Artist Painting

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Anjolie Ela Menon

noreply@blogger.com (Neha Mathur) — Fri, 21 May 2010 05:33:00 +0000

She is a female contemporary artist her name is Anjolie Ela Menon was born in 1940, has made her name in one of the India's leading artist, her paintings speak for herself, in the year she came out with her most recent work called "Yatra", her work was acquired and appreciated by the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, California.

Anjolie Ela Menon works on oil on masonite along with that she has worked with another media like water colour. and glass work that includes (pictures of glass sculptures.

This leading artist was born in West Bengal she belongs to a mixed Bengali as well as American parentage, she did her schooling from Lawrence School, Lovedale in the Nilgiri Hills, in Tamil Nadu, she started doing paintings at an age of 15, then she studied from Sir J.J. Institute of Applied Art, Mumbai after that she hold a degree in English Literature from Delhi University, the famous college of Delhi Miranda House.She is really inspired from the works of Indian painters M F Husain and Amrita Shergil.

Her talent speaks for her a the age of 18, she herself held a solo exhibition where she kept fifty-three paintings of various types of styles, she is very creative her brilliance brought her a French Government scholarship to carry out her studies at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris,: Anjolie Ela Menon has travelled in West Asia
and Europe, she tied a knot with her childhood love,an Indian Navy officer,Raja Menon, she has proudly represented India in several shows outside, she has been entitled with The Padma Shree, the fourth highest civilian award in India.

Mangal Gogte

noreply@blogger.com (Neha Mathur) — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 10:10:00 +0000

Like we need oxygen to breathe same as an artist needs his brush to give expressions to his feelings, he cant imagine his life without paintings. Like wise an artist who takes nature as her inspiration, and she finds utmost peace with its beauty her name is Mangal Gogte, she believes that things happen only when you least expect them them, ya this i true and this happened in the case of this artist.

Mangal Gogte commenced painting from her college days, she took a long gap and the height of her passion towards paintings is that she concentrated wholly on the paintings and she continued it after her marriage and gave here ideas a new surface. Her inspiration is Nature, during a winter vacation she went to ooty and visited botanical gardens there.

That beautiful sight made her filled with joy and she wanted to capture the magic in her paintings, and that's how she begun. Ever since where ever she goes she always carries her papers, paintings and brush and she has been appreciated for her work in all over India as well as in abroad.

You would be wondered to know that she didn't get any formal education in arts, she just everything practically and the things moved on, she is also a writer as well as a member of Road Safety Advisory Committee, with Mumbai Traffic Police around 20 years, a lecturer of Economics well she is versatile, Mangal Gogte has been to Finland and Switzerland, along with Alibag, Gangtok.Ooty and Kashmir.

Vaibhav Jain

noreply@blogger.com (Neha Mathur) — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 09:48:00 +0000

An artist speaks through his painting, he express all his feelings and desires through his paintings. in fact his brush give him a language to speak and communicate. A Well known artist named Vaibhav Jain who really speaks through her paintings, she born in Lucknow(Uttar Pradesh) in the year 1964, and done her Bachelors and Masters of fine arts in painting, she did it from Kala Bhavan , in 1986 to 1988.

Her university was Shantiniketan Vishwa Bharti University ,Vaibhav Jain has participated in so many shows and exhibitions and made her work known to common person, her exhibition and shows got the place at Woman Artist in Rajasthan at Jawahar Kala Kendra in the year 2006, very well known Lalit Kala Akadami, Rajasthan, she was also a part of Rajasthan Sculptures Exhibition at Jawahar Kala Kendra in the year 2005.

Vaibhav Jain also participated international exhibition in the year 2005 at Nadine Le Prince Haveli, in Rajasthan , year 2001 bring her with All India Exhibition this exhibition was organized by All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society Exhibition that was in New Delhi, there is a long chain exhibitions she participated like in the year 1995 she was a part of The Exhibition of Woman Artist of India, Jawahar Kala Kendra Jaipur.

Her work was so acclaimed and she got so many awards and scholarships, she got 2nd All India Biennale Award in the year 1999 that was organized by Rajasthan Lalit Kala Akadami, Jaipur.In the year 1986-87 she got Major Cheppundira Ponuappa Rajaram Memorial Scholarship, that was given to her by by Govt. Museum, Bangalore.

