Remembering Tyeb Mehta ( 1925 - 2009), his life and his work at Vadehra Art Gallery, D-40, Defence Colony - 4 pm on 6th July 09

Time : 4:00 pm

Entry : Free

Event Details : Remembering Tyeb Mehta ( 1925 - 2009), his life and his work.
With profound sadness Vadehra Art Gallery inform you that Tyeb Mehta passed away early this morning. For the people at the Vadehra Art Gallery, it is a loss that cannot be measured in words. He has been a guide and friend for them for over 20 years now. They shared a deep bond with him not just as an artist but as a rare and wonderful human being. His genius and commitment to his art will always be a great source of inspiration for them.
Born in Gujarat, Tyeb Mehta spent the initial years working as a film editor in a cinema laboratory. He received his diploma in painting from Sir J.J. School of Art, Mumbai, in 1952. A close friend of the Progressive Artists Group, he left for London where he lived and worked between 1959 and 1964. He visited the U. S. on a Rockefeller Fellowship in 1968. Apart from several solo exhibitions Mehta has participated in international shows like Ten Contemporary Indian Painters at Trenton in the U.S. in 1965; Deuxieme Biennial Internationale de Menton, 1974; Festival Intemationale de la Peinture, Cagnes- -Sur-Mer, France 1974; Modem Indian Paintings at Hirschhom Museum, Washington 1982, and Seven Indian Painters at Gallerie Le Monde de U art, Paris 1994. He made an award winning film Koodal in the late ’60s.
In a recent interview he repeated what he had always held through his life “I am better on my own; nobody can tell me what to do or what not to do. I am master of my own; I sell or don`t sell, I starve, whatever. I do it my way and that`s the end of it.” We salute his spirit.
Our prayers and heartfelt condolences are with Sakina Mehta and their family.

Place : Vadehra Art Gallery, D-40 Defence Colony, New Delhi 110024
Website : www.vadehraart.com

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