Standing Woman Sculpture By Dhanraj Bhagat

Dhanraj bhagat s first sculpture shows an evil and a humble face attached to the same body.

Standing woman sculpture by dhanraj bhagat. The sculpture shows that both traits are attached together and exists equally in the universe. Sketch of the sculpture dual personality made by dhanraj bhagat before he started working on the sculpture. His career started as a member of the faculty at the college of art delhi in 1947 where. Modernism in sculptures in india starts with ram kinker baij in the late 1930s followed very closely by dhanraj bhagat mid 1940s and then by bakre.

Virtual galleries modern sculptures. He received his diploma in the field from the mayo school of art in lahore after which he served as the head of the sculpture department at the college of art new delhi from 1947 to 1977. Standing woman is a bronze sculpture by gaston lachaise. It is one of at least two statues of that name created by lachaise the other is often referred to as standing woman elevation because the figure appears to be lifting up as opposed to this work in which it is the reverse of buoyancy that is sought.

The beginning of modernism in indian sculpture can be traced to its adaptation of western academic art traditions in the early 20th century. This is a triumphant figure of earth. Bull wood 58 x 23 x 38 h cm. Dhanraj bhagat was not just a pioneer of contemporary modern art in the newly liberated subcontinent but was a.

He was born in 1917 in lahore in the erstwhile british india and secured a diploma in sculpture from the national college of arts formerly known as mayo school of art lahore. Dhanraj bhagat a master sculptor and padma shri recipient was active in delhi during the mid 1940s to the 1960s two of his sculptures reunion 1947 and three women 1953 are listed as belonging to the collection of pandit jawaharlal nehru. Dhanraj bhagat retrospective is a rare chance to admire his love for sculpting dhanraj bhagat the 100th birth anniversary exhibition celebration is on at the ngma. Dhanraj bhagat 1917 1988 was an indian sculptor considered by many as one of the major sculptors of the indian subcontinent.

An exhibition called journey from the physical to the spiritual currently on for viewing at national gallery of modern art in delhi brings a rare glimpse into one of the most exotic findings of the artistic renaissance that was shaped in the wake of newly found freedom in india. Sculpture bronze 35 2 x 26 3 x 26 2 cm. International women s day 2020. While all structurally and artistically works of.

Photosparks is a weekly feature from. Born in 1917 in lahore dhanraj bhagat is regarded as one of the most innovative sculptors in the art history of the subcontinent.