S H RAZA , His early themes were drawn from his memories of a childhood spent in the forests of his native village of Babaria, in Madhya Pradesh. Raza's style has evolved over the years -he began with expressionist landscapes, which became rigid, geometric representations of landscape in the 1950s. Later, the lines blurred and colour began to dominate; his theme was still landscape but it was now non-representational. In the late 70s, he focus turned to pure geometrical forms; his images were improvisations on an essential theme: that of the mapping out of a metaphorical space in the mind. The circle or "Bindu" now became more of an icon, sacred in its symbolism, and placing his work in an Indian context. Sayed Haider Raza calls his work a "result of two parallel enquiries." Firstly, it is aimed at a "pure plastic order" and secondly, it concerns the theme of nature. Both converge into a single point and become inseparable - the "Bindu...
Prabuddha is a contemporary Artist and Art Appreciator. He is writing (blogging) here about his feelings and views about different events and aspects of Visual Arts. He curates Exhibitions, Installations and supports Artists, Artisans and Craftsmen through his own non-profit organization....