Neo Rauch

noreply@blogger.com (Neha Mathur) — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 07:19:00 +0000

Neo Rauch's style is simply different , it s paintings has drama, suspense, menace and moreover so vibrant colours it has narratives that can be defined even mock. Neo Rauch has some figures in his paintings some of them resurface more than more merely one work , this year he celebrates his 50th birthday has got double retrospective opening in Munich and Leipzig he identifies himself with his colours, even he wants the viewer to do this also.

Neo Rauch makes so intense creations in his paintings and this intensity directly relates to the observer to take part in their destinies,this companion ship turns and create a magical impact on the canvas. Neo Rauch is a German painter he born and brought near Leipzig in communist East Germany, in 2007 he work was exhibited in an exhibition called Metropololitan Mueseum of Art and work.

His works in Munich exhibition named Begleiter portrays the works from past sixteen years, it also included some new pieces. His very recent canvases portray theatrical tableaux along with anachronistic attire of characters , the paintings give the view that the scenes are really taken from any dreams.

Neo Rauch paintings have colorful streamers, Christmas- card fir tree with snow-covered roofs with convivial atmosphere. Neo Rauch is seen as a very senior figure named “New Leipzig School, it is a term that is applied for generation of artists whose work has been really acclaimed by highly prized by international collectors, and those who studied the painting at city's art academy.

Nandlal Bose

noreply@blogger.com (Neha Mathur) — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 07:10:00 +0000

An artist speaks through his paintings, they have their own thoughts and feelings . Their paintings are a way of their expression another name in this chain of expression is Nandlal Bose, he was born in December 1882 in Bihar. Nandlal Bose is regarded as very prominent artist of modern India. From 1905 to 1910 he attended Government College of Art. He was guided by Harinarayan Basu when he got into Abanindranath's Art School. Iswari Prasad also guided him.

Then he got the only guidance of Abanindranath until five years, it has been rightly said that behind every successful man there is a woman. Nandlal Bose was quite fortunate as he got great support of his sister, he is rightly called as leading lights of the renaissance of art. Rabindranath Tagore called Nandlal to join Kala Bhavan in Santiniketan, he worked as principal at Kala Bhavan from 1922 and 1951.

Talent rightly speaks, Nandlal Bose also got an offer to join Government Art School but he refused and began with helping Abanindranath to prepare a catalogue of art work in his house , he passed away on 16th April 1966. His paintings really reflects the true Indian Art and its contemporary practices. In the year 1911 for the very first time his paintings exhibited.

Nandlal Bose's outstanding work has got the place in several National and International exhibitions like Societe des Peintres Orientalistes Francais at Grand Palais in Paris, Indian School of Oriental Art, Crystal Palace of England, The Netherlands

Prabha Shah

noreply@blogger.com (Neha Mathur) — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 09:09:00 +0000

Art itself has own language and it cannot be separated from life , she is the one who lives her life through her art the modern art practitioner Prabha Shah. With a broad imaginative perspective, deprived of hearing Prabha Shah has given an utmost example to live life and fill it with the colours of art. She is from Rajasthan which is the place of temples, shrines and the state that proudly preserves its culture and heritage. Prabha Shah has given a blend of modern as well as traditional art in her paintings, her style is unique.

Prabha Speaks through her brush, she is deprived of hearing but this is not a barrier for her she observes the things very minutely and tries to figure out the actual thought , she has an equal perception of observing people as well as things.She gives a perfect and harmonious balance of abstract and natural art with a strong sense of imagination, all the creations are the outcome of her creative mind. Her paintings are the manifestations of her affection to the world.

Prabha Shah is not confined to any obligation, she keeps on refining her art to transform the original version to a convicting fiction thats all is the creation of her imaginative mind and skill. She doesn't works on extreme contentlessness, she believes in the objectivity of the real rather particularly going for locale. She use to take extracts from the past and try to mould it in her own style.Her paintings manifests her love and affection to the world. Prabha also believes in experimentation. Even she keeps on reinventing her old paintings year after year.

