The Magic of Making

K. G. Subramanyan (1924–2016) was one of India’s most respected artists. He worked with diverse media and materials, exhibiting extensively both within and outside the country. He was part of the arts faculty at M. S. University, Baroda, and was professor emeritus at the Kala Bhavan Center at Visva-Bharati University in Santiniketan, India. In 2012, he received the Padma Vibhushan, India’s second-highest civilian award, for his outstanding contribution to the arts. His other books include Moving Focus: Essays on Indian Art and Living Tradition: Perspectives on Modern Indian Art, both also published by Seagull Books.  

Preface
Aesthetics and Motivations in the Arts and Sciences
New Perspectives in Art
Theory, Text, Context
The Primal Imperatives: Some Thoughts on the Relationship Between Culture and the Calendar
Visual Arts and the Concept of Rasa
A Matter of Perspective
The Art Language
Visual Arts in India: Future Prospects
Art in a Multi-Cultural Setting
The Local and the Global
What Shall We Do with Culture?
The Concept of Tradition
The Sense of Tradition in a Non-Traditional World
The Magic of Making
Do Hands Have a Chance?
The Study and Support of Rural and Tribal Arts and Crafts
Discovering Each Other
Gandhi and the Indian Cultural Scene
The Requisites of a Renaissance
A Pressing Challenge
Between Reality and Dream
Education and Experience
Between the Amateur and the Professional
The Uses and Abuses of History
The Search for a Sane World at This Point In Time
Re-Reading the Nineteenth Century
Protecting Our Cultural Heritage
On Bringing Education to Craftsmen
An Illustrator’s View
Environment Issues
Towards an Ecology of Culture