Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Fine Arts

Chapter

The Modern Indian Art

Question:

What was K.G. Subramanyan interested in creating with the technique of sand casting which he learned from local Rajasthani artists?

Options:

Miniature sculptures

Large-scale relief paintings

Abstract art on canvas

Large-scale relief sculptures

Correct Answer:

Large-scale relief sculptures

Explanation:

Answer: Large-scale relief sculptures
K. G. Subramanyan was interested in creating large-scale relief sculptures using the technique of sand casting.

K. G. Subramanyan, Gulam Mohammed Sheikh teacher and a founding member of the Baroda Art School, had studied in Shantiniketan. He had learned about the public role of art from his teachers, Benode Behari Mukherjee and Ramkinker Baij. He was interested in mural art or art on large public buildings, which can be seen by everyone. He was attracted to the technique of sand casting, which was known to local Rajasthani artists. From them, he learned how to create large-scale relief sculptures by repeating the basic unit of shape.