Shiva As Depicted In Art

[Necromancer]

Namaste
Strickly in terms of asthetics and not doctrine or sacred text, I think one answer to the appearance in the posters is that the earlier one's were prints of oil paintings, which blend color and less sharp color to opposite color edging found in later art works that turned to using acrylic paints (which are less expensive than oils). And while oils are more expensive than acrylics, those who still use oils (which I consider fine art) discovered cheap cobalt blue on the market which is that blue color gou se mixed with white and which then had cheap acrylic copy cats. The oils in complete stages of paint levels should or sometimes put on finishing touches using paints caled "lakes" which are sort of transparent and allow under layers to "glow through" , sometimes resins were used to add to the effect. The oils are built upon an under layer of gesso white or gray depending on the effect, with upto 6 layers of gesso then followed by oils. The underdrawing should never be done using lead such as lead pencils, it burns the oils.

Lastly, "multi-medium" styles came into poster templates, for example cheap acrylics and even pastel or water color mixes.

I strongly prefer oils.

Varma was a genius of painting.

Om Namah Sivaya

Namaste. I could hug you.

This was the answer I was looking for. Something logical to explain why and to answer my initial questions as to why I started this thread in the first place.

More rep coming your way...and if I was still a Wiccan (yeah I went there), I'd point out your 666th post right now.

* It's telling me I gotta wait and 'spread the lerve around'. I'll do that.

Aum Namah Shivaya

[Necromancer]

I am just reading this, so I thought I would post it here for anybody, like me who needs a reference to it in a thread such as this one:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raja_Ravi_Varma

Aum Namah Shivaya

[Necromancer]

I'm revisiting this off the back of another thread. I just got myself Shin Megami Tensei 1&2 for Playstation2, not knowing what to expect....well, I didn't expect this is all I know:

http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/1...iva1_large.jpg
http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Shin-Megami-T...49g~~60_35.JPG

*I so want that last one.....

This led me onto exploring 'Techno-Shiva' and some of the stuff...well, it's either very good or really bad (again, being too judgmental here, but it serves the thread's purpose).
http://hopsonic.com/emails/ome/lord-shiva-angry-i4.jpg

Then, I like pictures showing Lord Shiva as doing something totally different to what He'd normally be doing:

http://www.gileshoover.com/jc/lord-s...or-pc-5617.jpg
*He doesn't just sit in Padmasan always

http://www.hindugodwallpaper.com/ima...ze/420_035.jpg
*...and makes you wonder what Avatar He is

Aum Namah Shivaya

[McKitty]

Vanakkam,

I'm revisiting this off the back of another thread. I just got myself Shin Megami Tensei 1&2 for Playstation2, not knowing what to expect....well, I didn't expect this is all I know:

I think you will love Megaten serie I'm a great fan of it. The main "demon designer" is Kazuma Kaneko, he is a real master, he made several artbooks "demonic compendium" where he redesigned Gods, demons and mythological creatures from all around the world that are in Megaten serie.

I have a Megaten Vishnu figure, but of course I don't use it for worship



Aum Namah Shivaya

[Viraja]

The picture of sacred temples to Lord Shiva has always appealed to my heart - it used to have a specific impact on my devotion to Lord Maheshwara. Below is the link containing of the beautiful picture of the temple at Kedharnath:

http://uttarakhand.blog.com/panch-ke...th-panchkedar/

How lovely is this temple? Surrounded by snow-clad mountains! Also is the picture of Amarnath's snow-linga in a cave:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lord_Amarnath.jpg

When I used to work earlier, I had frequent visits to these pages, they somehow used to have a calming effect on me. I cannot describe adequately with words, the peace and bliss I feel upon encountering such pictures.

[Viraja]

Pl. ignore my previous reply For a moment, I forgot this is all about Shiva as depicted in paintings or other art forms, not in photographs.

[Necromancer]

Namaste.

I am revisiting this after seeing another picture of Lord Shiva and Lady Parvati.

This one depicts the social customs of the time it was printed (in the 1950's):



Note the hairstyles and make up indicative of that era.

Here is one from the 1930's:




...and the 1970's:



The standardised pictures of Lord Shiva we see today, began in the 1980's.

We make pictures of God in our own image. The design changes throughout time to whatever is 'fashionable' in that period.

I find this intriguing.

Aum Namah Shivaya