Alchemy: Contemporary Indian Painting and Miniature Traditions

Explores the relationship between Indian contemporary painting and inspiration from medieval miniature painting traditions through the art of five significant Indian modern and contemporary artists.

A miniature painting holds wondrous powers, beyond its defined space. A single image can summon up a world of adventures, enclosed chambers, gardens, rivers, lakes, forests, flowers, and an infinite variety of trees in bloom. In Indian art, miniatures were conceived as sets of narrative illustrat...