Given below are statements about modern Indian artists and their works. Which of the following statements are correct?
(A) K. G. Subramanyan, who painted Fairy Tales from Purvapalli, was a prolific writer, scholar, teacher and art historian.
(B) Mrinalini Mukherjee made Vanshri out of cement mixed with pebbles.
(C) The Baroda narrative painters accepted popular art forms seen on trucks and autorickshaws.
(D) The title Fairy Tales from Purvapalli refers to a locality in Baroda.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A) and (C) only
A. K. G. Subramanyan, who painted Fairy Tales from Purvapalli, was a prolific writer, scholar, teacher and art historian. — Correct. He drew on his familiarity with art traditions of India and the world.
B. Mrinalini Mukherjee made Vanshri out of cement mixed with pebbles. — Incorrect. She used hemp-fibre, a medium she experimented with from the early 1970s.
C. The Baroda narrative painters accepted popular art forms seen on trucks and autorickshaws. — Correct. This acceptance of popular art was one of their important contributions.
D. The title Fairy Tales from Purvapalli refers to a locality in Baroda. — Incorrect. Purvapalli is a locality in Shantiniketan, where Subramanyan had his home.
NCERT (2026-27): “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. The title refers to his home in Purvapalli, a locality in Shantiniketan, from where his imagination seems to be travelling all around the world.” “Vanshri This artwork was created by Mrinalini Mukherjee in 1994. She uses an unusual material to make this sculpture. She uses hemp-fibre, a medium that she experimented with from the early 1970s.” “The New Figurative Art and Modern Art from 1980s … An important contribution of the Baroda narrative painters was their eclectic interest and acceptance of popular art forms that are visible everywhere from trucks on highways to autorickshaws, in the back alleys of small towns and in small shops.” |