Every Religion Used Art In Search of Expression
INDIAN EXPRESS
By Shombit Sengupta
INDIA---Every religion has used art to propagate its faith. Artistic embellishments portrayed belief in god's power over humans. The Indus Valley civilisation from 3300 to 1300 BC has inference of religious art in swastikas and Shiva-Pashupati seals found in the sophisticated, advanced urban remains of the Harappan period. Sacred art of Sunni Muslims prohibits representation, so you will find highly evolved calligraphy and ornamentation. Buddhist art of 6th century BC has tantric symbols and Buddha images. Chinese art dates 10,000 BC, but was later influenced by Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism. Ancient Egyptian Nile valley art from 5000 BC to 300 AD was highly stylised and symbolic, veering around pharaohs, who were regarded as gods. Even the Mayan civilisation from 1500 BC to 1500 AD had art which intimately served a religious purpose. [link]
By Shombit Sengupta
INDIA---Every religion has used art to propagate its faith. Artistic embellishments portrayed belief in god's power over humans. The Indus Valley civilisation from 3300 to 1300 BC has inference of religious art in swastikas and Shiva-Pashupati seals found in the sophisticated, advanced urban remains of the Harappan period. Sacred art of Sunni Muslims prohibits representation, so you will find highly evolved calligraphy and ornamentation. Buddhist art of 6th century BC has tantric symbols and Buddha images. Chinese art dates 10,000 BC, but was later influenced by Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism. Ancient Egyptian Nile valley art from 5000 BC to 300 AD was highly stylised and symbolic, veering around pharaohs, who were regarded as gods. Even the Mayan civilisation from 1500 BC to 1500 AD had art which intimately served a religious purpose. [link]