Indian Painters & Their Paintings PDF

# Indian Painters & Their Paintings ## • THE DESIGN LADDER • A Step-way to your Dream Design College. ### Painters & Their Paintings Paintings are a type of visual art that effectively express ideas and feelings. Paintings evoke feelings of movement, volume, space and light and are typically crea...

# Indian Painters & Their Paintings ## • THE DESIGN LADDER • A Step-way to your Dream Design College. ### Painters & Their Paintings Paintings are a type of visual art that effectively express ideas and feelings. Paintings evoke feelings of movement, volume, space and light and are typically created by artists using the components of shape, colour, line, tones and textures in distinctive ways. *** # Indian Painters ## Abanindranath Tagore * Medium: Preferred paper over canvas * Technique: Wash technique ( The traditional Bengal school watercolours were bought into India by the Japanese and further developed by Abanindranath Tagore. * Color Scheme: Sombre color palette ( dull colors ) * Key Features: 1. Drew human figures, gods & goddesses. 2. Different moods from melancholic ( sadness ) to romantic are depicted. 3. Stylistic elements of Mughal, Rajasthani, and Pahari miniature paintings. 4. Traditional Indian themes & techniques of painting are used. ### Abanindranath Tagore's Paintings | Krishna's Birth | Bharat Mata | | :--------------------------------: | :--------------------------: | | A painting of Krishna's birth. | It depicts a mother figure. | | Asoka's Queen | Ganesh Janani | | A painting of Ashoka's queen. | It depicts a mother figure. | | The Passing of Shah Jahan | Portrait of Rabindranath Tagore | | A painting of a passing scene. | A portrait of the painter. | | Journey's end | Empror's March to Kashmir | | A painting of a peaceful scene. | A painting of a march scene. | *** ## Amrita Sher-Gil * Important: The originator of modern art in India. * Medium: Oil on canvas * Color Scheme: Red, ochre, brown, yellow * Key Features: 1. Made her self portrait. 2. Mostly painted female figures and their bodies. 3. Depicted the poor state of underprivileged women. 4. Everyday scenes, Indian women at the market or home, bonding with other women and other domestic scenes are some of the recurring themes in her paintings. ### Amrita Sher-Gil's Paintings | Mother India | Three Girls | | :--------------------: | :-----------------------: | | A painting of a woman. | A painting of three girls. | | Bride's Toilet | Brahmacharis | | A painting of a woman. | A painting of a group. | | Self-Portrait | Ancient Storyteller | | A painting of a woman. | A painting of a scene. | | South Indian Villagers Going to a Market | Hungarian Gypsy Girl | | A painting of a market scene. | A painting of a young girl. | | Little Girl In Blue | Hill Women | | A painting of a young girl. | A painting of women. | *** ## Jamini Roy * Style: Based on traditional Bengali folk. * Color Scheme: Restricted to 7 colors such as, Indian red, yellow, ochre, cadmium green, vermilion grey, blue and white. * Key Features: 1. Mostly Santal women (tribe in West Bengal and Jharkhand) are painted. 2. Stylized figures with curvy bodies. 3. Earthen color scheme. 4. Use of Bold and angular eyes in all his works. 5. Scenes from hindu mythology and village life are depicted. ### Jamini Roy's Paintings | Ramayan | Mother & Child | | :--------------------: | :-------------------------: | | A painting of a scene. | A painting of a mother. | | Krishna & Balarama | Bride & 2 companions | | A painting of a scene. | A painting of a bride. | | Radha Krishna | Mahadev | | A painting of a scene. | A painting of a god. | | Shiva holding Ganesha | Ram & Sita | | A painting of a scene. | A painting of Ram & Sita.| | Santhal Mother and Child | | | A painting of a mother. | | *** ## Maqbool Fida Husain * Important: Known as the "Picasso of India" * Technique: Cubism and abstract expressionism * Color Scheme: Vibrant color palette * Key Features: 1. Freehand drawings can be seen in the artwork, mainly geometric style (inspired from Cubism). 2. Painted nude goddesses and landscapes as well. 3. Painted lively and free spirits of horses in most of the paintings. 4. MF Hussain also painted a painting of the bollywood Actress, Madhuri Dixit. 5. Bold brush strokes in the background. ### Maqbool Fida Husain's Paintings | Bharat Mata | Sitar Player | | :--------------: | :---------------------: | | A painting of a woman. | A painting of a player. | | Mother Teresa | Dancing Ganesha | | A painting of a woman. | A painting of Ganesh. | | Krishna | The Horses | | A painting of Krishna. | A painting of horses. | *** ## Nandalal Bose * Style: Indian style of painting * Technique: Japanese Wash technique * Color Scheme: Deep black, Yellow, Ochre, Orange. (Colors usually depict emotions; for example, Black symbolizes dark clouds during the Indian freedom struggle.) * Key Features: 1. Inspired by Ajanta and Bagh caves. 2. Scenes from Indian History & Hindu Mythology. 3. Painted women and village life scenes. 4. Paintings express the pain felt by women. For example: "The Sati" painting (an image of a goddess who set herself on fire to prove her devotion to her husband) has pictorial space and perspective. 5. Treatment of space is the main characteristic of his figure compositions. 