NIOS Class 12 Painting Chapter 13 Contemporary Indian Art

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Contemporary Indian Art

Chapter: 13

PAINTING

Intext Questions 13.1 

Select the correct answer:

1. The painting ‘Woman’s Face was made in 

(a) 1855

(b) 1937

(c) 1938 

Ans: (b) 1937.

2. Shantiniketan art studio was made by

(a) Abandra Nath Tagore. 

(b) Rabindranath Tagore.

(c) Nandlal Bose.

Ans: (b) Rabindranath Tagore.

3. The painting made by Rabindrnath Nath Tagore is

(a) Woman’s face. 

(b) Bridal make up.

(c) Mother teresa.

Ans: (a) Woman’s face.

4. The painting ‘Bride’s make-up’ is preserved at

(a) National Modern art museum, New Delhi.

(b) National museum, Mumbai.

(c) National Modern Art Museum, New Delhi.

Ans: (a) National Modern art museum, New Delhi.

5. The things kept before the painting are

(a) Two mud pots. 

(b) Four mud pots.

(c) Three plates.

Ans: (a) Two mud pots.

6. Amrita Shergill was inspired by 

(a) Deccan painting.

(b) Kangara style.

(c) Rajput miniature paintings.

Ans: (c) Rajput miniature paintings.

Intext Questions 13.2

Select the correct answer:

1. The statue of Santhal family is made of 

(a) Sandstone.

(b) Concrete. 

(c) Bronze.

Ans: (b) Concrete.

2. The statues placed at the gate of Reserve Bank of India, Delhi were made by

(a) D.P. Roy Choudhary. 

(b) Ramkinkar.

(c) Dhanraj Bhagat. 

Ans: (b) Ramkinkar.

3. This sculpture artist received education from

(a) Vishwa Bharati.

(b) Delhi college of art.

(c) J.J. school of art.

Ans: (a) Vishwa Bharati.

4. The painting Mother Teresa was made by

(a) Nandlal Bose. 

(b) M.F. Hussain.

(c) Amrita Shergil.

Ans: (b) M.F. Hussain.

5. Mother Teresa was a

(a) Social worker.

(b) Film actress. 

(c) Teacher.

Ans: (a) Social worker.

Intext Questions 13.3

Select the correct answer:

1. The painting mother Teresa was made in

(a) 1988c

(b) 1939c

(c) 1950c

Ans: (a) 1988c

2. N.S. Bendre received education from

(a) Indore art school.

(b) Vishwa Bharati.

(c) Delhi college of art. 

Ans: a. Indore art school.

3. The painting ‘Thornprick’ was made by 

(a) M.F. Hussain.

(b) N.S. Bendre.

(c) Raja Ravi Verma. 

Ans: (b) N.S. Bendre.

4. The subject of N.S. Bendre paintings is

(a) Western.

(b) Traditional Indian.

(c) Modern Indian. 

Ans: (b) Traditional Indian.

5. The color used in the painting ‘Thomprick’ are

(a) Blue, Brown, Red and Yellow.

(b) Green, White, Yellow, and Blue. 

(c) Blue, Black, White and Brown.

Ans: (a) Blue, Brown, Red and Yellow.

Intext Questions 13.4

Fill in the blanks:

1. Rabindranath Tagore established __________ at Shantiniketan. 

Ans: Art studio.

2. In this painting Abandra Nath Tagore has used __________.

Ans: Ink and water colour.

3. Abandra Nath Tagore made the painting of the images which would in __________ mind. 

Ans: Subconscious.

4. Generally, Amrita Shergill expresses her __________.

Ans: Thoughts, emotion.

5. The style of Amrita Shergill was very __________.

Ans: Simple.

6. In this painting the bride’s hand is coloured with __________ Color.

Ans: Red.

Intext Questions 13.4

Fill in the blanks: 

1. Among the contemporary Indian artists Ramkinkar was the first original modern __________.

Ans: Sculptor.

2. He has proved his talent in __________. 

Ans: Painting.

3. He has boldly used __________ subject as his medium.

Ans: Unpopular.

4. In Hussain’s painting there is blending between __________ and __________.

Ans: Ancient story, modern life.

5. Mother Teresa lived in __________.

Ans: Kolkata.

6. In the beginning, Hussain painted __________.

Ans: Banner.

7. Bendre was principal of __________.

Ans: Art department of M.S. university.

8. His __________ was truly __________.

Ans: Art, Indian.

