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Newar Art Is Basically Religious Art. Newar

Newar art in Nepal has traditionally focused on religious themes using home-made colors and techniques like paubha painting. During the Rana regime from the 19th century, secular portraits of the Rana rulers replaced religious art. After democracy was established in 1951, Western artistic influences like Impressionism and Expressionism were introduced. Nepali artists now explore their inner selves rather than just external subjects. They strive to develop their own visual styles by listening to their inner voices and experimenting beyond traditional rules and formulas.

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Newar Art Is Basically Religious Art. Newar

Newar art in Nepal has traditionally focused on religious themes using home-made colors and techniques like paubha painting. During the Rana regime from the 19th century, secular portraits of the Rana rulers replaced religious art. After democracy was established in 1951, Western artistic influences like Impressionism and Expressionism were introduced. Nepali artists now explore their inner selves rather than just external subjects. They strive to develop their own visual styles by listening to their inner voices and experimenting beyond traditional rules and formulas.

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shifted from Realism to Abstractionism, public

to personal, objective to subjective.  Nepali


artists began to explore period is considered
as the golden age of Nepali art. From the
quality of a. learned, and.

illumination, paubha, mandala, pata


(narrative scroll painting) and wall painting.
Pagoda temple, Shikhara style temple, stupa
and monastery were the examples of
architecture.

Newar art is basically religious art. Newar have


learned the past and absorbed the
contemporary, now they are attempting to
unlearn the rules and formulae what they had
learned, and hearing their own inner voice,
creating their own language is perhaps one of
the best ways of creating paubha painting,
sculpture and metal craftsmanship are world-
renowned for their exquisite beauty.[4]

During the Rana regime, secular themes,


realism and oil colour replaced religious
themes, symbolism and home-made colours.
Instead of gods and goddesses, the portraits
of the Rana rulers and their family members
were executed. In this period, the art of
portrait reached to its climax in the history of
Nepali art. Landscape with hunting scenes
and still life paintings were also created.
Western Neoclassical architecture influenced
the Nepali architecture.

After the fall of the Rana regime and the


establishment of democracy in Nepal in 1951
A.D., many western influences entered in the
domain of Nepali art due to the cross-flow of
people within and across the border.
Gradually, Nepali artists began to practice
the techniques of Impressionism, Fauvism,
Expressionism, Cubism, Dadaism,
Abstractionism and Surrealism. The art
shifted from Realism to Abstractionism, public
to personal, objective to subjective.  Nepali
artists began to explore their inner self rather
than representing external objects and
events.

Nepali artists are aware of their own tradition


and the novel trends in the world art. They
have learned the past and absorbed the
contemporary, now they are attempting to
unlearn the rules and formulae what they had
learned, and hearing their own inner voice,
creating their own codes and putting their own
signature in subconscious manner. Listening
to oneself and expressing in one’s own visual
language is perhaps one of the best ways of
creating art.
have learned the past and absorbed the
contemporary, now they are attempting to
unlearn the rules and formulae what they had
learned, and hearing their own inner voice,
creating their own codes and putting their own
signature in subconscious manner. Listening
to oneself and expressing in one’s own visual
language is perhaps one of the best ways of
creating art.

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