Jamini Roy studied the pat before working out his own colours. Which of the following is NOT correct about his use of colour and material?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → He used lamp black to fill in the background of the drawings.
Option (1) He first made many monochrome brush drawings. — True of Jamini Roy. To learn the purity of the pat, he began with monochrome brush drawings.
Option (2) He gradually moved to basic seven colours applied with tempera. — True of Jamini Roy. After the drawings he gradually moved to basic seven colours in tempera.
Option (3) He used lamp black to fill in the background of the drawings. — Not true of Jamini Roy. He used lamp black to outline the drawings, not to fill in the background.
Option (4) He made colours from organic material such as rockdust and tamarind seeds. — True of Jamini Roy. His colours, such as Indian red and cobalt blue, came from organic material.
NCERT (2026-27): “Woman with Child …Roy borrowed volume, rhythm, decorative clarity and instrumentality of the pat in his artworks. To achieve and learn the purity of the pat, he first made many monochrome brush drawings, and then, gradually, moved to basic seven colours applied with tempera. He used Indian red, yellow ocher, cadmium green, vermilion, charcoal gray, cobalt blue and white made from organic material, such as rockdust, tamarind seeds, mercury powder, alluvial mud, indigo and common chalk. He used lamp black to outline the drawings and started making his own canvas with home-spun fabric (pats used paper or cloth or baked paper).” |