Category: Progressive Artists’ Group
Vikash Kalra and F N Souza are two artists with very distinct styles…
Vikash Kalra and F N Souza are two artists with very distinct styles… Vikash Kalra and F N Souza are two artists with very distinct styles and backgrounds. However, despite their differences, there are several themes and ideas that they share in their artwork that can be explored. F N Souza was an Indian artist…
The Panch Tattva
Panch Tattva Solo -Modern contemporary art showcase at the Vivekanand Sustainability Summit on 12 April 2023 at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre New Delhi. by Artist Vikash kalra Vikash Kalra, a talented artist, and environmentalist captivated the art world with his Panch Tattva Solo -Modern contemporary art showcase at the Vivekanand Sustainability Summit on 12 April…
V.S. Gaitonde
He was regarded as one of India’s most important abstract painters. Born in 1924, Nagpur, Maharashtra. He completed his art diploma at Sir J. J. School of Art in 1948. In 1950, he was invited to join the Bombay Progressive Artists’ Group. He actively participated in the group’s activities as well as exhibitions in India…
Tyeb Mehta— Progressive Artists’ Group
Tyeb Mehta was an Indian painter, sculptor, and filmmaker. He was part of the Progressive Artists’ Group and a man who embraced modernism, post-impressionist colors, cubism, and expressionism instead of nationalist art of Bengal School of Art. One of his most noted painting is the triptych Celebration which was sold in Christie’s auction in 2002…
Progressive artists’ group—-Krishen Khanna
Krishen Khanna is one of the progressive artists’ group associates born in Lyallpur, India (now in Pakistan). He attended Imperial Service College in England. He is a self-taught artist. In 1962, he received Rockefeller Fellowship. His art springs from his surroundings and the life around him. He is a kind of mediator and interpreter but never a…
Progressive Artist Group——Ram Kumar
Ram Kumar was born on 23 September 1924 in Shimla, Punjab, British India. He was one of the greatest artists of Indian abstract art. He was associated with the Progressive Artists’ Group along with some greats like F.N. Souza, S.H. Raza, M.F. Husain, and Tyeb Mehta. He was one of the first Indian artists to…
Progressive Artists’ Group—-Manishi Dey
Born on 22 September 1909, Manishi Dey was one of the most prominent painters of the Bengal School of Art. He was the younger brother of Mukul Dey, a pioneering Indian artist and drypoint etcher. He was born in Dhaka, Bengal Presidency. He was the fifth child of Purnashashi Devi and Kula Chandra Dey. At…
Progressive Artists’ Group—Akbar Padamsee
Akbar Padamsee was an Indian artist and painter considered one of the pioneers in modern Indian art along with S.H. Raza, F.N. Souza, and M.F. Husain. Over the years he worked in different mediums such as oil painting, plastic emulsion, watercolor, sculpture, printmaking, computer graphics, and photography. In addition, he worked as a filmmaker, sculptor,…
Progressive Artists’ Group— M.F. Husain
Maqbool Fida Husain popularly known as M.F. Husain was an Indian artist of modified cubist style. He is known for his bold and vibrant color applications. Born on September 17, 1935, in Pandharpur town of Maharashtra in a Sulaymani Bohra family. He lost his mother at age of 18 months soon after that his father…
Progressive Artists’ Group – Sadanand Bakre
Sadanand Bakre was one of the painters from the Progressive Artists’ Group. He was the only sculptor in the group. Sadanand was born in Baroda in 1920 and he joined the Gokhale Education Society School when his family moved to Bombay. He started showing some initial talents in drawing and was motivated by his teacher…
