Abstract

Driven by direct conversations with contemporary Indian painters, this essay engages with the struggle to pursue painting in contentious historical times, in an atmosphere of jostling camaraderie and dialogue across the Indian subcontinent. Written in 1985 for an exhibition of contemporary Indian art held at the Abby Weed Grey Gallery in New York, the essay addresses a series of productive problems facing Indian painters at that time, discussing audience, influence (of the past, the ‘West’, regional Indian visual cultures, and other painters), mysticism, form, materiality, colour, criticism, location, the figural, landscape, and the eternal problem of pink.

Talk to us

Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have

Schedule a call

Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.