Rajendra Tikoo

noreply@blogger.com (Neha Mathur) — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 10:21:00 +0000

When someone asks what is an art , then answer would be that art is human creativity and way of expression of his feelings and emotions. It is a tool though which an artist can communicate easily whatever he wants to convey, it is a medium of showing one's thinking and how it reflects and changes other's way of thinking. Here one name would be essential to add he is Rajendra Tikoo, an artist who lives his paintings.

Rajendra Tikoo was born in 1953, since 1979 he has been teaching and practising sculpture. He has gained vast experience through his continuous work of 28 years . At National and International level he has gained so much of recognition, as he has explored new ways of local possibilities of material, his work is really recognised and reviewed publicly. His different thoughts and ideas are appreciated among masses. In appreciation he has got so many awards and honours. Rajendra Tikoo got so many awards like Pollock Krasner Foundation (New York 2005).

He got distinction of an eminent artist from Lalit Kala Akademi, in 1999, to make his work more reachable, to make his work world known, he was also a part of numerous symposiums in so many countries like Switzerland, Japan and Israel. In fact he also participated in so many group and solo shows like Sarah India organized Exhibition, the Feuersinne Erden in Germany 2001 and UNDP. Rajendra Tikoo a very brilliant artist who gives new ideas and explored new ways.

Laxman Aelay

noreply@blogger.com (Neha Mathur) — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 11:10:00 +0000

Some people choose art as their profession, some people choose art to express their feelings. Laxman Aelay who has made his profession his life. For an artist his art is like a true and divine way to express his feelings. These feelings and expressions form their place in subconscious of an artist, and when he gets brush in his hands he just portrays whatever he thinks and wants other people think and understand.

Laxman Aelay was born in 1964 Nalgonda district of Andhra Pradesh, he has done Bachelors in Commerce after that he wanted to get into completely different path of life, a totally different step he went to Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University College of Fine Arts of Hyderabad, and undertake the studies of Arts, he did B.A in painting and turned out to be a professional artist. Laxman Aelay was also a part of so many exhibitions.

Some of his important exhibitions are “Contemporary Deccan – A New Generation of Artists” in 1999 and in 2000 “7th Group Show” at the Surya Art Gallery they both took place in Hyderabad. He has been entitled with so many Awards as well as gold medals for his work. In 1995 he got an award from the Hyderabad Art Society, it encouraged him to come out with new and innovative work. Laxman Aelay also represented India that was an exposition. It was organised by TAANA in Chicago and scored international fame.

Laxman Aelay's paintings are based on rural people, currently he is working as a freelance artist.

Niren Sen Gupta

noreply@blogger.com (Neha Mathur) — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 08:49:00 +0000

An artist's life can't be separated from art, it is as essential as we need oxygen to breathe. Here is the another name in the chain of wonderful artists, very versatile Niren Sen Gupta. Some artists speaks through their paintings as they are the perfect tool of their expression and communication. Niren Sen Gupta was born in 1940 in Bengal, he did his graduation from Calcutta University, he also teaches along with painting as he sees himself as professional painter.

Niren Sen Gupta is an ex-principal of College of Art New Delhi. Having so many responsibilities on him, he came out holding so many honorary positions like Executive Member of Academy of Visual Media (New Delhi), Founder member of Gallery 26, all just because of his talent he got the place of Art Advisor to various Art Organizations along with that membership of Habitat Centre (Delhi). To communicate in more frequent way he exhibited so many solo shows.

Niren Sen Gupta participated inn various group exhibitions as well National exhibition and AIFACS annual exhibition since 1969,he was also a part of group shows done by painters of Calcutta in New Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai. Some of other shows were in aid of Bangladesh in Kolkata, New Delhi and Mumbai in 1971, along with Shantiniketan in 1972. His art got its place at Gallery 26 in New Delhi in 1976, in 1977, in 1980 Chandigarh , Vadehra Gallery (New Delhi) 1990, All India Drawing Exhibition, in 1988 Biennale (Bhopal). Since 1990 Niren Sen Gupta also appeared in Dhoomi Mal gallery Ravi memorial show.

