What distinguished Jamini Roy as a modern Indian artist?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → His rejection of academic training
Option (1) His mastery of the style of academic realism — Incorrect. Mastery of academic realism describes Raja Ravi Varma, not Jamini Roy.
Option (2) His rejection of academic training — Correct. Jamini Roy trained in the colonial Art School and then rejected that training for the folk style.
Option (3) His preference for abstract art — Incorrect. The abstract language of squares, circles and lines belonged to Bauhaus artists like Paul Klee and Kandinsky.
Option (4) His use of Cubist geometric patterns — Incorrect. Cubist geometric patterns are seen in the paintings of Gaganendranath Tagore.
NCERT (2026-27): “Shantiniketan — Early modernism …Jamini Roy is a unique example of modern Indian artist, who after undergoing academic training in the colonial Art School rejected it only to adopt the flat and colourful style of folk painting seen in villages. He wanted his paintings to be simple and easy to duplicate to reach a wider public and based on themes like women and children, specifically, and rural life, generally.” |