Introduction Is also an art of social, political and religious influences. Indian art features spirals and curvaceous lines, vines and tendrils, round-figured goddesses, circular amulets, colored gemstones, arches and domes, haloed deities, crescent moons, and the globe of the sun. Indian sculptures and paintings depict the diversity, color and spontaneity of this country and are representations of the all-encompassing nature of Indian culture.

The materials of Indian art Indian art employs various materials, such as wood, brick, clay, stone, and metal.
Most wooden monuments of the early period have perished but have been imitated in stone.

Clay and brick were also abundantly used; but, particularly in later times, the favored material seems to have been stone, in the dressing (facing and smoothing) and carving of which the Indian artist attained great excellence.

The material may have influenced the form somewhat, but essentially Indian art tends to impose the form on the material. Thus, materials are generally regarded as interchangeable: wooden and clay forms ..