Pathway Icons: The Wayside Art of India

by Priya Mookerjee

Book Overview

Collects photographs of roadside and pathway shrines in India which depict or are dedicated to particular Hindu deities.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0500274282
• ISBN13: 9780500274286
• Release Date: January 1987
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Pathway Icons: The Wayside Art of India

Priya Mookerjee's book Pathway Icons is an incredible gift and find that shows the living practice of an art form that is a means of making a link with the divine. This is art in its most natural form.. The stones and objects wrapped in foil or cloth and painted with sandoor or other pigment are to me examples of the deepest kind of art and spiritual practice. The only flaw is the crude blue of the cover. I loved the intimacy of the photographs. If the reader is able to connect with these images do look at the books of Ajit Mookerjee which explain their deep meaning and context.

visually pleasing

I agree with the person who wrote that it's unfair to call it "Indian art" since it only captures a pcs. from a few places. India is a very large place, and each state is whole other world. Yet, I think the idea behind the book is beautiful, and the altars he chose to depict are interesting and classic. Just a few photos of these gave me enough inspiration to do more research.The author could definitely have gone deeper into the subject, but I appreciate the simplicity of this book. It's consistant with the art.