Which new technique did Atul Dodiya use in his work Bapu at Rene Block Gallery, New York?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Photorealism
Option (1) Photorealism — Correct. Photography gave artists new ideas, and they developed photorealism. Atul Dodiya used it in Bapu at Rene Block Gallery, New York.
Option (2) Viscosity printing — Incorrect. This printmaking method was developed by Krishna Reddy with Stanley William Hayter at Atelier 17, as in Whirlpool.
Option (3) Installation — Incorrect. This art form combined painting, sculpture, photography, video and television in one space. The early installation artists named are Nalini Malani and Vivan Sundaram, not Atul Dodiya.
Option (4) Etching with aquatint — Incorrect. Somnath Hore used monochromatic etching with aquatint for his print Children.
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NCERT (2026-27): “New Media Art: from 1990s …Photography, long regarded as the rival of painting because of its easy copy of world, gave new ideas to the artists. They developed a new technique called ‘photorealism’, which was used by Atul Dodiya in Bapu at Rene Block Gallery, New York. Many younger artists used oil or acrylic to paint in the manner of a photograph or television screen.…” |