Take a look at some of the globally acclaimed Indian painters and know more about their journey.*
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Take a look at some of the globally acclaimed Indian painters and know more about their
journey.*
#Paresh Maity
Indian Contemporary Artist
Born 1965, Tamluk, West Bengal, India
Lives and works in New Delhi
His work is characterized by stylised forms, free flow of colours and a co-existence of motion and stillness. Interplay of warm hues and vibrant colours and a criss-cross of the figurative, representative and stylised art, with sound academic technique are trademarks of Maity’s productions. "Water-colours are my heart & soul" says Paresh Maity who over a period of the last 20 years has achieved proficiency in the medium a few can claim. Paresh Maity , on whatever surface he may choose, be it paper, canvas or any other medium, creates magic.
The colours are vibrant, and echo the passion of the artist. The sand dunes of Rajasthan, the backwaters of Kerala, the canals of Venice, to the lake of Geneva, Paresh's paints have captured it all. Paresh Maity has won many prestigious awards, these include gold medal from USSR in 1983; Government of West Bengal award for watercolor painting in 1985; Jamini Roy Birth Centenary Celebration Award (1987); Governor’s Gold Medal from Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata (1988); National Scholarship (1989); AIFACS award for best watercolor painting (1990); an award by Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata in 1990; Harmony Award in 1999; one from Royal Watercolour Society, London in 2002. In 2014, Government of India conferred upon him its fourth-highest civilian award the Padma Shri. He has painted the longest painting in India, that stretches up to over 850 feet and is surely one of the most monumental paintings in the world.
#Manu Parekh
Indian Modern Artist
Born 1939, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Lives and Works in New Delhi
Manu Parekh is a prolific artist who has made considerable contributions to Indian Modern Art. His paintings employ visual drama to explore human interaction with nature. The colors and forms in them exude a volatile energy, which can barely be put within the confines of his canvas, and become a natural extension of his own personality as an artist and as an individual. Over the last decade he has made numerous works about the city of Benaras and lives in New Delhi.
Parekh was awarded the President of India's Silver Plaque and the All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society Award, New Delhi, in 1972; the National Award from the Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, in 1982; and the Padma Shri from the Government of India in 1992.
#Subodh Gupta
Indian Contemporary Artist
Born 1964, Khagaul, Bihar, India
Lives and works in New Delhi
Subodh Gupta is an Indian Contemporary artist based in New Delhi. Trained as a painter, he went on to experiment with a variety of media. His work encompasses sculpture, installation, painting, photography, performance and video. Gupta is best known for incorporating everyday objects that are ubiquitous throughout India, such as the steel tiffin boxes used by millions to carry their lunch as well as thali pans, bicycles, and milk pails. From such ordinary items the artist produces sculptures that reflect on the economic transformation of his homeland and which relate to Gupta's own life and memories.
Gupta’s works have been exhibited in prestigious museums, art fairs and biennales throughout the world. Solo exhibitions of his work have been held in some of the most internationally renowned contemporary art galleries, including Hauser & Wirth (London, Zurich, New York and Somerset), Arario (Seoul and Beijing), Pinchuk Art Centre (Kiev) and Galeria Continua (San Gimignano, Italy). In 2012 his mid-career survey was seen at the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, curated by Germano Celant. His most recent solo shows include Invisible Reality (2016) at Hauser & Wirth, Somerset, UK; and Seven Billion Light Years at Hauser & Wirth (2015), New York. In late 2015, his monumental sculpture When Soak Becomes Spill was installed in front of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London; a giant stainless steel bucket with hundreds of small vessels spilling from the brim like over-flowing water. His work was included in the Museum of Fine Arts Boston’s recent show Megacities Asia and in 2013 he was awarded the Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Letters, among the French government’s highest honors, for his contribution to contemporary art. Gupta’s work has been acquired by leading private collectors as well as for the permanent collections of museums all over the world.
