Figurative Art and Epic Imagery in Kalmykia in Light of the Ethnic Identity of the Creative Individual

Batyreva, Kermen P.; Batyreva, Svetlana G.

doi:10.1080/10611959.2015.1194692

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“…The concrete principle of space organization remaining in art has caused a "recurrent" movement of culture where it is necessary to find sources of stylistic integrity of old and modern Kalmyk art [10. P. [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23].…”

Section: Ethnic Specifity Of Buddhist Iconografymentioning

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Kalmyk Art: Local Style of the Buddhist Iconografy

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2019

Tomsk State University Journal of Cultural Studies and Art Hist

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The materials on the History of Buddhism in Kalmykia expand the research into specifically Buddhist art represented by the work of author S.G. Batyreva. There is distinctive spirituality with its own nature in the canonic figures dating back to Tibetan artistic tradition. Local style of the old-Kalmyk art is manifested both in individual formal details of the image in the figures overall aesthetic interpretation expressing the groups' worldview. The canonization of folklore characters followed by the introduction of brands, symbolic attributes and the appearance of emphasized symmetrical frontal composition is particularly noticeable in the initial stage of the assimilation of Buddhism. Generally in Kalmyk tradition laconic, poorly developed (in terms of the plot) symmetric scenes prevail, expressing tendency to the emphasized personification of the main character, which is the icon's center and the object of worship for believers.

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Section: Ethnic Specifity Of Buddhist Iconografymentioning

confidence: 99%