STEPHEN P.HUYLER
Photographer art historian, cultural anthropologist,
lecturer on the subjects of Indian art and Indian
women's identity, at the University of London
and Ohio State University, among others. Huyler
is the author of Painted Prayers, and for over
30 years has traveled extensively through the Indian
subcontinent creating an edited archive of 200,000
images. These are widely published in journals and
are the subjects of international exhibitions.
Designs and motifs Rangoii (or mandalas) are ritual
drawings made by many millions of women across rural India.
Materials such as rice flour, chalk, lime, or flowers are marked
or arranged on the ground or on the walls of homes, and in
places of worship and celebration. Skills are handed down
through generations and from friend to friend. Popular
magazines feature new ideas each week and on special
occasions there may be contests. In daily practice, women
pride themselves on never repeating a design. Motifs
are geometrical or based on plants, animals, and birds.Painted Prayers
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STEPHEN R HUYLER