Wednesday, December 31, 2008

WISH YOU ALL A WONDERFUL NEW YEAR 2009


HI MY DEAR VALUABLE READER AND BLOG VISITORS,
"I WISH YOU ALL 'A WONDERFUL NEW YEAR - 2009''
ALSO WISH YOU ALL TO ATTAIN GREAT PROSPERTY UNTO YOUR LIFE.
"USE ALL YOUR EFFORTS TO ACHIVE
A NEW THING TO
THE NEW HEIGHTS
FROM THIS NEW YEAR"
-LOVE

Monday, December 29, 2008

ARTIST OF THE MONTH - Manjit Bawa



MANJIT BAWA
Bawa's older brothers encouraged him to pursue art. He studied fine arts at the School of Art, New Delhi between 1958 and 1963, where his professors included Somnath Hore, Rakesh Mehra, Dhanaraj Bhagat and B.C. Sanyal.
"But I gained an identity under Abani Sen. Sen would ask me to do 50 sketches every day, only to reject most of them. As a result I inculcated the habit of working continuously. He taught me to revere the figurative at a time when the entire scene was leaning in favor of the abstract. Without that initial training I could never have been able to distort forms and create the stylization you see in my work today," recalls Bawa.
Manjit Bawa’s Early Career
Between 1964 and 1971, Bawa worked as a silkscreen printer in Britain, where he also studied art. "On my return I faced a crisis. I asked myself, 'What shall I paint?' I couldn't be just another derivative of European style of painting." Instead, he found Indian mythology and Sufi (school of Islam) poetry. "I had been brought up on stories from the Mahabharat, the Ramayan, and the Puranas (Hindu mythological and sociological texts), on the poetry of Waris Shah (a Punjabi poet) and readings from the Granth Sahib (holy book of the Sikhs)," he says.

Manjit Bawa's canvases are distinguishable in their colors - the ochre of sunflowers, the green of the paddy fields, the red of the sun, the blue of the mountain sky. He was one of the first painters to break out of the dominant grays and browns and opted for more traditionally Indian colors like pinks, reds and violet.

He had painted Ranjha, the cowherd from the tragic ballad Heer Ranjha and Lord Krishna with a flute surrounded by dogs and not cows as in mythological paintings. Indian gods Kali and Shiva, whom Bawa considers as "icons of my country", also figure prominently in his paintings.

Nature also plays inspiration here. When young, he would travel widely either on foot, by bicycle or simply, by hitchhiking. "I have been almost everywhere - Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat. I would spread a sheet of paper on the ground and draw the countryside. The colors and the simplicity of people I met fascinated me." Birds and animals make a constant appearance in his paintings, either alone or in human company. Besides nature, the flute is a recurring motif in his works. Bawa learnt to play the flute from maestro Pannalal Ghosh. He has painted Ranjha, the cowherd from the tragic love ballad Heer Ranjha, playing the flute. He has painted Krishna with a flute, surrounded by dogs and not by cows as mythological paintings depict him. Besides these, figures of Kali and Shiva dominate Bawa's canvases; "they are the icons of my country," he feels.

Manjit gained identity under Abani Sen, whom the late painter had claimed taught him "to revere the figurative at a time when the entire art scene was leaning in favor of the abstract." Vadhera, who owns the Vadhera Art Gallery in the capital and who had attended the painter's cremation said, "The most recent memory that I have of Manjit's work was in New York where Christie's auctioned his work for USD 360,000."
He is also known to many as an 'Ice cream' painter'.

'Manjit Bawa dies: 'On 29th Dec 2008' The Sufi in art has gone'
I Express My Deep Heartful Condolence to this
Renowned Artist "MANJIT BAWA"
Let His Soul Rest In Peace.

from- The Hindu
Manjit Bawa dead
Staff Reporter

Manjit Bawa
NEW DELHI: Renowned painter Manjit Bawa, who had been in coma for nearly three years after suffering a stroke, died in the Capital on Monday. He was 67.
Known for his vibrant paintings and his love for spirituality, the artist made a mark for himself with his larger-than- life paintings filled with mythology and Sufi spirituality.
Born in the small town of Dhuri in Punjab, Mr. Bawa went on to study fine arts at the School of Art, New Delhi, under eminent professors including Somnath Hore, Rakesh Mehra, Dhanaraj Bhagat and B. C. Sanyal.

He gained recognition under Abani Sen, whom, he claimed, taught him “to revere the figurative at a time when the entire art scene was leaning in favour of the abstract.”Over the years, Mr. Bawa’s paintings have attracted both Indian as well as international buyers with one of his paintings recently selling for $3.60 lakh. He was among the first painters to break out of the dominant greys and browns of the western art and opt for more Indian colours including red and violet.