Hari Sadhan Dey

noreply@blogger.com (Neha Mathur) — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 10:21:00 +0000

Art and painting is somehow a kind of instinct and feeling. It gives you a new outlook towards life, it opens up you to explore new things and brings new ideas to live and recreate, really paintings are best mode of expression, an artist can fully express himself through his paintings. Art itself is a life for an artist it becomes his life line as he speaks through his paintings. in this chain of feelings and expressions one more name is Hari Sadhan Dey. An artist who has made his paintings his language.

Hari Sadhan Dey has given his whole heart to his paintings. His all the creations are unique in him and most of them are restricted mainly to single figure. Hari Sadhan Dey has portrayed a female face that has got a central stage in fact it creates a wave of mystery as well in the mind of the viewer.

Hari Sadhan Dey's portarits and paintings have visual harmony, he concentrates especially on women characters, they have their secret passions and a perfect visual of their unfulfilled desires, it perfectly expresses the emotions of women what do they feel under different circumstances. His portraits are a clear picture of intense feelings and desires that a woman probably can not explains .

Her happiness, stress, traumas, innocence and her feelings of Joy, all these emotions are very well portrayed by him in utmost true sense.

Chippa Sudhakar

noreply@blogger.com (Neha Mathur) — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 09:37:00 +0000

Life looses its meaning without colors, it becomes dull when there are no colours. For an artist his art, his paintings, his colors are his lifeline. In fact it is as essential as we breathe to survive. One more has added in the chain of Talented artists of India he is Chippa Sudhakar, who lives his life through his paintings. This talented artist born in 1965, he is a graduate in Fine Arts from J.N.T. University, Hyderabad.

After doing graduation from hyderabad Chippa Sudhakar pursued his post diploma in Graphics from the M.S. University, in 1990 Baroda. He has got various recognitions for his ultimate work that makes him different from all. He has received so many honours, with awards like Chitrakala Parishath Award, Bangalore, 1993 same year come out with Bombay Art Society Award,1993. To encouarge his outstanding art he got Hyderabad Art Society Award in 1994.

Chippa Sudhakar exhibited in several cities to make his work in the reach of the people and to make them aware about his works.He visited the Drawing Exhibition and the National Print Exhibition in London at the bank side. He showed his feelings and expressions through oil on canvas, interestingly he portrayed very immensely his relationship with rural India on wood, as well as on paper and other media.

Chippa Sudhakar has spnt his life in rural area so he cn connect himself very easily, presently he is living and works in a farm house studio of Andhra Pradesh.

B.Devraj

noreply@blogger.com (Neha Mathur) — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 07:03:00 +0000

For an artist his paintings are his lifeline, what ever he wants to communicate he can do it through his paintings, they are the main source of his expression and feelings, B.Devraj an artist who speaks through his paintings. He was born on 9th April 1966 in Chanenahalli Bangalore, an artist who lives his life through his paintings, he chose the medium of paintings to show his expression and he is far successful in that. His paintings have their own language.

B.Devraj has done Bachelors in Fine Arts and Masters in Fine Arts in painting from college of Fine Arts in Bangalore, to honour his expertise he got awards in 1992 from Karnataka Lalitkala Academy Award, in fact their is a series of Awards in 1993 he received All India Exhibition Award by Karantaka Chitrakala Parishat in Bangalore. Followed by Young Artist Award in 2001 by H.K.Kejriwal Trust.

Year 2004 came out with National Award which is very notable. B.Devraj also made his strong appearance in so many group shows like Karnataka Lalitkala Academy Award from 1991 to 1995. In 1993 -94 he particiapted in All India Fine Arts Exhibitions, Bangalore, in 1996 Artist Camp and Exhibition, Andaman

Haren Thakur

noreply@blogger.com (Neha Mathur) — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 09:02:00 +0000

Art itself is a language, it needs strong emotions to feel and live. Art itself is a life it need a sensible mind and soul to feel each and every colour of it. In this wave of art Haren Thakur is a name that can not be forgotten, for him art and his life are synonyms they cannot be separated from each other.

Haren Thakur painter Of West Bengal, did his graduation from Kala Bhavan (Shantiniketan) in 1975, after that he took participation in various camps and exhibitions, he was also a part of major groups as well as in solo shows in different cities Mumbai, Kolkata and Ranchi. As these activities proved as a platform for him to express himself ina better way. Haren has his own distinctive medium he uses animals to portray political situation in India .