9. In the ‘Thornprick’ painting __________ style has been used.

Ans: Dhanbadi.

Short Type Questions Answer 

1. Track the development of Indian art.

Ans: Indian Art is the art produced on the Indian subcontinent from about the 3rd millennium BC to modern times. To viewers schooled in the Western tradition, Indian art may seem overly ornate and sensuous;

appreciation of its refinement comes only gradually, as a rule. Voluptuous feeling is given unusually free expression in Indian culture. A strong sense of design is also characteristic of Indian art and can be observed in its modern as well as in its traditional forms.

The vast scope of the art of India intertwines with the cultural history, religions and philosophies which place art production and patronage in social and cultural contexts. 

Indian art can be classified into specific periods each reflecting particular religious, political and cultural developments. 

• Ancient period (3500 BCE-1200 CE) 

• Islamic ascendancy (1192-1757)

• Colonial period (1757-1947)

• Independence and the postcolonial period (Post-1947)

2. Describe the painting ‘Woman’s face”? 

Ans: Rabindranath Tagore played a very crucial role in the development of modern art of India. The western influence can be seen in his artwork. He developed a new style of painting. He presented the ancient culture of India on the great canvas. He was also influenced by some international painters. Woman’s face is one of the famous paintings of Rabindranath Tagore. This painting was made in 1937. The most striking quality of Rabindranath Tagore was that was able to bring on canvas the subconscious thoughts. He would also use color with lot of planning. In this “Women face” the face of woman is covered by the veil. Her lips curve presented in such a way that she is about to say something. The artist has tried to show compassion on the face of the woman by using soft ash color.

3. Describe the painting ‘Bride’s Toilet’ by Amrita Shergill.

Ans: In so far as her achievements as a painter, rather as the first modern painter of Punjab as well as the entire nation, are concerned, Amrita had come a long way from her days in Paris. Despite her remarkable stylistic affinities with Gauguin, she was moving more and more towards an individual style of her own, that is, towards greater simplification of form and elimination of unimportant details. By 1936, she had seen the Ajanta frescoes that were to leave a deep impression on her style and color schemes. In Fruit Vendors and Bride’s Toilet, this influence is palpably discernible. Here we have the same Ajantesque simplification of physique and the same reliance on clear out time and firmly molded form. This style marks almost all her paintings executed between 1935 and 1937. By this time, she had achieved that perfect blending of western techniques and Indian spirit, which no Indian painter had been able to achieve till then. She had laid the foundation of modern Indian art. 

4. Write in brief about Ramkinkar.

Ans: Ramkinkar was a world class artist and sculptor. He was a disciple of Nandlal Bose and was contemporary of famous artists like Binod Behari and Shankh Chaudhury. He is said to be the first genuine sculptor of the contemporary (modern) India. His work ‘yaksha and yakshini’ can be seen outside the gate of Reserve Bank of India’s office at New Delhi. He has combined cement and Rori to make concrete and used it as material to make the statue. The ‘Santhal Family’ is also made with the same material. This work shows the simple village life of Santhal family.

5. Write a brief profile of M.F. Hussain? 

Ans: Maqbool Fida Husain, (born September 17, 1915, Pandharpur, Maharashtra, India) popularly known as MF, is an artist of Indian origin.

According to Forbes magazine, he has been called the “Picasso of India”. 

After there was some controversy regarding his paintings in his home country, he was on a self imposed exile from 2006. In January, 2010, he was offered the citizenship of Qatar, which he accepted.

Career 1940-1965

Husain first became well-known as an artist in the late 1940s. In 1947, he joined e “Progressive Artists’ Group”, founded by Francis Newton Souza. This was a clique of young artists who wished to break with the nationalist traditions established by the Bengal school of art and to encourage an Indian avant- garde, engaged at an international level. In 1952, his first solo exhibition was held at Zürich and over the next few years, his work was widely seen in Europe and the U.S. In 1955, he was awarded the prestigious Padma Shri prize by the Government of India.

1965-1990

In 1967, he made his first film, Through the Eyes of a Painter. It was shown at the Berlin Film Festival and won a Golden Bear.

M. F. Husain was a special invitee along with Pablo Picasso at the Sao Paulo Biennial in 1971. He has been awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1973 and was nominated to the Rajya Sabha in 1986. He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 1991.

1990-present

Husain went on to become the highest paid painter in India. His single canvases have fetched up to $2 million at a recent Christie’s auction.