“All these things were part of the way I grew up. They are used in the rituals and ceremonies that were part of my childhood. Indians either remember them from their youth, or they want to remember them. And I am the idol thief. I steal from the drama of Hindu life. And from the kitchen - these pots, they are like stolen gods, smuggled out of the country. Hindu kitchens are as important as prayer rooms.”- Subodh Gupta
#Jogen Chowdhury
Indian Modern Artist
Born 1939, Faridpur, Bangladesh
Lives and works in Santiniketan, West Bengal, India
Jogen Chowdhury is an eminent Indian painter and considered an important painter of 21st century India. He lives and works in Santiniketan. He graduated from the Government College of Art & Craft, Kolkata and subsequently at École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris in 1967. He has immense contribution in inspiring young artists of India. Jogen Chowdhury had developed his individual style after his return from Paris. His most famous paintings are in ink, water colour and pastel. He has painted in oil medium as well. Jogen Chowdhury’s art is not only a form of self expression but a reflection of a collective and subjective consciousness. Having experienced the traumatic effects of the Partition, dislocation and a sense of isolation, his figures reflect an intractable solitude and the sufferings of human. The socio-political injustices can even be seen in his individual figures as well as the couple paintings.
Distorted lines and dark backgrounds define the ideology behind his oeuvre. With distorted lines and strokes he expresses the nuances of human feelings and human emotions and their subtle ups and downs in the daily experiences. The dark, vacant background which seems to vanish projects a spatial sequence. These forms help him interpret the human form as simplified, exaggerated way, thus intensifying its visual and conceptual expression.
“The pulse and rhythm of Jogen Chowdhury’s art comes from a filial affinity to nature and milieu.”- R. Siva Kumar, Art historian.
#Sujata Bajaj
Indian Contemporary Artist
Born 1958, Jaipur, Rajasthan
Lives and works in Paris
Sujata Bajaj graduated and Mastered in Art and Painting from Pune, Maharashtra. An influence of tribal art and culture led her to a Ph.d in Fine Arts, on Indian Tribal Art, and this reflect greatly in her works. She also studied at Ecole Nationale des Beaux Arts, Paris, on French government scholarship in 1988-89. Sujata has held around 25 individual shows in India and over 20 international shows and participated in more the a dozen group shows across India and abroad including in U.K, France, Norway and Saffronart in Los Angeles in 2001. She was conferred with Chancellors Award S.N.D.T University, Mumbai, selected for International Youth Achievement by Cambridge University, UK.in1986 and also holder of Raza Award in 2003, Bombay Art Society Award and the Maharashtra State Art Award.
"There is influence of both French and Indian art in my work. I use a lot of vibrant colours, but balance the colours with the texture.”- Sujata Bajaj
#Thukral & Tagra
Indian Contemporary Artist
Thukral -Born 1976, Jalander, Tagra - Born 1979, Delhi
Lives and works in Gurgaon
Artists Thukral & Tagra’s works are executed in a wide variety of media including graphics, videos, music, interiors, product design, paintings, sculpture and installations. Their quirky, kitsch, pop art-like works focus on the influence of popular western ideologies on India’s deep-rooted cultural heritage, and blur the lines between fine art and popular culture, product placement and exhibition design, artistic inspiration and media hype. However, the duo’s approach to the subject is refreshingly stylish. Although vibrant and energetic, their compositions raise serious questions about the globalisation of consumer culture, the loss of identity experienced by Indians in their own sub-continent, and their repercussions worldwide.
Jiten Thukral and Sumir Tagra, branded as Thukral & Tagra, have worked as a team since the turn of the millennium. The artist duo experiments in several mediums simultaneously, defying any commitment to the confines of a single medium. In “Windows of Opportunity”, 2013, Thukral and Tagra combine wall-mounted oil on canvas works with a site-specific installation of a white-and-orange racetrack across the first storey of the gallery while “Longing for Tomorrow”, 2012, combines paintings with sculpture, decorative accoutrements, furniture, classical vases and ceramic centrepieces painted in saccharine colours. Thukral & Tagra have received numerous awards and were recently singled out by Wallpaper Magazine as one of the 101 best emerging international designers.
Please note: There are many Indian artists which have recognised globally. The above list mentions the few of well-known Indian painters.
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-Thukral and Tugra https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AThukral_%26Tagra_Portrait.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/70/Thukral_%26Tagra_Portrait.jpg
By Thukralandtagra - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?
curid=41550317
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thukral_%26_Tagra
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-https://fineartsenthusiast.wordpress.com/
-https://en.wikipedia.org/
-Reports and Research findings on the internet.
-Books written by art critics
To know about art investments contact us today!