Haren thakur made , a collage of Nepali rice paper on canvas, his paintings are satires on political system. His work always has a hidden message, he always tries to animate the viewer’s thoughts that somehow disclose the hidden secrets also. Haren Thakur follows a very simple style to portray satires that directly touches the hearts and minds off masses in a very straight forward manner! His paintings are really impressive.

Haren Thakur always tries to capture and hold viewer’s attention by adopting very simple themes followed by very simple philosophy. He always believes not to create much hype which is a trend now a days and comes out with paintings of serene and simple philosophical attachment. With a blend of modern and ethnical art which has a real impact over masses.

Dhiraj Choudhary

noreply@blogger.com (Neha Mathur) — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 06:51:00 +0000

Art and culture cannot be separated from life, they make our roots very strong. Infact art brings us very close to ourselves in this chain of emotions and expressions one name should not be forgotten he is Dhiraj Choudhary. Dhiraj Choudhary was born in Bangladesh in 1936, as every artist has his particular line of work, Dhiraj Choudhary is a politically motivated artist chose the lives of poor as his subject of art.

Dhiraj Choudhary always believe to portray how a common and poor man go through different phases of life. For him art is not merely an exercise to get technical expertise and he has never persued art for art's sake, his belief is to show the bitter realities of life. Dhiraj Choudhary found no other better way than painting to show his expression.

Dhiraj Choudhary has come out with the portraits like hungry and tortured people who are still striving for their lives. A clear picture of our society that is untouched still, he adds “the pictures I paint may not be pretty, but they portray a real expression of my love for humanity”. It is his struggle of 50 years.

Balaji Theertham

noreply@blogger.com (Neha Mathur) — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 11:09:00 +0000

India is a land full of talented people. There have been many artists in history who created some masterpieces. Now a days India is blooming with some great talents. The art of painting is flourishing at a high scale in India. Every Indian painter has got a unique style of his own. Some of these painters follow the traditional schools of art and painting while others opt for the modern art. Here we will talk about a painter who created such a masterpiece that won him a president award. He is Balaji Theertham. This painter hails from Andhra Pradesh. He was born on a very special day, that is, August 15, 1967.

Sometimes the destiny lets us study something else and we shape our career in an entirely new direction. The same thing happened with Balaji. He obtained his Ph.D in Physics subject but he was good with paints and brushes. So finally this person stepped into the world of paintings. He got his first award for painting in 1986. After this award the stars favoured him so much that he got a whole trail of awards behind him. He also received the National award from the Indian President in 1994. He painted the Sampoorna Ramayan in his characteristic Kalamkari style .

Balaji has given extensive demonstrations of style within the country and outside like in UK and France . As this painter is very attached to his art teacher and love and respect him a lot so he founded the Kalamkari Hastha Kala Kendram in the memory of his art teacher.

Biplab Dalai - From sufferings to celebration!

noreply@blogger.com (Neha Mathur) — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:40:00 +0000

Biplab Dalai is among those talented Indian artists who have to struggle a lot for bringing their talent in front of the world. He was born in 1976. He is a self taught artist. Sometimes we realise our talent and skills a little later in life and same happened with Biplab. Before finally deciding his career as a painter he used to do a lot of diverse works to earn his bread. He was unable to continue his higher studies because of his financial conditions. He sold chickens, tried his hands into the mechanical tasks and several other things like that. But Biplab was not at all happy and content with these jobs as often used to dream of a better and more pleasant life.

Life was going on in a slow and dull phase for Biplab till he came across the autobiography of Vincent Van Gogh. It proved to be a turning point and a source of inspiration for this struggler. Vincent himself was a Dutch post-Impressionist painter. He suffered from some mental illness and finally died at the age of 37 from a self inflicted gunshot wound. He was lesses known and appreciated during his life but the world recognized his artistic talent after his death.

This autobiography inspired Biplab a lot and his whole perspective for the life changed all of a sudden. Earlier he sketched a portrait of Mother Teresa and then his never ending journey of paint, brushes and colour began. He painted landscapes, scenaries, people and many things more.

