Description
Join us for ROM at the Library, a series where museum exhibits and objects spark meaningful dialogue. Explore a theme, hear from others, and add your voice to the conversation. Come curious, leave connected!
Optional: bring an item that ties in with the topic to share your story with others (e.g., a memory, a photograph, an object, etc.).
Presented by ROM (Royal Ontario Museum)
Art and Ornament: Miniature Painting from South Asia
What is ornamentation? How is it different from "art" and what can we learn from the ornamentation that craftspeople added to objects like weapons and clothing?
Learn about different types of ornamentation on South Asian objects in the collections at ROM, and what the designs signify. Participants will be guided through drawing exercises that will deconstruct the various designs and will be able to better understand and appreciate the ornament from the past to today.