Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Fine Arts

Chapter

The Modern Indian Art

Question:

Observe the image and answer the questions given below:

The theme of this painting is based on:

Options:

Idyllic rural scene

Indian mythological stories

Life in cities

Ashta nayikas depiction

Correct Answer:

Idyllic rural scene

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 1- Idyllic rural scene

Haldi Grinder is a painting. Amrita Sher-Gil painted Haldi Grinder in 1940. This was the time when she was seeking inspiration from India’s idyllic rural scene. Such a scene, depicting Indian women busy in a traditional activity of grinding dry turmeric, had to be painted in Indian style. She has placed bright colour patches close to each other and created shapes of figures by colour contrast and not outline. Such a style of painting reminds us of, as for instance, the Basohli paintings from north India. The women and trees are painted as flat shapes. Sher-Gil is not interested in creating any depth in the landscape and prefers a semi-abstract pattern as a modern artist.