In which work did the sculpture of Mrinalini Mukherjee tilt more towards abstraction?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Vanshri
Option (1) Cries Unheard — Incorrect. This is by Amarnath Sehgal, whose wiry sculptures struck a balance between abstraction and figurative.
Option (2) Vanshri — Correct. Mrinalini Mukherjee’s work tilted towards abstraction when she took up the new medium of hemp fibre, as in Vanshri.
Option (3) Santhal Family — Incorrect. This is an outdoor sculpture by Ramkinkar Baij at Kala Bhavana, in cement mixed with pebbles.
Option (4) Triumph of Labour — Incorrect. This is by D. P. Roy Choudhury, who used academic realism to celebrate working-class labour.
NCERT (2026-27): “Abstraction – A New Trend …However, the tension between internationalism (in which an artist could freely use the style of western modern trends like Cubism, Expressionism, Abstraction, etc.) and indigenous (in which artists turned to native arts) grew acute by the late 1970s. Sculptors like Amarnath Sehgal struck a balance between abstraction and figurative and created wiry sculptures as in Cries Unheard. In case of Mrinalini Mukherjee, her works tilted more towards abstraction when she took up the innovative medium of hemp fibre, as in Vanshri.” |