Incomparable S H Raza by Prabuddha Ghosh

Incomparable S H Raza

By Prabuddha Ghosh

Raza, for whom painting is like meditation, hopes that his creations bring out the earth’s inherent splendor. “To understand the world and my place in it is what motivates me to work,” S H Raza concludes.

“You have to concentrate on one idea. I usually offer one advice to young men, concentrate on one woman. One woman gives everything. One idea, in the same way, is sufficient for an artist.” Raza has advised.

An integral part of Indian philosophy, Raza’s Bindu is the smallest unit. The seed of all creative energy. A site of infinite possibility which can develop in the course of time into a living being. It is nothingness on its own yet when added to another, multiplies it manifold. It is, just as much, the end. The infinite point.

“I painted Bindus that were black. I painted them when they were lighter … What is important is that, ultimately, I found that I had access to my childhood … I realized that in the end I came back to nature and expression not because the eyes would see, but because what seemed to be important was the seed or the unit which contains all the essential possibilities.” I am submitting his explanations.

S H Raza (Born: 22 February 1922, Mandla Died: 23 July 2016, New Delhi)

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