{"id":11899,"date":"2015-07-06T16:06:27","date_gmt":"2015-07-06T21:06:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/?p=11899"},"modified":"2015-07-06T16:06:27","modified_gmt":"2015-07-06T21:06:27","slug":"in-a-world-of-gods-and-goddesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/?p=11899","title":{"rendered":"In a World of Gods and Goddesses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/gods-and-goddesses-cover.jpg\" width=\"208\" height=\"243\" class=\"alignnone\" \/>You may not have heard of Indra Sharma, but it is unlikely, regardless of where you live, that you haven\u2019t seen his work. Sharma is one of India\u2019s most well-known artists. He came from a long line of traditional painters and studied in multiple traditional painting styles. As such, his work reflects Hindu spirituality, and that is highlighted to great effect by \u201cIn a World of Gods and Goddesses: The Mystic Art of Indra Sharma\u201d by James H. Bae.<\/p>\n<p>What I was expecting was an art book; lots of pictures and a bit of text about the artist and his art. What I got was so much more! \u201cIn a World of Gods and Goddesses\u201d is loaded with full color images of Sharma\u2019s art, but it is also a wonderful biography of the artist. It offers a detailed explanation of traditional painting styles in India, and covers the sacred mythology of India and the stories of Hinduism\u2019s deities. You can see why it\u2019s a book to get excited about!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11903\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11903\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/gods-and-goddesses-EDIT.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"163\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/gods-and-goddesses-EDIT.jpg 400w, https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/gods-and-goddesses-EDIT-300x122.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11903\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Just a Few of Sharma&#8217;s Gods &#038; Goddesses<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Thanks to the use of his art as posters, in calendars, and as greeting cards, Sharma\u2019s work has made its way around the globe. I\u2019ve personally found it in some new age\/metaphysical gift shops on posters. Maybe you have too. \u201cIn a World of Gods and Goddesses\u201d is a great way to learn about the artist, enjoy his work, and learn more about a whole artistic culture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You may not have heard of Indra Sharma, but it is unlikely, regardless of where you live, that you haven\u2019t seen his work. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,4,12,27],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11899"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11899"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11899\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11899"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11899"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11899"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}