Spritiual painter – Anuja Agrawal

noreply@blogger.com (Neha Mathur) — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:21:00 +0000

India is a beautiful country which has got various artists in various fields. The Indian history witnesses that there have been great painters even in the past. Since that time the artists are continuously developing their artistic skills. Here we talk about a young Indian artist who is yet not so much known but of course she is talented. She hails from a city that is popular for it's unique colourful culture and is better known as the Pink City. Yes ! This Indian painter is from Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan. Her name is Anuja Agrawal.

Anuja was born in Jaipur in 1982. She had an artistic bend of mind and a vision that wanted her to explore and experiment with colours and brush. That is why she decided to pursue her Masters degree in Fine Arts. She studied at Rajasthan University. Apart from this she also holds a diploma in interior designing from NIFD.

With her rising painting talent and excitement, Anuja soon started participating in several art exhibitions and various art fairs. She also participated in the annual Kala Mela of 2006 at Allahbad University. The significant fact about Anuja's paintings is that they are full of enlightenment, inner strength and spirituality. She describes it by saying that the inner strength and the enlightenment are never stagnant, they keep on moving and overtakes darkness. She uses the images of various objects to express her philosophy through colourful acrylic on board works.

Animesh Roy – The artistic Papillon

noreply@blogger.com (Neha Mathur) — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:26:00 +0000

Animesh Roy is a famous Indian painter. He is an artist who has got blend of feelings like the passion of Van Gogh, the thrill in Papillon, the freedom and spirituality of mountains and the serenity, simplicity and greatness of Rabindranath Tagore and Mahatma Gandhi. The artist has been basically a rebel and a traveller.

Animesh was born at Krishnagar in Bengal. The place itself is famous for it's artistic taste. It is mainly famous for it's clay sculptures. As his parents were in transferable job so this popular artist got the chance of travelling to various places. He got the pure experience of thrill and adventure in his life when he visited the places like Himalayas etc. As a child also, he used to get absorbed in the beauty of surroundings, “Walking down to Saat Taal and getting lost on the way back in the darkness”.

For the artists, especially for the painters the inspiration comes from whatever they see or do. The same thing happened with Animesh while travelling, meeting various people, visiting the old villages and relegious peaceful places like mosques, churches, temples or graveyards. Although this artist prepares most of his works in the studio but the original source of inspiration lies in his wandering of the world. For him the college Art degree was just meaningless and he participated in two solo shows just out of college in 1992. This Indian artist is growing constantly.

Mola Ram – A Name Less Heard Yet Significant!

noreply@blogger.com (Neha Mathur) — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:34:00 +0000

Mola Ram was a famous Indian painter during 1743 to 1833. He belonged to Srinagar. He kept on working for the kingdom called Garhwal until it was annexed in 1803. Besides being a painter he was also a poet, historian and a diplomat. It is said that Sulaman Shikoh, a Mughal Prince, took refuge in Garhwal. The Prince brought along with him an artist and his son who were his court painters. These painters developed the Garhwal style of miniature painting. It is said that Mola Ram was one of their descendants.

Mola Ram was famous for his unique style of painting which balanced the romantic charm only by few other styles of painting. The female characters from the Garhwal School include beautiful women with thin waist line, soft oval shaped force and sharp features.

Mola Ram used to create harmonies among the various vibrant colours through his exclusive style of painting. Initially the artist used to paint in the Mughal style. For example his painting called Mastani has been done in Mughal idiom. The painting called Vasakasajja Nayika is one more painting from him and it has been painted in the Garhwal style.

Krishna Khanna- Contemporary Artist

noreply@blogger.com (Neha Mathur) — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 06:51:00 +0000

Krishna Khanna is one the the prominent contemporary artist in Indian art field, he has started painting as his profession when art and artist are not in glamour. He was born in pre-partition on India in 1925 in the Lyallpur district (now in Pakistan). From the childhood Krishana was devoted towards painting, so he started attending evening classes at Mayo School of Art.

From his hard work and dedication in paointing Krishna Khanna has stated give success in this field, he sold his first painting in a leading exhibition in to Dr. Homi Bhabha from the Tata Institue of Fundamental Research. He got good support from his family to pursue his carrer in paintings. He has shown his admirable painting in many exhibition across the country. He invited upcoming artists to join the "Progressive Artists Group" in which he remained involeved all his life.

