Myriad moods of the masters
When India was tearing away from the clutches of British imperialism, a distinct language in art was developing. It spoke of struggle and strife; tumult and triumph. A new mixed vocabulary laden with the weight of colonisation on the one hand, and transition to a free India on the other, was being articulated. Instrumental in this were artists such as Jamini Roy, MF Husain, J Swaminathan, FN Souza, Akbar Padamsee, Jogen Chowdhury. One can now view their many expressions through a virtual exhibition called Timeless Treasures as part of Singapore Art Week (SAW) in Singapore. The artistic body o...