Artists of India: Modern & Contemporary Art

Write-up Introducing the Book Creation is objective, supporting our bodily reality in the world; it is informational, allowing us to explain the world to others. It is explorative, always pushing the boundaries of unrevealed knowledge. These creations, the varied individualistic and inspiring of many contemporary artists and discussing the modern art of our country, under one cover, became the purpose of our book – ‘Artists of India, Modern and Contemporary Art’. We hardly found any such book or limited segments being available, but then it should be of interest equally for art enthusiasts, researchers or patrons. We intended it especially for a knowledgeable reading and reference material for the students pursuing art and moderately priced too. To explore such existing book we hooked up ourselves on online bookselling sites or went to sprawling bookstores and also inside crowded bylanes of Nai Sarak. The books by galleries are there, generally on individual artists or few together, but by and largely inaccessible, if available it's limited and exorbitant. In this book, we have discussed the creations of 55 contemporary, eminent and acclaimed artists and their quest for something new and different, which in art is as old as art itself. From Realism to Impressionism, from Expressionism to Surrealism and more, artists are always in search of the styles that best define their sensibilities. We are also grateful to have Padma Awardees - Padma Vibhushan (1), Padma Bhushan (2) and Padma Shri (7) and other artists who have gained recognition and made India proud nationally and internationally as part of this book. The book also traces the evolution of innovative trends and concepts briefly as they developed and transformed in the work of representative contemporary Indian artists.