The artist was cremated in Green Park in the afternoon in the presence of a large number of friends, admirers and family members.
Expressing her grief and offering condolence to the family, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said: “Manjit Bawa’s paintings and other art works would continue to inspire younger generation in this field.”
In a condolence message, the Lalit Kala Akademi said: “The creative community has lost a towering cultured figure, an important artist of our time and a great, warm-hearted and ever-helpful friend. He had evolved a distinct style of his own and had an aesthetic vision deeply rooted but open to modern interpretation. The lyricism and poetics of his picture created a long-lasting impression on viewers.”
National Gallery of Modern Art director Rajeev Lochan said Mr. Bawa had left behind a legacy that addressed the mythology with a sense of contemporary.

Stating that Mr. Bawa wanted to paint the sky red, Ena Puri, author of a biography on Mr. Bawa, said: “He loved red. He was a brave painter who had the courage to follow his convictions unmindful of the popular trend. We will remember him for his energy.”

Mr. Bawa is survived by his daughter and son. His wife died a few years ago.
News source:- The Hindu

Saturday, December 27, 2008

PICASSO AT WORK




A VERY VERY RARE PHOTO'S OF PICCASSO AT WORK.
IT IS VERY PRECIOUS TO SEE A MASTER LIKE PICASSO WHILE AT WORK.
ANY HOW WE ARE FORTUNE TO HAVE THIS PHOTO'S.THANKS TO:-@tonionblanes.blogspot.com.I JUST SAW THIS AND PICK IT UP.

KOLAM








KOLAM IS ONE OF THE TRADITIONAL ART FORMS OF INDIA.
THE SECOND PARTS OF THE COLLECTION IS HERE. THE GERMANS ARE DOING LOT OF RESEARCH ON THIS INDIAN ART OF KOLAM.THE MAIN PERSPECTIVE/FOCUS OF THEIR RESEARCH ARE THE MATHEMATICS/MATRICS AND THE BRAIN FUNCTIONS/ACTIVATION INVOLED WHILE MAKING A KOLAM. LOT OF ARITHMATICS IS ALSO INVOLVED IN KOLAM DRAWING, THAT TUNE UP THE TWO HEMISPHERES OF THE BRAIN.
...AND LOT MORE..SO LET US PRESERVE THIS ART FORM AND EXTEND THE TREASURE TO THE FORTH COMING GENERATION.

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

WIND SHIELD ART





THESE ARTS ARE THE SECOND PART OF THE WIND SHIELD ART.THESE ARTS ARE MADE OUT OF THE ACCUMULATED DUST ON THE CAR WINDOW GLASS.WISH YOU A HAPPY HOLIDAY AND CHIRSTMAS.

AMAZING CREATIVE ARTS








ITS ALL CREATIVE ART DONE BY COMPUTER GRAPHICS.IT IS SIMPLY AMAZING AND THE VISUALIZATION IS EXORDINARY.LOT OF EFFORTS ARE INVOLVED.GREAT JOB AND WELL DONE.

Monday, December 22, 2008

ART IN STONES - ANIMAL PART-2





THE REAL STONES BECOME THE LIFE .JUST MADE BY THE ARTIST.

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

GREAT ART QUOTES


1. I believe that if it were left to artists to choose their own labels, most would choose none. - Ben Shahn (1898 - 1969)

2. So you see, imagination needs moodling - long, inefficient, happy idling, dawdling and puttering. - Brenda Ueland

3. I'm not really foreign, you know. I just do it to appear more sophisticated! I mean, nobody'd buy Evian water if it was called Blackburn water, would they? Nobody'd wear Kicker boots if they were made in Scunthorpe! Abba? Abba, Swedish? I knew then when they were a Lancashire clog-dancing trio! Arthur, Betty, Boris and Angela! Solzhenitsyn, Solzhenitsyn--a former pipe-fitter welder from Harrogate! - Balowski, In TV Shows/The Young Ones

4. An intellectual is a man who says a simple thing in a difficult way; an artist is a man who says a difficult thing in a simple way.
- Charles Bukowski, "Notes of a Dirty Old Man

5. An artist cannot fail; it is a success to be one. - Charles Horton Cooley There are more valid facts and details in works of art than there are in history books.
- Charlie Chaplin

Monday, December 15, 2008

ART IN SKATINGPADS, PART-2








THIS IS THE 2ND PART OF THE 'ART IN SKATINGPADS'.THE FIRST TWO PAINTINGS ARE REALLY LOOKING GOOD AND CATCHY.

Saturday, December 13, 2008

HOW TO NAME IT?



















I AM JUST SURPRISED TO SEE THESE CREATIVITY ON THE ROAD SIDE WALL,EVEN THE DUST PIN THEY HAVE NOT EXCLUDED. I REALLY DONT KNOW, HOW DO I CALL IT? OR HOW TO NAME THESE PAINTINGS ?

CAN I NAME ' THE ROAD SIDE WALL PAINTINGS ' OR THE ROAD SIDE ROMEO'S?
NO IDEA YET.BUT I HAVE NO HASITATION TO GIVE ALL MY APPLAUSE ALONG WITH YOU TO APPRECIATE ALL THESE PAINTINGS . IT IS SIMPLY GREAT ON ITS OWN.
NO COMPARISON IS REQUIRED.