VASUDEO S. GAITONDE
Akara Modern
1924 -2001
Vasudeo. S. Gaitonde, born in Nagpur, Maharashtra in 1924,
was regarded as India’s one of the foremost abstract painters. He received a
Diploma in Painting from the Sir J. J. School of Art in 1948 and subsequently
joined the Progressive Artists’ Group. Gaitonde used the principles of Zen
Buddhism in great measure not only in his art but also in the way he lived.
This influence can be seen in his shunning of the limelight and the replacement
of his earlier figurative works with more meditative, non-representational
paintings. He rejected the application of the word ‘abstract’ to his work and
instead referred to it as ‘non-objective’ - making and marking an entirely
personal statement on his canvas.
Gaitonde’s
paintings, often compared with those of many well-known Western artists, are
widely exhibited and a part of several Indian and foreign collections,
including the Museum of Modern Art, New York. He was awarded the first prize at
the Young Asian Artists' Exhibition, Tokyo, in 1957 and the J.D. Rockefeller
III Fellowship in 1964. He participated in Venice Biennale in 1954 and 1962. In
recognition of his contributions to Indian art, Gaitonde received the Padma
Shri in 1971.
Images
Exhibitions
India Art Fair 2020 January 30 - February 02 , 2020
