connecting the center of the earth to the heavens. Two movements that affected hindu practice and art: the tantric (esoteric) movement.
