Did you know that Jamini Roy is one of Abanindranath
Tagore's renowned students who brought Bengali folk art to the forefront of
Indian Modern Art? After he rejected the medium of oil in European paintings in
the late 1920s, he started using vegetable and mineral sources for traditional
pigment agents. Slowly and steadily, he started including village life in his
artworks that were popularised in not just India but across the globe as well.
We will be shedding light on his
top 3 paintings that leave the art lovers of the day in awe.
Mother
and Child
Here, you will find an infant
sitting on the hip side of the mother, which is common practice in rural India.
In this Jamini Roy painting, the
daily life and emotions of the mother-child relationship have been highlighted
in bold black outlines and bright colours. Motherhood is being celebrated in
this imagery of her bond with the child.
Santhal
Girl
Santhal is an Indian tribe who
are found in the largest numbers across the states of Jharkhand and West
Bengal. As Roy portrayed a side glimpse of Santhal Girl in this painting, he
highlighted the background as much as he gave importance to the main character
standing in the water in a sari. The warm colours depicted in this painting
complement the bright-coloured sari and her accompanying side characters, the
earthen pot and the red flowers.
Woman
with a Pot
It is considered one of the
masterpieces created by Jamini Roy
which is an amalgamation of bright colours and bold outlines. We can say it is
one of the simple paintings drawn by an Indian artist, who was more keen on
portraying the people and their daily lives on canvas. Her highlighted nose
ring is a simple representation of rural women embracing and celebrating Indian
culture in their routine.
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