This monograph presents a perspective on the art of Bhupen Khakhar (b.1934), one of the most significant Indian artists of this century. Written by Khakhar's friend, the English painter Timothy Hyman, the book sets out to recreate the context in which Khakhar spent his early years, and that in which he reached maturity as a painter. The integration of the painter's work and the material and psychological circumstances of his life emerges as a leitmotif in the book, which brings the discussion on his work into the mid-90s. Khakhar's biography is also provided in the book.
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Location code
MON.KHB
Language
English
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Publication/Creation date
1998
No of pages
128
ISBN / ISSN
0944142362
No of copies
1
Content type
artist monograph
Chapter headings
Introduction: 'He will show you the world!'
I The Life as Prelude to the Work
Chapter 1: A Qualified Accountant (1934-61)
Chapter 2: Training in Baroda (1962-64)
Chapter 3: The Baroda Convergence (1964-72)
II The Work
Chapter 4: The Insignificant Man (1972-76)
Chapter 5: 'Vulnerability'; 'Diffidence'; 'Narrative' (1975-79)
Chapter 6: Panorama and Plenitude (1979-82)
Chapter 7: Sexuality and the Self (1981-95)
Conclusion: 'To Bring Back the Lost Reality of the World'
Bhupen Khakhar
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