6. Detailed and clear lines ### Nandalal Bose's Paintings | Sati | Annapurna | | :---------------: | :--------------------: | | A painting of a woman. | A painting of a woman. | | Bapu Dandi - March | Saraswati | | A painting of a man. | A painting of a woman. | | The New Clouds | Bull Fighters | | A painting of a scene. | A painting of a scene. | | The Rati with her Bow | | | A painting of a woman. | | ## Rabindranath Tagore * Medium: Ink on paper * Technique: Work generally depicts sadness. * Color Scheme: Multi-chromatic scheme, negative space is visible in green, ochre, dull pink, and intense colors are used to depict sadness. * Key Features: 1. Female figures with gentle and deep eyes (that depict sadness) 2. Melancholy (sad) faces which are half opaque. 3. Drew individual faces. 4. Bold forms. 5. Animals or imaginary creatures are also drawn. ### Rabindranath Tagore's Paintings | Bird | Head Study | Woman's Face | | :-------------------: | :----------------------: | :----------------------: | | A painting of a bird. | A painting of a man. | A painting of a woman. | | Dancing Woman | Head of a Women | Dancing Girl | | A painting of a woman. | A painting of a woman. | A painting of a woman. | | Self Portrait | Head Study (Geometric) | Standing Figure | | A painting of a man. | A painting of a man. | A painting of a woman. | *** ## Raja Ravi Varma * Medium: Oil painting on canvas * Technique: Infused European techniques with Indian art aesthetics & used chiaroscuro technique (use of strong contrast between light & dark, usually bold contrast affecting the whole composition to create depth & drama.) * Subject Matter: Depicts Hindu deities and episodes from Epics, Puranas and everyday scenes from women's lives. * Key Features: 1. Mostly female figures in realistic style. 2. Depicts Indian royal women and goddesses. 3. Highly detailed costumes and jewellery. 4. Botanical motifs in the background. 5. Floral jewellery, hair adornments made from flowers. ### Raja Ravi Varma's Paintings | The Musicians | Hamsa Damyanti | | :---------------: | :-----------------------: | | A painting of musicians. | A painting of a woman. | | Shakuntala | Jatayu Vadha | | A painting of a woman. | A painting of a scene. | | The Stolen Interview | The Milkmaid | | A painting of a scene. | A painting of a woman. | | Yashoda Krishna | The Woman holding a fruit | | A painting of a scene. | A painting of a woman. | *** ## Sayed Haider Raza * Technique: Abstract Expressionism * Inspiration: Indian religion and philosophical concepts including "Panchtatva" ( the 5 elements of nature ) & "The Bindu" ( the dot/epicenter ) * Themes: Prakriti ( nature ), Kundalini ( primal energy ) and Tribhuj ( triangle ) * Color Scheme: Rich color palette, deep strong greens, bright azures ( bright blue ) & vibrant red * Key Features: 1. Geometrical shapes are used to convey powerful ideas & geometric grid depicts different phases of the sun. 2. Circles, squares, triangles & lines are in all shades of primary colors. 3. He has inscribed Sanskrit prayers, chants, and Urdu & Hindi verses onto his canvas. 4. To him, "Bindu" represents " The Naval " associated with the killing of Ravana. ### Sayed Haider Raza's Paintings | Saurashtra | Prarthana | | :----------------: | :----------------------: | | The name of the painting. | The name of the painting. | | Composition Geometric | Shanti Bindu | | The name of the painting. | The name of the painting. | | Ankuran | Prakriti-Purush | | The name of the painting. | The name of the painting. | | Rajput House | Comosition V | | The name of the painting. | The name of the painting. | *** ## Satish Gujral * He was an artist, muralist, architect, Sculptor. * Technique: European expressionism and Cubism * Theme: Painted sufferings of ordinary men & women during the partition of India in 1947 depicting their trauma and sadness. * Movement: Indian Modernism * Key Features: 1. Painted portraits of Indian freedom fighters such as Lala Lajpat Rai, Jawaharlal Nehru, and Krishna Menon. 2. Figures on canvas are shrouded in folds of fabric as if to make it slightly bearable to look at their trauma. 3. "Drapery-like flow" is noticed in his paintings. ### Satish Gujral's Paintings | Days of Glory | Tree of Life | | :--------------------: | :---------------------: | | The name of the painting. | The name of the painting. | | Meera Bai | Mourning en masse | | The name of the painting. | The name of the painting. | | Krishna Menon | Self Portrait | | The name of the painting. | The name of the painting. | | Portrait of Nehru | Portrait of Nancy | | The name of the painting. | The name of the painting. | ## Tyeb Mehta * Technique: Used ancient Indian technique of creating multiple images to convey motion. * Inspiration: Inspired from macabre distortion (intense displeasure or disturbance) used by the artist Francis Bacon (He was also greatly inspired by Indian themes and Hindu mythology). * Color Scheme: Use of solid primary colors * Key Features: 1. Amalgamation of human & animals' distorted figures. 2. Abstract figures set amidst diagonal shapes of colors. 3. Layered images of gods and goddesses such as Durga & Kali. 4. Diagonal surface breaking his canvas. 5. Use of bold lines. 6. Anguish images (mental or physical suffering). ### Tyeb Mehta's Paintings | Kali (1989) | Mahishasura | | :--------------: | :----------------: | | The name of the painting. | The name of the painting. | | Rikshaw Puller | The Sequence | | The name of the painting. | The name of the painting. | | Drummer | Falling Figure with Bird | | The name of the painting. | The name of the painting. | | Diagnol | Durga Mahisasura Mardini | | The name of the painting. | The name of the painting. |