Interestingly, of the nine, six are the Bengal Masters. Yet, like a Picasso, or a Van Gogh, why are these Masters remain relatively unknown internationally, as compared to say, a MF Hussain or a Tyeb Mehta?
Photorealist artists were reacting against Abstract Expressionism, which for many years was the predominant painting style in the United States. Whereas Abstract Expressionism favoured spontaneous application of the paint, with no premeditation or planning, Photorealist art required intricate pre-planning and careful replication of the chosen imagery.
40,000 years ago, primitive artists who painted murals on cave walls and stony outcrops invented the first pigments from easily available resources; a selection of red and yellow coloured clay, brown earth, white chalk and minerals.
But nights are more often associated with fear of the evil powers, lurking both within and without. The fear of the unknown – an existential crisis – impinges upon us during these dark hours.
Atul Bose was an artist of the European academic school who is most strongly remembered for his portraits. The anti-British
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