| The art produced on the Indian subcontinent is | | | | ago. The upcoming generation is showing more and |
| referred to as Indian Art. It has had its existence | | | | more interest and passion in the Indian artworks. |
| since 3rd millennium BC. For centuries, Indian Art has | | | | Indian art galleries feature a collection of Indian |
| been a source of fascination for art lovers around | | | | paintings, abstract art, realistic art, surrealistic art, |
| the world. "Indian period is very special and unique in | | | | watercolour paintings, etc. These are consistently |
| terms of art, literature and architecture", they say. | | | | working towards recognising, encouraging, patronizing |
| Indian art is extremely captivating, as colourful and | | | | & grooming this talent. Top 5 Indian art galleries |
| interesting as the customs and traditions here. It | | | | can be listed as: Pandol Art Gallery (Mumbai), |
| demonstrates a strong influence of religion, | | | | Chemould Art Gallery (Mumbai), Ashish Balram Nagpal |
| philosophical systems and includes rich associations | | | | Gallery (Mumbai), Vadehra Art Gallery (New Delhi), |
| with religion and spiritualisation, wild imaginations as | | | | Dhoomimal Gallery (New Delhi) and Nature Morte |
| well as humanization of celestial beings. Infact the | | | | (New Delhi). |
| effort is made to interpret the single purpose of life | | | | Apart from the regular art galleries there are online |
| through art. Its characteristic can be observed in its | | | | galleries which are spreading much faster. Technology |
| modern as well as traditional forms. | | | | here offers easy home access to the finest |
| Categorization of Indian art can be done in terms of | | | | artworks of India. Online art galleries run as a |
| its period of existence: | | | | business with the purpose of displaying artwork being |
| • Ancient Period (3500 BCE-1200 CE) | | | | to promote it to the potential buyers. Through web |
| • Islamic ascendancy (1192-1757) | | | | you would be able to display numerous artworks on |
| • Colonial Period (1757–1947) | | | | the website to millions of users at the same time. |
| • Independence and the Postcolonial Period | | | | The websites focus at keeping up with the fast |
| (Post-1947) | | | | changing global art scenario and provide an |
| For Indian art-lovers several art galleries have been | | | | opportunity to keep a constant track of the art |
| established in major cities. "Art Gallery" refers to an | | | | world. As more and more people come to realize the |
| art museum where they display and sell paintings and | | | | uniqueness and distinctiveness of Indian art it is |
| sculpture. A number of them have now sprawled all | | | | well-understood that the Indian Artworks has bright |
| over the country. It may be interesting to note that | | | | prospects and potential in the coming days. |
| there had been almost nil art galleries 2- 3 decades | | | | |