Take a look at some of the globally acclaimed Indian painters and know more about their
journey.*
#Paresh Maity
Indian Contemporary Artist
Born 1965, Tamluk, West Bengal, India
Lives and works in New Delhi
His work is characterized by stylised forms, free flow of colours and a co-existence of motion and stillness. Interplay of warm hues and vibrant colours and a criss-cross of the figurative, representative and stylised art, with sound academic technique are trademarks of Maity’s productions. "Water-colours are my heart & soul" says Paresh Maity who over a period of the last 20 years has achieved proficiency in the medium a few can claim. Paresh Maity , on whatever surface he may choose, be it paper, canvas or any other medium, creates magic.
The colours are vibrant, and echo the passion of the artist. The sand dunes of Rajasthan, the backwaters of Kerala, the canals of Venice, to the lake of Geneva, Paresh's paints have captured it all. Paresh Maity has won many prestigious awards, these include gold medal from USSR in 1983; Government of West Bengal award for watercolor painting in 1985; Jamini Roy Birth Centenary Celebration Award (1987); Governor’s Gold Medal from Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata (1988); National Scholarship (1989); AIFACS award for best watercolor painting (1990); an award by Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata in 1990; Harmony Award in 1999; one from Royal Watercolour Society, London in 2002. In 2014, Government of India conferred upon him its fourth-highest civilian award the Padma Shri. He has painted the longest painting in India, that stretches up to over 850 feet and is surely one of the most monumental paintings in the world.
#Manu Parekh
Indian Modern Artist
Born 1939, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Lives and Works in New Delhi
Manu Parekh is a prolific artist who has made considerable contributions to Indian Modern Art. His paintings employ visual drama to explore human interaction with nature. The colors and forms in them exude a volatile energy, which can barely be put within the confines of his canvas, and become a natural extension of his own personality as an artist and as an individual. Over the last decade he has made numerous works about the city of Benaras and lives in New Delhi.
Parekh was awarded the President of India's Silver Plaque and the All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society Award, New Delhi, in 1972; the National Award from the Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, in 1982; and the Padma Shri from the Government of India in 1992.
#Subodh Gupta
Indian Contemporary Artist
Born 1964, Khagaul, Bihar, India
Lives and works in New Delhi
Subodh Gupta is an Indian Contemporary artist based in New Delhi. Trained as a painter, he went on to experiment with a variety of media. His work encompasses sculpture, installation, painting, photography, performance and video. Gupta is best known for incorporating everyday objects that are ubiquitous throughout India, such as the steel tiffin boxes used by millions to carry their lunch as well as thali pans, bicycles, and milk pails. From such ordinary items the artist produces sculptures that reflect on the economic transformation of his homeland and which relate to Gupta's own life and memories.
Gupta’s works have been exhibited in prestigious museums, art fairs and biennales throughout the world. Solo exhibitions of his work have been held in some of the most internationally renowned contemporary art galleries, including Hauser & Wirth (London, Zurich, New York and Somerset), Arario (Seoul and Beijing), Pinchuk Art Centre (Kiev) and Galeria Continua (San Gimignano, Italy). In 2012 his mid-career survey was seen at the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, curated by Germano Celant. His most recent solo shows include Invisible Reality (2016) at Hauser & Wirth, Somerset, UK; and Seven Billion Light Years at Hauser & Wirth (2015), New York. In late 2015, his monumental sculpture When Soak Becomes Spill was installed in front of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London; a giant stainless steel bucket with hundreds of small vessels spilling from the brim like over-flowing water. His work was included in the Museum of Fine Arts Boston’s recent show Megacities Asia and in 2013 he was awarded the Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Letters, among the French government’s highest honors, for his contribution to contemporary art. Gupta’s work has been acquired by leading private collectors as well as for the permanent collections of museums all over the world.
“All these things were part of the way I grew up. They are used in the rituals and ceremonies that were part of my childhood. Indians either remember them from their youth, or they want to remember them. And I am the idol thief. I steal from the drama of Hindu life. And from the kitchen - these pots, they are like stolen gods, smuggled out of the country. Hindu kitchens are as important as prayer rooms.”- Subodh Gupta
#Jogen Chowdhury
Indian Modern Artist
Born 1939, Faridpur, Bangladesh
Lives and works in Santiniketan, West Bengal, India
Jogen Chowdhury is an eminent Indian painter and considered an important painter of 21st century India. He lives and works in Santiniketan. He graduated from the Government College of Art & Craft, Kolkata and subsequently at École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris in 1967. He has immense contribution in inspiring young artists of India. Jogen Chowdhury had developed his individual style after his return from Paris. His most famous paintings are in ink, water colour and pastel. He has painted in oil medium as well. Jogen Chowdhury’s art is not only a form of self expression but a reflection of a collective and subjective consciousness. Having experienced the traumatic effects of the Partition, dislocation and a sense of isolation, his figures reflect an intractable solitude and the sufferings of human. The socio-political injustices can even be seen in his individual figures as well as the couple paintings.
