Santiniketan School
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Santiniketan School is an influential Indian art movement and institution associated with Rabindranath Tagore that emphasized a synthesis of indigenous traditions and modernist experimentation in the early 20th century.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art institution
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art movement ⓘ |
| aim |
create a distinct Indian modern art
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decolonize art education in India ⓘ |
| artisticApproach |
contextual modernism
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synthesis of indigenous traditions and modernism ⓘ |
| artStyle |
emphasis on line and rhythm
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fusion of folk and classical Indian forms ⓘ rejection of academic realism ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Rabindranath Tagore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Indian nationalist movement ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | European academic art training ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Bengal Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emphasized |
Indian cultural heritage
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connection with nature ⓘ experimentation ⓘ integration of art and life ⓘ |
| encouraged |
study of rural life
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use of local materials ⓘ |
| field | modern Indian art ⓘ |
| focus | visual arts ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important in history of Indian modernism ⓘ |
| influenced |
Indian printmaking
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Indian sculpture ⓘ modern Indian painting ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Rabindranath Tagore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Bengal School of Art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction |
English
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primarily Bengali ⓘ |
| location | Santiniketan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediumsUsed |
mural
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painting ⓘ printmaking ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| movementPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| notableFigure |
Benode Behari Mukherjee
NERFINISHED
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K.G. Subramanyan NERFINISHED ⓘ Nandalal Bose NERFINISHED ⓘ Ramkinkar Baij NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Visva-Bharati University tradition ⓘ |
| pedagogy |
learning from local crafts
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workshop-based learning ⓘ |
| relatedInstitution | Kala Bhavana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | West Bengal ⓘ |
| teachingPhilosophy |
interdisciplinary learning
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open-air education ⓘ |
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