What are the origins of MF Hussain (please dont hide his hussain in MFH. Let the Hussain be evident as it is)?
What shaped his 'artist'?
Is modernism the objective or just a garb for him?
Let us begin one by one.
from his profile posted above:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Hussain comes from a traditional Muslim background. As a child, Hussain learnt the art of calligraphy and loved to read poetries
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For the first about 22 years of his life, this is what he was - a traditional Muslim artist. A traditional islamic up-bringing, and even the art he learnt while growing up was traditional islamic art - the (persian/arabic?) calligraphy - which is the outer most extent of art-form pure Islam would allow.
By 22 of age, the artist in him must be already grown up! All he can do now is to improve, modify, adjust, adapt, learn new styles, etc. But the core of the artist is already formed - that would remain - the traditional muslim. And that would inevitably come from the traditional Islamic upbringing. And that <b>does </b>show in his 'art' - he never spent his scrawl-skills on Muhammed's family or of his own, or in portraits of Muslim shayars like Galib, Meer, or of Sultan.
Before we move on, let us take a note of this:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->After painting many countryside landscapes and completing his schooling in Indore, Hussain .... joined the J.J. school of arts
<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
We shall come back to Sir J J School of ARts, Mumbai, later in my post.
So, when did the modernism kick in? Was Hussain the founding father of Indian art modernism - or of the so called Bombay school?
He did not! That credit goes to another nudist painter - Francis Newton SOUZA (12 April 1924 - 28 March 2002)!!
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F.N. Souza, a member of The Progressive Artist's Group, which was formed to give new dimensions to Indian art, invited Hussain to become a member of it in 1948.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Souza himself was a Christian, like Hussain a muslim, and a "devoted and traditional one"! Read his eulogy:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->This is to let you know with profound sadness that our dearest friend and
most cherished artist Francis Newton Souza passed away peacefully and
painlessly on Thursday 28th March 2002, on Maundy Thursday in the evening before Good Friday, in Bombay, India, of a sudden heart attack. He would have turned 78 on April 12.
<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Souza's passing into infinity came miraculously with the Holy Resurrection on Good Friday. The burial was held intimately at Bombay's Sewrie Chapel and Cemetery at 11 a.m. on on Holy Saturday, the 30th March.
<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Francis was a very special and evolved soul, and this timing of his sacred
journey is most appropriate. He was held lovingly in the arms of Christ
<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Souza's final painting on Earth was a magnificent Head of Christ, done, amazingly, just a few days earlier this March.
<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
nude paintings were also a halmark of this chap, he attempted Hindu themes, though did not acheive so much success as Hussain.
"Christ" by Souza:
<img src='http://www.srimatilal.com/souza/pictures/christ.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
and "Shakti":
<img src='http://www.srimatilal.com/souza/pictures/shakti.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
and "Blue Godess":
<img src='http://www.srimatilal.com/souza/pictures/blue_goddess.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
This is clear from the above paintings and those of Hussain, that their hypocracy about 'modernism' and the so called 'new art' has spared the themes and figures of Christian and Muslim traditions, and have targetted only Hindus'.
And yes sir! They have hidden this in the name of 'modernism', and we are lapping it up, but let me tell you where they are coming from - christoIslamoSikooloCommunism, plain and simple. The name of modernism - that is only a fatigue they use to receive acceptability - but rather than marvelling at their fake disguise, let us rather expose their fake modernism.
Now, let us talk about this one - "6 artists stopped the Hindu art revivalism".
Nothing but their tall fancy. Sure, this is what they WANTED, but they miserably failed. Do you think they acheived anything? Howmany do you think have even seen the crap they have painted?
On the contrary, let us look at the Hindu art revival.
Do you know who was a long-time assistant artist, secratary, partner in a press, and associate of Sri Raja Ravi Verma?
take a guess (or google)
Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, who at a young age attended the same school which the above two crapists later attended - the famous Sir J J school of arts, Bombay, and then proceeded to join Raja Ravi Verma in south and assisted him in his work. With inspirations from the Legend, he realized that the art is changing, and the new modes of influencing people are arriving at the scene.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->While watching a movie called "The Life of Christ", he realized that Indian Gods and Godesses and narratives must more than the canvas, capture the screen. Screen is what will influence people more than canvas ever will! <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Phalke, who will soon be knows as Dadasaheb, went to Germany, which was the technology hub at the advent of last century in cinematography, stayed there for some time, and brought the technology to India, and made some superhit movies over the next few years. (Ravi Verma was dead 7 years before the first Phalke movie was actually released.)
Raja Harishchandra (1913)
Shri Krishna Janma (1918)
Kaliya Mardan (1919)
Setu Bandhan (1923)
Ganga Avataran (1937)
That, revived the Hindu Art in a different format. Transformed revivalism from chitrakala to chitra-pat-kala or chala-chitra-kala. Even the talkies were called Kala-Mandirs.
And soon - Marathi, Bangla, Telugu, Tamil, and Kannada cinema leaders emerged and the PuraNas reached every household in the next 3 decades!!!
Influence behind this? The same revivalist - Raja Ravi Verma!! Hussain-wussain, Souza-pisouza ever had that impact?
Let us not fall for their propoganda and recognize what is behind their "art" - not modernism - but christoIslamoSeculoCommunism.
