Author: Vikash Kalra
B. Prabha
She was a prolific Indian artist who primarily worked in oil paintings and was known for depicting elongated graceful pensive rural women. Her paintings are dominated by a single color theme. Some of her paintings are collected in the National Gallery of Modern Art, India. She was deeply inspired by the works of Amrita Shergill.…
A. Ramachandran
A.Ramachandran, is an Indian painter, born in 1935 in Attingal, Kerala. In 2002, he was elected a Fellow of the Lalit Kala Akademi and in 2005, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India’s third highest civilian honour, for outstanding service to the nation. In 1957, he obtained his master’s degree in Malayalam literature, but art…
Meera Mukherjee (1923-1998)
She was an Indian artist, sculpture, and writer. She is known for bringing modernity and freshness to ancient Bengali sculpting art. Her sculptures were heavily influenced by the Dhokra method of Bastar Chhattisgarh. She was awarded Padma Shri in 1992 by the Government of India. She was born in Kolkata in 1923. At age 14,…
Paresh Maity
Paresh Maity was born in Tamluk, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. He has a degree in Fine Arts from the Government College of Art & Craft, Kolkata and graduated at the top of his class with a Masters of Fine Arts from the Delhi College of Arts. Paresh Maity has 81 Solo Exhibitions in forty years…
The transition from west to east (Jamini Roy)
Jamini’s earlier works did not only comprise of commissioned portraits but of Howler monkeys also. According to the sources, while searching for the inspiration he tried to work upon the animals in his art, while the howler monkey got the special treatment not due to some kind of Easter egg or due to the Darwin…
Art Creating Path To The New Artist And Insight For The Already Working Creators
On 12th March 1930, Mahatma Gandhi started the civil disobedience movement against the British monopoly on salt. The world was facing a great depression and the life of common people was getting worse. Jute prices were going south, there was a scarcity of money and in that situation, it is very hard to imagine how…
Dawn an Underdog Artist in The Pre-independence India
After recognition of 1929, Jamini had to work upon his new identity which he was going to show to the art world’s elites. A little light and a little push towards the beauty of art lead him to the lifelong career of exploration, understanding, and deep feelings towards his art. Artists are always hungry for…
Kalighat Paintings- From The Soil To The Royal House of England
It was the year 1929; Mukul Dey was the principal of the Government School of Art, Calcutta. It was the first noted exhibition of Jamini Roy’s career. The show which brings him into the spotlight for the first time—was indeed a momentary spotlight. But the exhibition carries out the first time an Indian artist who…
An Artist Searching Passion in The Soil
In the world of art and creativity, it is unconditionally true that there should be a zeal to learn and relearn. In the case of Jamini Roy, it is clear that he was a pupil for the lifetime. The bend in his works and the learning curves throughout his life can be seen easily by…
Jamini Roy: Santhal Mother & Child
Jamini Roy used organic substances in his paintings; it is well known that he only uses organic paints and pieces of cotton & tempera for his works and his works are amazing. The word amazing would maybe something underestimating. It is his art that was great and more valuable than the other contemporary artists. His…
