Thursday, May 14, 2009
Artist uses Gandhi as a metaphor for new India
It speaks a lot not just about the state of art in India but also India's democracy that even in an election year, no outcry has been raised about Kolkata artist Debanjan Roy's "India Shining" series. Roy's creations called forth merely an amused smile at their launch at Aicon New York on May 6.
This is in contrast to the furor over the depictions of Chairman Mao by contemporary Chinese artists. In a painting by Yu Youhan recently exhibited at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Mass., Mao's portrait is superimposed on that of Marilyn Monroe. Other indignities are heaped upon the revered image of the founder of the People's Republic.
Comparatively, the Mahatma escapes lightly. In one fiber glass and automotive paint representation, Gandhi is seen using a headphone.
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To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
This is in contrast to the furor over the depictions of Chairman Mao by contemporary Chinese artists. In a painting by Yu Youhan recently exhibited at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Mass., Mao's portrait is superimposed on that of Marilyn Monroe. Other indignities are heaped upon the revered image of the founder of the People's Republic.
Comparatively, the Mahatma escapes lightly. In one fiber glass and automotive paint representation, Gandhi is seen using a headphone.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Labels: aicon new york, india, india shinning, kolkata artist debanjan roy, Mahatma Gandhi, paint representation, people republic
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