Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Fine Arts

Chapter

The Modern Indian Art

Question:

What is the predominant theme in Laxma Goud's artwork "Rural South Indian Man–Woman"?

Options:

Political commentary

Mythological narratives

Nature and childhood memories

Urbanization

Correct Answer:

Nature and childhood memories

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 3 (Nature and Childhood Memories).

The artwork "Rural South Indian Man–Woman" is based on Laxma Goud's childhood memories immersed in nature.

Rural South Indian Man–Woman: This is an etching print on paper made by Laxma Goud (1940...) in 2017. Laxma Goud, a fine draftsman and printmaker, studied mural painting and printmaking at M. S. University, Baroda, and was influenced by his teacher K. G. Subramanyan’s experiments with the narrative mode and figuration of visual traditions, classical, folk and popular cultures. He tries to erase sharp demarcations between major and minor arts, thus, giving it linguistic breath. This has helped him straddle various mediums, such as glass painting, terracotta and bronze. In this etching, human figures are shown with trees in the background. It is based on his childhood memories immersed in nature. The work is a combination of highly ornate contours, realistic depiction of the peasants and a gentle stylization that gives a touch of puppets to the figures represented in the print. This print is line-based and coloured. Some of his other artworks are Woman, Man, Landscape of Turkey, Untitled, Xiyan China, etc.