The Art by Dr Ved Prakash Bhardwaj - HTML preview

The Art

of folk life, such as lovers playing flutes in front of On one occasion, he wrote about the idea of

their beloved. His images do not show any kind of globalisation and Indian art. Despite continuous charged reality. Instead, this quality can be seen efforts, traditional arts and crafts of India were in the movements of human figures and in the still not receiving the importance they deserved.

colour schemes of his paintings.

According to him, the reason for this was that the He also worked extensively on Gandhiji and

gaze of the West had not moved beyond curiosity

his ideas. From this point of view, his art and life towards Indian art, especially folk and tribal art.

were closely connected. A few years ago, I had

He wrote that the winds of globalisation had not the opportunity to meet and talk with him during yet touched traditional artisans and artists. He did his solo exhibition in Delhi. It seemed that I was not agree with the idea that globalisation would talking to a senior artist of my time, yet at the same necessarily spoil them.

time, it felt as if I were having a conversation with He wrote, “Art has been a source of

a friend of my own age. There was no formality,

spiritual energy for our rural/tribal population for no cover of fame, and no distance between us.

many generations. It has been an integral part

He lived Gandhism and his respect for

of their lives. If the world knows about them and folk and tribal arts through his art, while also admires them, it certainly will not harm them. It keeping these perspectives alive in his life. can work in another way because we can also He not only organised many exhibitions and learn about the traditional arts and crafts of other museums dedicated to tribal and folk arts but countries. But, as I said earlier, only those who also documented them. Along with this, from

are sensitive towards them should interact with

time to time, he continuously wrote about various them. Mass production of art to meet market

concerns related to art.

demands will make it hollow and lifeless. Our

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