From the 1990s, photography gave Indian artists new ideas. In which work, shown at Rene Block Gallery, New York, did Atul Dodiya use the technique of ‘photorealism’?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Bapu
Option (1) Janata Watch Repairing — Incorrect. This is Bhupen Khakhar’s painting of 1972, whose bold move led Mumbai painters to popular images.
Option (2) Mother Teresa — Incorrect. This is M. F. Husain’s painting of the 1980s, made with flat shapes like paper cutouts.
Option (3) Whirlpool — Incorrect. This is Krishna Reddy’s print of 1963, made by viscosity printing.
Option (4) Bapu — Correct. Atul Dodiya used photorealism in Bapu at Rene Block Gallery, New York.
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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.” |