India is one of the oldest civilizations on the Earth and is famous for various reasons. Indian Art culture is one of the most renowned things in the world and is one of the major reasons of India being so famous worldwide. India is a very colorful and dynamic country and is as varied as its citizens. The medley of Indian art culture, its collection of festivals, traditions, customs and rituals makes it a vibrant country in the world. Indian art and Indian contemporary art is one of the greatest attempts of this country to showcase the rich diversity in Indian art culture to the world. As India is a land of different cultures over the centuries it has got wide range of festivals, costumes, rituals, cuisines, art and beliefs.

India has been the home of arts and crafts since ages and Indian paintings and Modern Indian paintings is not an exemption to this well known fact of the world. Indian art and Indian contemporary art shares a hand-in-glove relation with Indian art culture and Indian artists had the knowledge of painting since pre ancient times. India as a country is a much diversified country in the world and it has provided a large number of Indian artists to the world who have showed the different colors of this country and its culture and rituals through their different kinds of art. Indian art and Indian contemporary art with the help of the various Indian artists have helped in spreading the Indian art culture, the customary rules and regulation among the various people of the world.

A latest study has found out that the Indian culture and tradition has been moving towards the West so Indian art and the Indian art gallery is trying hard to preserve the culture and tradition of the nation. Indian art and culture provides widespread information about pottery, work of art, crafts, wonderful sculptures and statuettes, decorative items and various home furnishing items which depicts Indian culture. Indian painting on the other hand goes back to the olden days and the type of painting we witness in the historical places are the clear evidence of the famous Indian art culture which is depicted by the various forms of Indian art. The paintings of Ajanta & Ellora depicts the true culture and art forms of India and millions of people who has great interest for Indian art culture visit the city to take a sneak-peek at these beautiful paintings and other art and craft forms.

Thousands and thousands of students from all over the world and also the artists who are into the field of art and craft finds India to be the idea place for them. Indian culture is rich and varied and is matchless in its own manner. Indian paintings also depict the various phases of Indian civilization and of various Gods & Goddesses. The other forms of painting depicting the human characters and feelings are also witnessed. Indian art culture is thus unique in its own way and the Indians wherever they might live in the world will always have the beliefs, customs, rituals and culture intact and will never let them change.

By culture we mean how we behave with others. In other words we can say that culture refers to a state of intellectual progress or behavior. India is a land of art and culture which is depicted by various forms of Indian art & Indian contemporary art. Our manners, ways to communicate, rituals, self-beliefs are the most important elements of Indian culture. The world has changed and so the people have changed with the time but even though the people of India have not changed in terms of beliefs, values, customs and rituals. Indian art culture is rich and diversified but is exclusive in its own way. The people of India can be said is very different from the other people of the different countries of the world. Dressing style, food habits and ways of living might change among the Indians but their beliefs, values, traditions and rituals will never change and that what makes Indian culture very unique.

India is a very colorful country which has various kinds of festivals, people of various religions, traditions, ceremonies and rituals. Indian art culture has been kept alive by the various forms of Indian art and Indian contemporary art and through other forms of Indian paintings. Traditional Indian paintings dates back to the ancient times where the culture of the nation was brought up through art and craft forms. Indian paintings is one of the traditional part of Indian art culture which has ancient texts underlining the paintings and the Indian artists have always tried to entail the theories of the country’s rich culture and heritage through their various forms of art. The famous cave paintings of Ajanta and Ellora are the perfect examples of these paintings which have helped the people to know more about India’s heritage and culture.

Indian culture treats their guest as God and thus it also states as “Atithi Devo Bhava.” This actually means treating guests as God and taking care of them very nicely so that they always have the feeling of being at home. Indian paintings are an old tradition where the artists used to showcase their painting skills on the walls of various temples and also on the caves. These forms of painting popularized Indian art and Indian contemporary art since the early days of Indian civilization to the present day and has formed the base for the modern artists who have always given a class of touch through their Modern Indian Paintings. Indian paintings have developed over the years to become a blend of various traditions which has influenced a large number of people all over the world. All these makes the country being called “Incredible India.”

Indian art culture and Indian Paintings goes hand in hand as even if the people of India might have changed over the years but they have never let ruin the tradition, culture, principle, rites and values. Thus Indian art together with Indian contemporary art plays a vital role in keeping the culture and tradition of the nation intact with the passage of time which makes India distinctive in its very own ways.

Indian contemporary art is as varied as it had never been before. It is present not only in the drawing rooms of elite business houses and royal families, but also in the drawing rooms of the middle-class. Contemporary art has also received good acceptance in both national and international market. It is highly acclaimed in the west also. In fact, people hailing from various countries visit India every year to get an idea about the uniqueness of this art. They want to see Indian paintings. Some of the Indian contemporary artists have become so famous that their paintings are sold for huge amounts in auctions at UK and US. Such auction events have become regularity in foreign countries. Contemporary art can be defined as art produced at this present point in time or art produced since World War II. Contemporary artist expresses a lot with least. They are using abstraction deducing every component of art, form and color as contemporary art requires nothing but complete freedom. The literal meaning of the word Abstract means something you cannot define. Abstract art utilizes a visual language of form, color or a line in order to create a composition. An Abstract artwork may seem to you like a painting of squares and lines, with color blobs in between or it may seem as a sculpture that looks somewhat like giant mushrooms, etc. it is sometimes so peculiar in its style that people wonder what it could possibly mean. Therefore a Contemporary artist should be aspired from heritage yet feel free in creation. They should be able to knit in their painting feelings, sentiments, sensation and passions.There are many Indian artists who are known for their contemporary art. Few among them are- Abanindranath Tagore, Amrita Shergil, Dhiraj Choudhury, Jahar Dasgupta, Jamini Roy, Jatin Das, M.F Husain, Nandlal Bose, Prokash Kannakar, Raja Ravi Verma and Satish Gujral. They all have made remarkable contribution to the field of Contemporary art.There are various art galleries present in different parts of countries which allow you to buy and sell contemporary art paintings. Few of the famous art galleries are in Delhi, Chennai, Pune, Chandigarh, Trivandrum, Mumbai, Kolkata, Baroda and Santiniketan. Apart from these art galleries there are also various websites which allow art collectors to upload and share and sell their art collections. Also art lovers can appreciate and buy collections posted by budding and renowned artist.