Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Fine Arts

Chapter

The Modern Indian Art

Question:

From whom did K. G. Subramanyan learn the technique of sand casting for creating large-scale relief sculptures?

Options:

Italian artists

Local Rajasthani artists

French sculptors

Japanese artisans

Correct Answer:

Local Rajasthani artists

Explanation:

Answer: Local Rajasthani artists
K. G. Subramanyan was attracted to the technique of sand casting, which was known to local Rajasthani artists.

K. G. Subramanyan, Gulam Mohammed Sheikh teacher and a founding member of the Baroda Art School, had studied in Shantiniketan. He had learned about the public role of art from his teachers, Benode Behari Mukherjee and Ramkinker Baij. He was interested in mural art or art on large public buildings, which can be seen by everyone. He was attracted to the technique of sand casting, which was known to local Rajasthani artists. From them, he learned how to create large-scale relief sculptures by repeating the basic unit of shape.