Distorted lines and dark backgrounds define the ideology behind his oeuvre. With distorted lines and strokes he expresses the nuances of human feelings and human emotions and their subtle ups and downs in the daily experiences. The dark, vacant background which seems to vanish projects a spatial sequence. These forms help him interpret the human form as simplified, exaggerated way, thus intensifying its visual and conceptual expression.
“The pulse and rhythm of Jogen Chowdhury’s art comes from a filial affinity to nature and milieu.”- R. Siva Kumar, Art historian.
#Sujata Bajaj
Indian Contemporary Artist
Born 1958, Jaipur, Rajasthan
Lives and works in Paris
Sujata Bajaj graduated and Mastered in Art and Painting from Pune, Maharashtra. An influence of tribal art and culture led her to a Ph.d in Fine Arts, on Indian Tribal Art, and this reflect greatly in her works. She also studied at Ecole Nationale des Beaux Arts, Paris, on French government scholarship in 1988-89. Sujata has held around 25 individual shows in India and over 20 international shows and participated in more the a dozen group shows across India and abroad including in U.K, France, Norway and Saffronart in Los Angeles in 2001. She was conferred with Chancellors Award S.N.D.T University, Mumbai, selected for International Youth Achievement by Cambridge University, UK.in1986 and also holder of Raza Award in 2003, Bombay Art Society Award and the Maharashtra State Art Award.
"There is influence of both French and Indian art in my work. I use a lot of vibrant colours, but balance the colours with the texture.”- Sujata Bajaj
#Thukral & Tagra
Indian Contemporary Artist
Thukral -Born 1976, Jalander, Tagra - Born 1979, Delhi
Lives and works in Gurgaon
Artists Thukral & Tagra’s works are executed in a wide variety of media including graphics, videos, music, interiors, product design, paintings, sculpture and installations. Their quirky, kitsch, pop art-like works focus on the influence of popular western ideologies on India’s deep-rooted cultural heritage, and blur the lines between fine art and popular culture, product placement and exhibition design, artistic inspiration and media hype. However, the duo’s approach to the subject is refreshingly stylish. Although vibrant and energetic, their compositions raise serious questions about the globalisation of consumer culture, the loss of identity experienced by Indians in their own sub-continent, and their repercussions worldwide.
Jiten Thukral and Sumir Tagra, branded as Thukral & Tagra, have worked as a team since the turn of the millennium. The artist duo experiments in several mediums simultaneously, defying any commitment to the confines of a single medium. In “Windows of Opportunity”, 2013, Thukral and Tagra combine wall-mounted oil on canvas works with a site-specific installation of a white-and-orange racetrack across the first storey of the gallery while “Longing for Tomorrow”, 2012, combines paintings with sculpture, decorative accoutrements, furniture, classical vases and ceramic centrepieces painted in saccharine colours. Thukral & Tagra have received numerous awards and were recently singled out by Wallpaper Magazine as one of the 101 best emerging international designers.
Please note: There are many Indian artists which have recognised globally. The above list mentions the few of well-known Indian painters.
Important Message*:
This document gives brief information about Indian painters and it is created to help art lovers to understand more about the Indian artists. Hope it helps you. Please note that the few images used in this document fall in copyright law, please make sure that you understand the copyright terms and conditions before sharing or using the document for other purposes apart from reading.
Image Attributions:
All the images are taken from Wikipedia and Wikimedia. If you have any feedback or you want to remove any images for a valid reason please contact sonal@theartvue.com. Thanks.
The images are taken from Wikipedia and Wikimedia. If you have any feedback or you want to remove any images for a valid reason
Image used for Artist Attribution/Source
-Thukral and Tugra https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AThukral_%26Tagra_Portrait.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/70/Thukral_%26Tagra_Portrait.jpg
By Thukralandtagra - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?
curid=41550317
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thukral_%26_Tagra
The word content sources are listed below:
-https://fineartsenthusiast.wordpress.com/
-https://en.wikipedia.org/
-Reports and Research findings on the internet.
-Books written by art critics