Gaganendranath Tagore (গগনেন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর, September 18, 1867 - February 14, 1938 ) - Indian artist , representative of the modernist movement, nephew of Rabindranath Tagore .
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Biography
Came from the famous and influential literary and artistic family of Tagorov . The eldest son of Gunendranath Tagore. He was born on the estate “ Jorasanko ” in the vicinity of Calcutta , where he spent his childhood with his brother Abanindranath . From early childhood, a passionate love for ancient national art was brought up in it.
Got a good home education. In 1906-1910 he studied Japanese brush technique, Far Eastern art. In 1907, together with his brother and Ernest Havel, he created the Indian Society of Oriental Arts. Soon he began to publish the Yearbook (Rupam). Over time, Gaganendranath moved away from painting, paying attention to the caricature.
In 1920 he came to modernist painting, often working in the style of cubism . In 1925, his style resembles postcubism .
He was married to Pramodkumari Devi and had a son, Kakendranath, who is the grandfather of the Indian actress Sharmila Tagor [1] . He died on February 14, 1938 in Calcutta [2] .
Creativity
A significant role in the formation of the work of Gaganendranath Tagore was played by the masters of the European school of painting, as well as artists of Japan. He created interesting works under the influence of the work of the famous Japanese master of decorative painting, Ogata Korina (XVII century). Tagore also paid tribute to cubism and abstractionism.
Most of all Tagore was successful in creating basically realistic works. These are “Funeral balls”, “Beggars of the Pilgrims” and others. Many of the artist's works are devoted to the themes of the Indian epic of ancient India. The artist is excited and carried away by the heroism of the past. In this, he sees the greatness of India and his people, which corresponds to the spirit of the Bengal revival, in which Gaganendranath Tagore played an important role.
The artist also created satirical or caricatured works, ridiculing vices, ridiculing injustice. In one of them - “The Force of Law” - a well-fed, contented, full of well-being policeman is depicted, who, under an umbrella, leads to the site of two unfortunate beggars, hungry and wet.
The works of Gaganendranath Tagore attracted not only an interesting theme and depth of content, but also the fact that he was a wonderful colorist.
He was fond of creating books from lithographs or caricatures. He also wrote a children's book in the style of Lewis Carroll, The Big Otter (Bhodor Bahadur).
Notes
- ↑ Priyanka Dasgupta. The Tagore connection! (eng.) . The Times of India (August 21, 2011).
- ↑ TAGORE (Family ) . World of Royalty. Archived on May 13, 2015.
Sources
- The art of countries and peoples of the world. Brief Art Encyclopedia . - Soviet Encyclopedia, 1965. - T. 2. - P. 64.
- Kshitis Roy. Gaganendranath Tagore. - Lalit Kalā Akademi, 1964.
- Partha Mitter. The Triumph of Modernism: India's artists and the avant-garde 1922-1947. - London, 2007.
- Pūrṇimā Debī. Thākurabāṛīra Gaganaṭhākura. - Kolkata: Rāmāyaṇī Prakaśa Bhabana, 1975. (Memoir by Gaganedranath's daughter, in Bengali)
- Gagnendranath tagore
- Gaganendranath Tagore's Realm of the Absurd, Mukul Dey Archives
- Gaganendranath Tagore's works at V&A
- Gaganendranath's moments with cubism