Featured in the catalogue is Atul Dodiya's new series of large watercolours entitled An Artist of Non-Violence. The title, according to Ranjit Hoskote, is taken from one of Gandhi's own accounts, in which he implicitly accepts that the psychological motivation for his political activities is an aesthetic one: that of restoring balance, harmony and therefore beauty to a social formation, to human relationships and social institutions that had been thrown into disequilibrium by tragic and violent circumstances. As a homage to Gandhi, these paintings often register the basic colour code that consists of a crisp Payne's grey and a spectral, yellowish white that emerges from a dilute raw umber wash; Gandhi himself is painted in burnt sienna, which in this chromatic context emanates a reassuring warmth and radiance. Artist biography is also provided.
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Onsite
publisher
Location code
MON.DOA
Language
English
Keyword
Publication/Creation date
1999
ISBN / ISSN
Nil
No of copies
2
Content type
artist monograph,
catalogue
Chapter headings
Re-Imagining Bapu: A Response to Atul Dodiya's 'An Artist of Non-Violence' - Ranjit HOSKOTE
Atul Dodiya: An Artist of Non-Violence
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