Materials and makers of some modern Indian works of art. Consider the following statements:
(A) P. V. Janakiram’s Ganesha is a sculpture in oxidised copper.
(B) Ramkinkar Baij’s Santhal Family is a sculpture in bronze.
(C) Fairy Tales from Purvapalli is the work of a prolific writer, scholar, teacher and art historian.
(D) Santhal Family was made as an outdoor sculpture within the Kala Bhavana compound.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A), (C) and (D) only
(A) P. V. Janakiram’s Ganesha is a sculpture in oxidised copper. — Correct. He made it from sheets of copper, beaten into concave planes.
(B) Ramkinkar Baij’s Santhal Family is a sculpture in bronze. — Incorrect. It is made of cement mixed with pebbles, held in shape by a metal armature.
(C) Fairy Tales from Purvapalli is the work of a prolific writer, scholar, teacher and art historian. — Correct. This describes K. G. Subramanyan, who painted it in 1986.
(D) Santhal Family was made as an outdoor sculpture within the Kala Bhavana compound. — Correct. Baij made it outdoors at Kala Bhavana, larger than life size.
NCERT (2026-27): “Ganesha This is a sculpture in oxidised copper made by P. V. Janakiram in 1970, and is in the collection of NGMA, Delhi. He has used sheets of copper to create pictorial sculpture as free-standing forms, and ornamented their surface with linear elements.…” “Introduction to Modernism in India …Ramkinkar Baij was an artist given to the celebration of nature. His art reflects his everyday experiences. Almost all his sculptures and paintings are created as response to his environment. For instance, his Santhal Family, made as an outdoor sculpture within the Kala Bhavana compound, turned the daily activity of a Santhal family setting out for work into a larger than a life size piece of art. Besides, it was made out of modern material like cement mixed with pebbles, held in shape with the help of metal armature.…” “Fairy Tales from Purvapalli This is a painting using water and oil colours on acrylic sheet and was created by K. G. Subramanyan in 1986. This is the work of the prolific writer, scholar, teacher and art historian, who draws inspiration from his familiarity with different art traditions from India and the world.…” |