Delhi Art Gallery
32 books
Contents: 1. Portraiture. 2. Landscape. 3. Mythology. 4. Narrative. 5. Body Nude. 6. Still-Life. 7. Abstract. 8. Drawing. 9. Sculpture. 10. Printmaking.
The book presents the art of Santiniketan by four different artists, who left behind an indelible stamp of individuality on the art and practice of Santiniketan, breaking the shackles of previously popular styles to create a bold, new language that grew out of the native soil of Santiniketan but was powerful enough to sweep away resistance and find acceptance anywhere in the world.
Indian Divine: Gods and Goddesses in 20th Century Modern Art explores the sheer enormity of art a subject which has inspired from the earliest of times. To the present-day, gods have been propitiated, worshipped, cajoled and given a primal place in the lives of Indians. Their prominent place in our public and collective space has ensured their ubiquitous presence in art as well over time.
The featured works range from the lyrical imagery of the Bengal School, as ...
Contents: 1. Looking out of the looking glass/Krishen Khanna. 2. Art, Bombay and its tryst with the progressive painters/Yashodhara Dalmia. 3. Will, wisdom and a new language/Kishore Singh. 4. Benevolent benefactors/Georgina Maddox. 5. A letter our of season/Krishen Khanna. 6. The baton of the progressives/Ranjit Hoskote. 7. Progressive artist's group: M.F. Husain, H.A. Gade, S.H. Raza, K.H. Ara, S.K. Bakre, F.N. Souza, Bal Chhabda, V.S. Gaitonde, Krishen Khanna, ...
The volume presents the exhibits displayed at an exhibition on nude art in India showcasing around 250 works by celebrated Indian artists known for their exploration and celebration of the body. It explores a popular thematic concept in art, that of the human body, and how artists have looked at it historically as a part of their narrative. It features the paintings of 60 artists including some of India’s leading painters and India’s modernist ...
The catalogue documents the best of modern Indian art from the 20th century, featuring seventy-five of the most significant Indian artists.
A multi-artist selection, the catalogue features works on Indian Landscapes in different sub-genres/sections highlighting cityscapes, mountainscapes, waterscapes, foliage and historical sites and monuments. The catalogue also has works by foreign artists in India and by the Indian artists who went abroad.The catalogue features a selection of 105 significant Indian and visiting foreign artists.
Vol One: Front Cover: Annoda Prosad Bagchi, Untitled (Vijaya), handtinted chromolithograph, late 19th century Back Cover: Haren Das, Wandering Minstrels, lithograph, 1960. Vol Two : Front Cover: Krishna Reddy, Demonstrators, viscosity, 1968 Back Cover: Somnath Hore, Untitled, viscosity, 1967.
A multi-artist selection, the catalogue features one artwork or series per artist. The art scholarship consists of a one-page write-up on each artwork, and is not in the form of discursive essays. The catalogue features a selection of significant 75 Indian modern and contemporary artists of the 20th century. Twelve authors have contributed to the catalogue.
