Lines from an Artistic Life: The Drawings of Adimoolam (Contemporary Indian Artists) - Hardcover

De, Aditi; Berry, Tanuj; Khanna, Mr Krishen; Sabavala, Jahangir

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0853319820 ISBN 13: 9780853319825

Publisher: Lund Humphries, 2008

Synopsis

Lines from an Artistic Life explores the drawings of eminent Indian artist KM Adimoolam, well-known in India and internationally for his meticulous pen-and-ink drawings on subjects ranging from realistic portraits of Mahatma Gandhi to idealized portrayals of Indian kings and warriors, and semi-abstract depictions of Hindu gods informed by Cubism.

About this title

About the Author:

Krishen Khanna is one of India’s most distinguished contemporary artists. He was a member of the Progressive Artists’ Group and has been honoured by the President of India with a Padma Shri in 1996. Aditi De is a writer, columnist and editor. She is the author of Articulations: Voices from Contemporary Indian Visual Art (2004). Jehangir Sabavala has held several solo shows and participated in major exhibitions all over the world. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1977.

Review:

' ... these works have a significant role in the development of modern Indian painting'. Asian Art Books 2007

About this edition

• Publisher: Lund Humphries
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0853319820
• ISBN 13: 9780853319825
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 164