I just ran across this flash presentation from an exhibit that was at the SAM a few years ago.
http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/exhibit/in...rlds/enter.asp#
I am curious to know what your thoughts are on this type of presentation. I am sure plenty of people who knew nothing or little about Krishna had the opportunity to learn a little more. Do you view these things as positive/negative or neither - and why?
Thanks for taking some time to indulge my curiousity.
seems nice.
Considering it's not a preaching effort it seems fairly dignified. The rasa-lila part is probably way superficial, but oh well. I like that the narrator is Indian and she knows how to pronounce Surabhi etc :Raised Eyebrow:
I have a hard time relating to Krsna with an outsider's eyes. It was so sweet to hear about Putana and the others, whereas the narrator kept talking about this God that just kills away...
I didn't like the narrator (especially the way she pronunced Surabhi ("Surbhi")), and there were many other strange things, for example jumping from Arista to Samvara in Dvaraka-lila, something that made little sense. But I guess those were the paintings they had. But the card game was fun!
The presentation and narration is superficial but the paintings are gorgeous and go way deeper than any narration could go. It is a language in itself with symbols, color coded, and rhythms of composition following at times the same rules s ancient musical ragas do. If someone takes those same paintings and really studies them, he or she could make a very cultural and educational presentation about Krishna's pastimes.
The presentation and narration is superficial but the paintings are gorgeous and go way deeper than any narration could go. It is a language in itself with symbols, color coded, and rhythms of composition following at times the same rules s ancient musical ragas do. If someone takes those same paintings and really studies them, he or she could make a very cultural and educational presentation about Krishna's pastimes.
This is really interesting, do you have a source for that to look up online? Does this have a name?
As far as Surbhi, it's an Indian pronunciation of Sanskrit, but still closer than the American one.