ICONOGRAPHY
Other words for Icons - Symbols, Illustrations. Icons are usually reference to people.
All our previous lectures were about the different tools used in Eastern Civilisations. In the further classes, we will be discussing Iconography of Indian Civilisations.
Many of us think that Emblem and Icon mean same. But, in reality they have a huge difference. Emblem - stands in place of something Icon - implies something
How icon translates to Indian context
There are many real life examples, that are natural and mean something in Indians’ belief. Following are few of them :-
- Tree – symbol of temptation/life
- Apple – symbol of temptation/newton
- christ symbol – symbol of rebirth (because you always are forgiven)
- Tika – establishes caste/religion/class
- Snake –
- Lucifer
- good luck(shiva)
- fear(Greece)
- evil(Harry Potter – Slytherin)
- Creation –
- Shivaling (womb and phalete)
- Big bang
- Statue of Mother Goddess (Venus)
- Dot
- Star – 1 straight triangle and an upright triangle
Reflection – What I understood from this class is that Icons are symbols that are used commonly or have a same meaning across the globe. Its opposite with the symbols. That’s the main difference.
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