Google Doodle is now a great tool which gives every upcoming festivals, events and birthdays or jayanti of great personalities around the world .
Today is M.F. Husain 100th birthday , so who was M.F. Husain??
Maqbool Fida Husain born on 17 September 1915 was a Modern Indian painter of international acclaim, and a founding member of The Progressive Artists Group of Bombay (PAG).
He also directed a few movies. In 1967, he received the National Film Award for Best Experimental Film for Through The Eyes of a Painter.
Husain was associated with Indian modernism in the 1940s. His narrative paintings, executed in a modified Cubist style, can be caustic and funny as well as serious and sombre.
His themes—sometimes treated in series—include topics as diverse as Mohandas K. Gandhi, Mother Teresa, the Ramayana, the Mahabharata, the British raj, and motifs of Indian urban and rural life. Early in his painting career, and until his death, he enjoyed depicting the lively and free spirit of horses in many of his works. Often referred to as the "Picasso of India M.F.
Husain is the most celebrated and internationally recognized Indian artist of the 20th century. But is also known for his drawings and his work as a printmaker, photographer, and filmmaker.
Some of his later works stirred controversy, as they depicted traditional Deities of India in non traditional ways.
Lets see there controversial paintings in a brief, here are some of paintings.
Did you noticed anyhing controversial in the paintings,give your opinions about M.F Husain painitings ,your own views ??
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