EXHIBITION : Cima Gallery presents "Ganesh Pyne & Lalu Prasad Shaw - Two Faces of Bengal Modernism" art show by two Bengali artists at Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road > 1st to 6th February 2016

Time : 
1st February : 7:00 pm Add to Calendar 01/02/2016 19:00 01/02/2016 20:30 Asia/Kolkata Opening of "Ganesh Pyne & Lalu Prasad Shaw - Two Faces of Bengal Modernism" art show by two Bengali artists Event Page : http://www.delhievents.com/2016/01/exhibition-ganesh-pyne-lalu-prasad-shaw.html Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003 DD/MM/YYYY - Opening
2nd to 6th February : 10:00 am - 8:00 pm Add to Calendar 02/02/2016 10:00 06/02/2016 20:00 Asia/Kolkata EXHIBITION "Ganesh Pyne & Lalu Prasad Shaw - Two Faces of Bengal Modernism" art show by two Bengali artists Event Page : http://www.delhievents.com/2016/01/exhibition-ganesh-pyne-lalu-prasad-shaw.html Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003 DD/MM/YYYY  - Exhibition on View

Entry : Free

Venue : Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003
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Event Description : Cima Gallery presents "Ganesh Pyne & Lalu Prasad Shaw - Two Faces of Bengal Modernism" art show 

About the Artists : 
Ganesh Pyne
(1937–2013 )
Justly famous for his small tempera paintings, rich in imagery and symbols, Ganesh Pyne was one of the giants of Indian painters of modern India. So much so that he was described as “an artist’s artist, a philosopher’s philosopher and master fantasist of them all.” Ganesh Pyne acknowledged the influence of great painters like Abanindranath Tagore, Hals Rembrandt and Paul Klee but he said that his exposure to Walt Disney’s cartoons and his own experience as a young animator in Calcutta finally liberated him and helped him develop two important stylistic features—distortion and exaggeration. He used these to explore the deep recesses of his fantastical imagination to create uncanny images of disquieting creatures. The artist drew his inspiration from Bengal’s rich storehouse of folklore and mythology, stories that his grandmother told him in his childhood. The painter blended romanticism, fantasy and free form and an inventive play of light and shade to create a world of “poetic surrealism”. In the Indian miniature tradition, Pyne’s paintings should be savoured deeply and at leisure.

Lalu Prasad Shaw
(1937– )
Lalu Prasad Shaw is a master of both printmaking as well as tempera. In printmaking, Lalu Prasad expresses his modernity, both in terms of technique and imagery. His imagery is taken from everyday life, depicting simple objects and events. In his small-sized tempera paintings one notices stylistic elements derived from the nineteenth century Company School paintings and the Kalighat pat painting tradition. His single figures and still life are done in a style that is very indigenous and sophisticated. Brought up in rural Bengal, Lalu Shaw’s indigenous sensibilities played a vital role in evolving his works in tempera. He portrayed essentially, ordinary folks from everyday life. He has always been fascinated by the middle class Babu culture of 19th and early 20th century Bengal and lot of his male characters resonate that spirit. Lalu Prasad Shaw’s works are full of irony and subtle humour. Exhibited across the world and widely in India, Shaw is one of the finest exponents of graphic art and tempera painting, and has played a seminal role in evolving the language of modern Indian art.

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