Indian artists after the 1960s turned to new sources, media and techniques. Read the following statements:
(A) Younger painters in Mumbai found inspiration in popular images on calendars, in advertisements and film hoardings.
(B) Rural South Indian Man–Woman is an etching print on paper made by Laxma Goud.
(C) Group 1890 influenced the next generation, especially artists of the Baroda Art School.
(D) The younger painters in Mumbai painted watercolour in the style of a Kalighat painting.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A) and (B) only
(A) Younger painters in Mumbai found inspiration in popular images on calendars, in advertisements and film hoardings. — Correct. They took a clue from Khakhar and the Baroda artists’ celebration of popular art.
(B) Rural South Indian Man–Woman is an etching print on paper made by Laxma Goud. — Correct. This print by Laxma Goud shows human figures with trees, drawn from his childhood memories.
(C) Group 1890 influenced the next generation, especially artists of the Baroda Art School. — Incorrect. Group 1890 left its impact on artists of the Cholamandalam School near Madras, not the Baroda Art School.
(D) The younger painters in Mumbai painted watercolour in the style of a Kalighat painting. — Incorrect. They painted watercolour in the style of a photograph. Kalighat painting was urban folk art of colonial Calcutta.
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NCERT (2026-27): p.110: “Taking a clue from Khakhar’s bold move and the Baroda artists’ celebration of popular art, younger painters in Mumbai found inspiration in popular images on calendars, in advertisements and film hoardings. These painters went to the extent of using photographic images on canvas. This style is different from what we have seen so far. It is not modern in the same sense. It relies on double meanings and experimental technique, in which watercolour is painted in the style of a photograph.” “Rural South Indian Man–Woman This is an etching print on paper made by Laxma Goud (1940...) in 2017. … In this etching, human figures are shown with trees in the background. It is based on his childhood memories immersed in nature.” p.106: “In 1963, another group was formed under the leadership of J. Swaminathan, named Group 1890. … It was a short lived movement but left an impact on the next generation of artists, especially, those associated with the Cholamandalam School near Madras.” |