Tag: fineart
Haku Vajubhai Shah
He was an Indian painter, cultural anthropologist, and Gandhian. He was also an author of folk arts and tribal arts. He belonged to the Baroda Group of the artists who brought tribal and folk art themes in the main space of Indian art. Born on 26 March 1934, in Valod in Gujarat. His mother was…
Ghulam Rasool Santosh
He was popularly known as G.R. Santosh and was a prominent Kashmiri painter and poet. His subjects and themes were inspired by Kashmir Shaivism. He was born in a modest Muslim family in old Srinagar. After the death of his father, he was dropped out of school and took odd jobs such as writing, painting…
Laxman Shreshtha
Laxman Shreshtha is known for his abstract works that are sensuous and meditative in nature. The color shifting and composition are smooth. His works assemble both chaos and peace in a rhythmic way. His paintings are composed of various, blue, brown, red, orange, and yellow colors. His works capture the passion and little emotions of…
Himmat Shah
Born in Lothal, Gujarat, Shah is a prominent sculptor of India. Shah is an art graduate from Sir J.J. School of Art. He also studied painting at M.S. University in Baroda. To understand and learn European modernism he spent two years in Paris under S.W. Hayter and Krishna Reddy. Shah is a versatile artist and…
B. Vithal
Born in 1935 in Maharashtra, Vithal started showing his skill in paintings and sketching at the early age of five, he started Lord Ganesha and other Hindu deities sketching on the slate. Coming from these backgrounds his works contain ancient Indian art, philosophy, and Hindu mythology. He studied in the Sir J.J. School of Art,…
Satish Gujral
Gujral was an Indian artist, painter, writer, and muralist. Born in Jhelum in Punjab in British Raj, he had hearing impairment till age 62. Because of his hearing problem, many schools refused admission to him. One day he saw a bird sitting on a tree’s branch and he draw that. It was an indication of…
K.G. Subramanyan
Subrahmanyan was born in 1924, Kuthuparamba in Kerala, India. He was involved in the freedom struggle and known for following Gandhian ideology. He was later banned from joining the government colleges and was imprisoned during British Rule. As an artist, his turning point came into the existence when he visited Kala Bhavan, the art faculty…
Nandalal Bose
Nandalal Bose was one of the pioneers of modern Indian art. He was the key figure of contextual modernism. He was the pupil of Abanindranath Bose. He was known for the ‘Indian Style’ of painting. In 1922, he became the principal of Kala Bhavan, Shantiniketan. His most prominent paintings are from the Indian mythologies, village…
Badri Narayan
He was an artist, storyteller, author, and illustrator. He started painting without any formal training and his first public showing was in 1949. In 1954, he exhibited a solo show. There are more the 50 solo shows by Badri Narayan and his artworks are in several collections such as the National Gallery of Modern Art…
Arpita Singh
Arpita Singh is an Indian artist born in Baranagar in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. She is known to be a figurative artist and a modernist. Her works show both storylines and carnival images arranged in a curiously subversive way. Her artist endeavor is an expedition without destination. Her works are images of her surroundings. She…
