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Title:
Volume 01 - Issue 3
Date:
1947
Table of contents:
- p. 16-22: Anand, Mulk Raj, Education through Art [Editorial] | There is a need to redress the education system, so that the destructive effects of machine civilization, science, and industrialization as evidenced during the war years can be avoided in future. The new form of education is to be based on the idea of freedom of expression, and basically targets the child. The ideal medium is art, which should be accorded prime importance became of its potential for developing the senses of the child.
- p. 23-28: Architecture and Planning | Technical advances and the growth of the engineering profession led to the introduction of fresh materials, methodologies, and forms for architecture and planning. Aesthetic perceptions tended to be ignored, until some American architects took a fresh approach to science and industry and discovered a new freedom in the planning of buildings. There is a need to reinforce the links between architecture and sculpture, painting, and landscape. Architecture has been a means of international understanding, selecting what is good from all civilizations. Very few architects and planners are being employed in India today, and India needs the services of these professions to create architecture worthy of her ancient civilization.
- p. 29-36: Terry, John, Demonstration Farm Centre for the Punjab | The author utilizes his experience in training army troops in farming to devise a demonstration scheme for a farm centre at Vanhar in Jhelum district of the Punjab. Following a description of the site, the scope of the scheme is defined. Three phases of the scheme are projected in the areas of building activity, training, and participation, the underlying principle being that it should be within the grasp of the local people in terms of ideas as well as money. The building materials used, the limitations thereof, and the design of the buildings are noted.
- p. 37-40: Notes on Interior Decoration: Bathing | The concepts, amenities, and process of bathing in ancient India, Ceylon, Europe, Japan, and Islamic countries are briefly described, and the importance of ritual baths is explained in the Indian context. The importance of the bathroom in domestic planning has grown in this century.
- p. 42-43, 46-65: Van Geyzel, L.C., The Painting of George Keyt | Keyt's paintings are seen to possess a maturity missing in Ceylonese art till then. The overriding influences on Keyt are identified, including art in France, the mythology and art of India, and man's relationship with the environment. In defending Indian art and mythology, the author expresses the need for a new mythology for modern man. Keyt's work is said to infuse beauty into mythological subjects, and this is illustrated by some of his paintings, each accompanied by an explanatory note.
- p. 66-80, 87: Khandalavala, Karl, Some Metal Images (From the B.N. Treasuryvala Collection) | The continuity and popularity of the metal-work tradition is traced through the different historical epochs and regions in India. The author then illustrates eighteen metal images of B.N. Treasuryvala's collection, chiefly of south India, with a few from Nepal, western, and eastern India. Descriptive notes are provided for each image, including details of dimension, dating, classification, and influences.
- p. 90-91: Gandhy, Kekoo, Picture Frames | Advice on how to choose mounts and frames to enhance and complement the picture without overpowering the subject. The frame and material, colour, and width should suit the subject of the painting.