Indian Modernism 193060(-ish?

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Case Studies: Jamini Roy & V.S. Gaitonde

The issue of derivation

The pressure of historical circumstances and political imperatives, as well the creative energy of the local, tends to disrupt and recongure patterns of reception. Thus, in what way do the following circumstances change in pre- and postwar India? :

Historical circumstances (Independence and Partition, 1947)

Political imperatives (Regional vs. National) Creative energy of the local (Emergence of artist collectives and the transnational reach of individual artists, educated within western contexts)

Jamini Roy, Sita with Hanuman from the Ramayana series, line painting, gouache on board, 1935. Traditional Patachitra from Roys Studio. Waterbased paint on cloth.

Jamini Roy, Seated Woman, line painting, gouache on paper, 1930s.

Jamini Roy, Seated Woman, line painting, gouache on paper, 1930s.

Jamini Roy, Last Supper, tempera on cloth, c.1940s.

V.S. Gaitonde, Kultura series. Colour Lithograph, 1957.

V.S. Gaitonde, Painting No. 1, Oil on Canvas, c.1964.

V.S. Gaitonde, Untitled, Oil on Canvas, c.1964.