The Art by Dr Ved Prakash Bhardwaj - HTML preview

The Art

focus on the everyday lives of ordinary people—

art. Abstraction constitutes one of the defining from scenes of individuals playing cards or chess features of his artistic language. In both his human to intimate moments of family life.

and animal subjects, he transformed recognizable He possessed an extraordinary forms into increasingly abstract visual structures understanding of anatomy, body language, and while preserving their expressive power. These

unspoken emotional states. His works emphasize

explorations were undertaken at a time when

not only physical form but also movement, abstraction had not yet become a major force in rhythm, and expressive vitality.

modern Indian art.

Remaining faithful to anatomical

Abani Sen graduated from

structure, he rendered his

the Government School of Art,

subjects through bold, energetic,

Calcutta, where he studied under

and dynamic lines. As a result, the

Percy Brown. Later, as a teacher

animals and birds in his paintings

at the Sharada Ukil School of

appear strikingly alive, animated,

Art in New Delhi, he mentored

and full of character.

many young artists. Among

The same rhythmic quality

them was R. N. Pasricha, who

and vitality of line characterize

refined his artistic skills under

his representations of human

Sen’s guidance and went on to

life. His explorations of the

become a distinguished painter

relationships between men and

of mountain landscapes. Sen also

women, as well as his depictions

taught drawing and painting at

of motherhood, are particularly

Raisina Bengali Boys’ School in

noteworthy. Although he painted

New Delhi for nearly two decades,

portraits, much of his artistic

where many of his students later

output is devoted to expressing

pursued successful careers as

the many dimensions of human

professional artists.

existence and experience.

For many years, Abani Sen’s home

It would not be an exaggeration to say

remained a vibrant meeting place for artists

that, as a thoughtful and experimental artist,

associated with literature, music, dance, and

Abani Sen was among the early Indian painters

theatre. He taught art to anyone who wished

to introduce abstract tendencies into figurative to learn, without discrimination. His students

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