How did M. F. Husain make the modern style of painting understandable in the Indian context?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → By using western expressionist brush strokes with bright Indian colours
Option (1) By drawing on old mandala and yantra designs in abstract paintings — Incorrect. This belongs to S. H. Raza, who made his claim for Indian themes with abstraction. Husain stayed largely a figurative artist.
Option (2) By evolving a modern style from diagrams, scripts and pictograms of his region — Incorrect. This belongs to K. C. S. Paniker, whose style from diagrams, scripts and pictograms was both modern and uniquely Indian.
Option (3) By creating a visual sense of cosmic union of male and female energy — Incorrect. This belongs to G. R. Santosh, whose Neo-Tantric works recall purusha and prakriti of the Tantric philosophy.
Option (4) By using western expressionist brush strokes with bright Indian colours — Correct. Husain painted with western expressionist brush strokes in bright Indian colours.
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NCERT (2026-27): “M. F. Husain, on the other hand, wanted to make the modern style of painting understandable in Indian context. For example, he would paint using the western expressionist brush strokes with bright Indian colours. He not only drew from Indian mythology and religious sources but also from the style of miniature paintings, village crafts and even folk toys.” |