Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Fine Arts

Chapter

The Modern Indian Art

Question:

Contemporary Indian painter M.F. Husain has mostly used which of the following medium in his paintings?

Options:

Oil colour

Acrylic colour

Pastel colour

Water colour

Correct Answer:

Oil colour

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (1) → Oil colour

Contemporary Indian painter M.F. Husain has mostly used oil color in his paintings.

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. As a result of successfully combining a modern style of painting with Indian themes, Husain’s art came to eventually represent Indian modern art in the international art world. Mother Teresa is an example to understand how he adapted modern art to paint themes important to Indian, as well as, international audience.