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- Edition:
- 1994, Design Point
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Hardcover,
Very Good
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- Details:
- Publisher:
Design Point
- Published:
1994
- Language:
English
- Alibris ID:
12744730745
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- Seller's Description:
- VG in Good jacket. Size: 0x0x0; Dust jacket condition: Good. First ed. PREFACE What is creativity? Where does it spring from? Can everyone be creative? Did you think creativity is confined to those fortunate few painters whose paintings fetch fanatically high prices? Or that veteran literary genius, whose tomes are shining stars for thousands of avid readers. Is creativity embedded in the intoxicating verse of the poet? Or is it better reflected in the fantastic illusions of the celluloid-screen? Is creativity dance, drama, music or story-telling? Moreover, is it the exclusive domain of the nouveau riche, prohibited to the rest of the world? Beyond all the art museums and libraries, beyond the operas, beyond the cinema theatre? does creativity ever assume birth? Do ordinary, basic people ever feel the creative urge? The urge to paint, the urge to dance, to sing, to celebrate life and existence. It is questions like these, which continued to stir my thoughts. They roused my curiosity, dragged me out of my deeply-content city life? into the rough, rustic countryside. This is how 1 first set out to discover that tiny, inconspicuous little hamlet of Madhubani. Home to the eternally simplistic folk art of Madhubani paintings: pictures of ethereal beauty, filled with mystical colours and created by ordinary folk, who possess an extraordinary understanding of the elements of life. The following pages describe the magical experience: in words, where it is possible? in pictures, where words fail to do justice. Turn over, to partake of the exotic charms of Madhubani, in these enduring masterpieces made by simple, peace-loving village folk. 56 pages.
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