With Indian Art touching new levels every day and Indian artists getting increasingly appreciated for their work in India and abroad………a question many a times pervades my mind and disturbs my thoughts;
Burgeoning art lovers as these are………they can make very little distinction between a great and a mediocre art; to distinguish a meaningful art and a mere decoration piece is also difficult for them. They are not able to appreciate art as it is…………“art” in the form as it should be.
Let me take a work of Mr. M. F. Hussain, a very renowned name in Indian art and also known much more for his controversial works, to express my viewpoint.
Without hurting the sentiments of all religious groups and people who are protesting against works of the artist…………I personally share a slightly different opinion on Hussain’s work “Saraswati”.
The work, to me, is a predominant depiction of a skillful combination of art, science and culture.
"The work, to me, is a predominant depiction of a skillful combination of art, science and culture."
Like that! The combination is powerful.
The world likes to criticize more than appreciate. I guess it is easier to find faults. Like the black dot on a white paper kind of thing.