Trends in Modern Indian Art is a study of Indian Art from the end of 19th century to 1990. Indian Art started with academic realism of Raja Ravi Varma at the close of the 19th century. Abanindranath Tagore who was trained by Samuel Palmer and Japanese artist. Okakura, established the wash process of water colour painting known as the Bengal School in the beginning of the 20th century. His disciples like Nandalal Bosa and Ventappa further elaborated the style of the Bengal School later known as the Oriental Style.

This book is a compilation of art work by 28 artists against the variety of forms that have developed since the 1990s.

A quintessential work that unfolds the origin and development of contemporary indian art.Covering the last 150 years and with nearly 300 illustrations, the book focusses on the different artistic and stylistic genres and art movements which have enriched

The Presence Of Abstraction In Indian Contemporary Art Has Been Intensely Debated Throughout The Post Independence Era. It Was In Late 1940 S That Bombay Progressive Group, Calcutta Group, Baroda Group And Later Some Individuals Exuded New Ethos Towards Abstraction. There Have Also Been Artists Like V S Gaitonde, Jeram Patel, Nasreen Mohammedi And S H Raza, Who Have Been Totally Devoted To The Non-Representational Art. This Book Provides An Analytical View Of Abstract Art Movement And Its Assimilation In India Contemporary Painting. It Also Highlights Of Both Over Each Other. The Author Identifies The Significance Of Abstraction In Indian Painting, Applied Constantly Throughout The Post Independence Era. She Also Stresses Importance Of Folk And Other Traditional Art, Pointing Towards Its Continuity Echoing In The Contemporary Art Of The Whole World. Major Differences Between Artists And Their Influences Are Discusses With Due Seriousness And Are Seen As An Honest And Intellectual Attempt To Make Indian Contemporary Art A Significant Portal. The Choice Of Illustrations Is Wide And Truly Testifies The Richness And Diversity Of The Subject And A Bibliography Provides Useful Reference Material. Contents Chapter 1: Fifty Five Years Of Post Independence Indian Painting; Chapter 2: The Dialectic Of Abstract Art; Chapter 3: The Story Of Abstract Art Movement; Chapter 4: Tracing Abstraction In Trends And Tendencies; Chapter 5: Abstraction Through Indigenous Sources; Abstraction And Folk And Tribal Art, Abstraction And Tantra Art, Abstraction And Symbols & Scripts; Chapter 6: An Insight On Contemporary Indian Artists By Jamini Roy, K C S Panikar, S H Raza, Nasreen Mohammedi And Jeram Patel.

Provides A Perspective On Contemporary Indian Art, Offering A Dynamic Rather Than A Static Way Of Approaching The Subject. The Essays Deal With Questions, Though Often Asked Remain Open-Ended. The Works Of Individual Artists Are Discussed With In The Based Conceptual Framework Of Each Essays.

Catalog includes paintings, drawings and graphic art.

Auction catalog; with reproduction of the original paintings by various painters.