Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Fine Arts

Chapter

The Modern Indian Art

Question:

Match the Artworks in List- I with its Artist in List- II

List- I (Artwork)

List- II (Artist)

(A) The Lives Of Medieval Saints

(I) M. F. Husain

(B) Mother Teresa

(II) Benode Behari Mukherjee

(C) Whirlpool

(III) Jyoti Bhatt

(D) Devi

(IV) Krishna Reddy

Choose the correct answer from the given options:

Options:

(A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)

(A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)

(A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)

(A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)

Correct Answer:

(A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)

Explanation:

The correct answer is option 4 - (A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)

The Lives of Medieval Saints, a mural in Hindi Bhavana, Shantiniketan, was created by Benode Behari Mukherjee around the eve of India’s Independence from Colonial rule, during 1946–1947.

Mother Teresa- This painting by M. F. Husain of the saintly figure, Mother Teresa, belongs to the 1980s. It is painted in a style typically of this artist, who created a new language of modern Indian art.

Whirlpool was a print made by India’s celebrated printmaker Krishna Reddy in 1963. It is a captivating composition created out of various shades of blues. Each colour blends into the other to create a powerful web of design. It is the result of a new technique in printmaking that he developed along with a well-known printmaker, Stanley William Hayter, in the famous studio called ‘Atelier 17’.

'Devi' is an etching on paper made by Jyoti Bhatt (1934) in 1970. He studied painting, printmaking and photography, and was inspired by his mentor K. G. Subramanyan. He carved out an art language based on folk traditions and popular practices. He brings together many visual elements into the a composite narrative.