tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10161060.post8104669519950735005..comments2023-11-05T04:31:48.615-05:00Comments on Elusive Lucidity: Materials of Paint and BodiesZChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10211734319629732065noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10161060.post-83085411752593872402012-09-05T11:31:51.034-04:002012-09-05T11:31:51.034-04:00Oh my god, there's a lot of helpful info above...Oh my god, there's a lot of helpful info above!Daisyhttp://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/member.php?u=191860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10161060.post-15971489849251626422007-03-04T15:13:00.000-05:002007-03-04T15:13:00.000-05:00Hey thanks guys. Dirty secret: I've only heard of ...Hey thanks guys. <BR/>Dirty secret: I've only heard of Shergil and MF Husain and don't know their work. (<I>Bad</I> Indian!) This gives me the impetus to go search it out!girishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05079328617099035797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10161060.post-16999057490428372282007-03-04T05:46:00.000-05:002007-03-04T05:46:00.000-05:00Thanks for these quotes - I'd love to read Sen's b...Thanks for these quotes - I'd love to read Sen's book someday. <BR/><BR/>I also only heard of Shergil's paintings - her studies of the contemporary female form - quite recently. It seems she painted her most interesting works later in her short life. There are some interesting contrasts between her work and Ravi Varma's paintings as well - the latter's style reminiscent of 17th century Dutch paintings with subjects from Indian mythology. I've actually seen some good replicas of his paintings. <BR/><BR/>Another major figure in modern Indian art who has explored "the woman as an object of vision" is MF Husain (who is also, quite possibly, India's oldest working filmmaker today), whose female subjects seem to be an intense amalgamation of mythological and popular contemporary figures. He's painted the glamorous Bollywood actress, Madhuri Dixit, and even directed her in a film (<I>Gaja Gamini</I>) based on his paintings.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11586862208168054498noreply@blogger.com