By his incredible work, he was awarded the "Rockfeller Fellowship", in 1963-64 he was the Artist in Residence at the American University, apart from that he has participated in many group and solo shows like 'Sao Paulo Biennale', The Venice Biennale and many more. Khanna relocates his observation onto the canvas with naturalness and enthusiasm that enhances his subject matter. Krishna Kahnna lives and working in New Delhi.

Father of modern art- Abanindranath Tagore

noreply@blogger.com (Neha Mathur) — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 06:01:00 +0000

Abanindranath Tagore was an famous Indian painter, he is regarded as a father of modern art in India. Abanindranath was born on 7 August, 1871 and died on 5 December,1951. He is the leader of Renaissance movement of Indian Painting as he contribute a lot in the Indian paintings.

He was born in famous Tagore Bengali family, which was full of culture and tradition, he grew up in art, culture and creativity environment, where his painting creativity start growing and he got the name and fame in art field. He is famous for his oil paintings and portraits. For many year he has taken lesson from Italian artist Signor Gilhardi and learnt foilage painting, pastel and life study.

The famous book of Rabindranath Tagore Gitanjali brought Tagore family international renown, and which help Abanindranath 's artistic projects also. He has contributed to the Bengali Literature with his devotion towards paintings and he taught painting in his own style

Manjeet Bawa

noreply@blogger.com (Neha Mathur) — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 09:28:00 +0000

Manjeet Bawa is one of the famous Indian painter in the country, he was born in 1941 in the Punjab, he has studied at the Art School of Art in New Delhi, after that he went to London School of painting for doing diplomain art. Manjeet Bawa was fond of art and paintings. Manjeet canvases are distinguishable in their colors-the green paddy leaves , the red of the sun, the blue of the mountain sky and lot more.

Bawa had rome around all over the country like Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat and many more, he has drawn all those beautiful scene on the canvases. Bawa has received and renowned with many awards like Baddhadeb Dasgupta Award, Bharat Bhawan Biennale Award, Lalit Kala Akademi Awards for his awesome work in paintings.

He has spent his most of life time in Dalhousie and established studio also. He died on 29 December 2008 , because of sever health problem.

Tyeb Mehta

noreply@blogger.com (Neha Mathur) — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 12:05:00 +0000

In 1959 he left for London, there he stayed for a long time and he received Rockfeller Fellowship Award in 1968, Mehta's atyle influenced by the expressionist works of Francis Bacon. He had made three minute movie ,Kooda, which was shooted in Mumbai and won beat critics awardin 1970. He worke din famous school in West Bengal 'Shantiniketan'.

Tyeb held the recordd of highest price of Indian Paintings, it was sold in $317,500USD for Celebration, in 2005 his Kali painting was sold worth Rs. 10 million like this he has sold many of his paintings. He received many awards also Kalidas Samman from Madhya Pradesh Government, Padma Bhusan in 2007 an d many more. Tyeb Mehta died on 2 July 2009 from heart attack.

Francis Newton Souza

noreply@blogger.com (Neha Mathur) — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 12:19:00 +0000

A famous Indian artist Francis Newton Souza was born on 12 April, 1924 in Saligo, Goa. From childhood only he suffer a lot, his father died when he was young and after that he was bloged from serious disease. But after having so much problem in his life, he never loose hope and his creativity. He took admission on Sir J.J. of Art School of Mumbai, with this he has paticipated in Quit India Movement. Thereafter his progess start, he started Progressive Artist's Movement in 1947.

F.N. Souza went to London and there also he strugglw for his life, but after all these he got the success and got the recognition in 1950, with his solo- exhibition at the 'Gallery One' in London. And on the same time his auto-biography was published and in 1959 'Words and Lines ' was published and got the recognition.

The style of F.N. Souza comprise of still life, landscape, nudes, iconsof Christianity and many more. One of the most recurring painting of F.N. Souza was conflict between man and woman. At the same time, there is a visiable of the folk art of Goa, the Renaissance painting and 18th and 19th Century painting.