He has also worked (produced & directed) on few movies, including Gaja Gamini (with his muse Madhuri Dixit who was the subject of a series of his paintings which he signed Fida). The film was intended as a tribute to Ms. Dixit herself. In this film she can be seen portraying various forms and manifestations of womanhood including the muse of Kalidasa, the Mona Lisa, a rebel, and musical euphoria. He went on to make Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities (with Tabu). His autobiography is being made into a movie tentatively titled The Making of the Painter’, starring Shreyas Talpade as the young Husain.

The Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) (USA, Massachusetts) showed a solo exhibition from 4 November 2006 to 3 June 2007. It exhibited Husain’s paintings inspired by the Hindu epic, Mahabharata.

At the age of 92 Husain was to be given the prestigious Raja Ravi Varma award by the government of Kerala. The announcement led to controversy in Kerala and some cultural organisations campaigned against the granting of the award and petitioned the Kerala courts. 

In early 2008, Husain’s Battle of Ganga and Jamuna: Mahabharata 12, a large diptych, from the Hindu epic, fetched $1.6 million, setting a world record at Christie’s South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art sale.

Controversies

In the 1990s some of Husain’s works became controversial because of their portrayal of Hindu deities in the nude or in an allegedly sexual manner. The paintings in question were created in 1970, but did not become an issue until 1996, when they were printed in Vichar Mimansa, a Hindi monthly magazine, which published them in an article headlined “M.F. Husain: A Painter or Butcher”. In response, eight criminal complaints were filed against Husain. In 2004, Delhi High Court dismissed these complaints of “promoting enmity between different groups…by painting Hindu goddesses-Durga and Sarswati-in an uncharitable manner hurting the sentiments of Hindus”.

In February 2006, Husain was charged with hurting sentiments of people because of his nude portraits of Hindu gods and goddesses. A series of cases were brought against him and a court case related to the alleged obscene depiction of Hindu goddesses in his paintings resulted in issuing a non-bailable warrant against Husain after he failed to respond to summons.

There were also reportedly death threats. 

The artist left the country stating that “matters are so legally complicated that I have been advised not to return home”. Now living in Dubai and London, he continues to stay away from India, but has expressed a strong desire to return, despite fears that he may be arrested in connection with these cases. A recent Supreme Court order has suspended an arrest warrant for Husain. The law ministry has examined half- a-dozen works by Husain and told the government that prosecutors would have a strong case against him if they sued him for deliberately hurting religious feelings. 

Mother India

In the February 6, 2006 issue, India Today, a national English weekly published an advertisement titled “Art For Mission Kashmir”. This advertisement contains a painting of Bharatmata (Mother India) as a nude woman posed across a map of India with the names of Indian States on various parts of her body. The exhibition was organized by Nafisa Ali of Action India (NGO) and Apparao Art Gallery. 

Organizations like Hindu Jagruti Samiti and Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) have protested persistently against Husain displaying the painting on the websites and even in exhibitions in north Europe. As a result, on February 7, 2006 Husain apologized and promised to withdraw the painting from an auction. The painting later appeared on Husain’s official website.

6. Write a short note on N.S. Bendre.

Ans: N.S. Bendre or Narayan Sridhan Bendre was a prominent artist of contemporary India. He was Art head of N.S. University of Baroda and taught many famous painters. His paintings revolved around nature and local stories. He would try to use local colours as much as possible. According to him, local colours are more permanent than environmental colors. His work is also influenced by Rajput and Mughal styles. In his famous painting, “Thorn prick’, a woman is shown taking out thorn from her feet. This painting carries some impression of Ajanta painting. Although the painting is of traditional Indian style but it has been made in ‘Dhanbad’ style of painting. Blue, brown, red and yellow color have been used in the paintings. 

7. Describe the painting ‘Thorn Prick’ by N.S. Bendre. 

Ans: N.S. Bendre or Narayan Sridhan Bendre was a prominent artist of contemporary India. He was Art head of N.S. University of Baroda and taught many famous painters. His paintings revolved around nature and local stories. He would try to use local colors as much as possible. According to him, local colors are more permanent than environmental colors. In work is also influenced by Rajput and Mughal styles. Hin his famous painting, ‘Thorn prick’, a woman is shown taking out thorn from her feet. This painting carries some impression of Ajanta painting. Although the painting is of traditional Indian style but it has been made in ‘Dhanbad’ style of painting. Blue, brown, red and yellow color have been used in the paintings.