Today we didn't have class. Instead of that we had to visit The National Gallery of Modern Art. We had to visit the Bengal School of Contemporary Art. Also during the visit we saw an exhibition by Amrita Sher-Gil. Coming back to the Bengal School. The works displayed under this umbrella were mostly done by Rabindranath Tagore and Abinindranath Tagore. Other artists who displayed their work under this section were Mukul Dey and M.F. Pithawala. Their works according to me drifted away from the traditional Indian style. there was obviously more of a western influence on their art. Their art style actually reminded me of graphic novels. The art had a sketchy feel to it. But despite all the newness the art style seemed quite immature and seem well established. It lacked finesse. We also saw a few works of Raja Ravi Verma and also a few sculptures, the creators of which I'm not aware of. Actually I had no idea about any of the artists work in the gallery. Amrita Sher-Gil was also an important artist in the history of Indian Art. Born in Hungary and having a Sikh father she had an interesting combination of culture. Her works are mostly around the lines of human postures and nude portraits of herself. The style is not at the same level as her colour. Her colour schemes are much better than the quality of her form. Even though her works are relly good there seemed to be an imbalance between the very elements that created the painting.
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