1800's Indian Art
This piece is called Escapade at Night, created between 1800-1810 by Chokha, an Indian artist. This creator followed in his father's footprints of art creation, and from what I can withdraw from the description, this piece is modeled after a poem. This piece in particular shows a man climbing to his forbidden love, who resides in a guarded castle. I selected this piece because I really love the aesthetic of Indian art during this time. I really enjoyed the 2D nature of previous styles in this class, and love that Indian art from this time period calls back to that. It's very easy to get sucked into overly detailing your piece, but that business is very overwhelming to look at. The first detail really sticking out to me is the use of color. I think it's very unique in comparison to what we've studied previously. Instead of using color to draw attention to certain details, every part of this piece appears to be of equal importance. Even the spots with more