What shaped his 'artist'?
Is modernism the objective or just a garb for him?
Let us begin one by one.
from his profile posted above:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Hussain comes from a traditional Muslim background. As a child, Hussain learnt the art of calligraphy and loved to read poetries
<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
For the first about 22 years of his life, this is what he was - a traditional Muslim artist. A traditional islamic up-bringing, and even the art he learnt while growing up was traditional islamic art - the (persian/arabic?) calligraphy - which is the outer most extent of art-form pure Islam would allow.
By 22 of age, the artist in him must be already grown up! All he can do now is to improve, modify, adjust, adapt, learn new styles, etc. But the core of the artist is already formed - that would remain - the traditional muslim. And that would inevitably come from the traditional Islamic upbringing. And that <b>does </b>show in his 'art' - he never spent his scrawl-skills on Muhammed's family or of his own, or in portraits of Muslim shayars like Galib, Meer, or of Sultan.
Before we move on, let us take a note of this:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->After painting many countryside landscapes and completing his schooling in Indore, Hussain .... joined the J.J. school of arts
<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
We shall come back to Sir J J School of ARts, Mumbai, later in my post.
So, when did the modernism kick in? Was Hussain the founding father of Indian art modernism - or of the so called Bombay school?
He did not! That credit goes to another nudist painter - Francis Newton SOUZA (12 April 1924 - 28 March 2002)!!
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->
F.N. Souza, a member of The Progressive Artist's Group, which was formed to give new dimensions to Indian art, invited Hussain to become a member of it in 1948.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Souza himself was a Christian, like Hussain a muslim, and a "devoted and traditional one"! Read his eulogy:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->This is to let you know with profound sadness that our dearest friend and
most cherished artist Francis Newton Souza passed away peacefully and
painlessly on Thursday 28th March 2002, on Maundy Thursday in the evening before Good Friday, in Bombay, India, of a sudden heart attack. He would have turned 78 on April 12.
<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Souza's passing into infinity came miraculously with the Holy Resurrection on Good Friday. The burial was held intimately at Bombay's Sewrie Chapel and Cemetery at 11 a.m. on on Holy Saturday, the 30th March.
<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Francis was a very special and evolved soul, and this timing of his sacred
journey is most appropriate. He was held lovingly in the arms of Christ
<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Souza's final painting on Earth was a magnificent Head of Christ, done, amazingly, just a few days earlier this March.
<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
nude paintings were also a halmark of this chap, he attempted Hindu themes, though did not acheive so much success as Hussain.
"Christ" by Souza:
<img src='http://www.srimatilal.com/souza/pictures/christ.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
and "Shakti":
<img src='http://www.srimatilal.com/souza/pictures/shakti.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
and "Blue Godess":
<img src='http://www.srimatilal.com/souza/pictures/blue_goddess.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
This is clear from the above paintings and those of Hussain, that their hypocracy about 'modernism' and the so called 'new art' has spared the themes and figures of Christian and Muslim traditions, and have targetted only Hindus'.
And yes sir! They have hidden this in the name of 'modernism', and we are lapping it up, but let me tell you where they are coming from - christoIslamoSikooloCommunism, plain and simple. The name of modernism - that is only a fatigue they use to receive acceptability - but rather than marvelling at their fake disguise, let us rather expose their fake modernism.
Now, let us talk about this one - "6 artists stopped the Hindu art revivalism".
Nothing but their tall fancy. Sure, this is what they WANTED, but they miserably failed. Do you think they acheived anything? Howmany do you think have even seen the crap they have painted?
On the contrary, let us look at the Hindu art revival.
Do you know who was a long-time assistant artist, secratary, partner in a press, and associate of Sri Raja Ravi Verma?
take a guess (or google)
Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, who at a young age attended the same school which the above two crapists later attended - the famous Sir J J school of arts, Bombay, and then proceeded to join Raja Ravi Verma in south and assisted him in his work. With inspirations from the Legend, he realized that the art is changing, and the new modes of influencing people are arriving at the scene.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->While watching a movie called "The Life of Christ", he realized that Indian Gods and Godesses and narratives must more than the canvas, capture the screen. Screen is what will influence people more than canvas ever will! <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Phalke, who will soon be knows as Dadasaheb, went to Germany, which was the technology hub at the advent of last century in cinematography, stayed there for some time, and brought the technology to India, and made some superhit movies over the next few years. (Ravi Verma was dead 7 years before the first Phalke movie was actually released.)
Raja Harishchandra (1913)
Shri Krishna Janma (1918)
Kaliya Mardan (1919)
Setu Bandhan (1923)
Ganga Avataran (1937)
That, revived the Hindu Art in a different format. Transformed revivalism from chitrakala to chitra-pat-kala or chala-chitra-kala. Even the talkies were called Kala-Mandirs.
And soon - Marathi, Bangla, Telugu, Tamil, and Kannada cinema leaders emerged and the PuraNas reached every household in the next 3 decades!!!
Influence behind this? The same revivalist - Raja Ravi Verma!! Hussain-wussain, Souza-pisouza ever had that impact?
Let us not fall for their propoganda and recognize what is behind their "art" - not modernism - but christoIslamoSeculoCommunism.