{"id":10203,"date":"2022-03-11T02:15:29","date_gmt":"2022-03-11T02:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/?p=10203"},"modified":"2022-03-11T02:15:29","modified_gmt":"2022-03-11T02:15:29","slug":"indias-picasso-m-f-husain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/indias-picasso-m-f-husain\/","title":{"rendered":"India’s Picasso – M. F. Husain"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I remember looking at a piece of art \u0915\u0932\u093e in Mumbai. This art was extraordinary in the fact that it did not look like the ancient Mughal paintings one often sees in India.<\/p>\n

This was a time when radical \u092e\u094c\u0932\u093f\u0915 artists were slowly emerging in the big cities. One such artist was M.F. Husain – full name, Maqbool F. Husain<\/a>. A tall gangly man, with long shaggy hair and beard \u0926\u093e\u0922\u093c\u0940 that turned white quite early. He walked barefoot everywhere. They called him India’s Barefoot Picasso. If institutions \u0938\u0902\u0938\u094d\u0925\u093e\u0928 required shoes, he wore socks as a compromise.<\/p>\n

Husain is quite simple. He paints<\/a> sitting on the floor. The canvas is propped against the wall. No easel \u091a\u093f\u0924\u094d\u0930\u092b\u0932\u0915. Pots of paint spread around him. He holds a long brush in his hand and paints in long strokes.<\/p>\n

Horses, people, mythological \u092a\u094c\u0930\u093e\u0923\u093f\u0915 figures, figures of women. His style is sort of cubist with very colorful and vibrant imagery<\/a>. He captured scenes \u0926\u0943\u0936\u094d\u092f\u094b\u0902 with a humorous and vibrant narrative \u0935\u0930\u094d\u0923\u0928.<\/p>\n

Many of his paintings were of Indian mythology. Some of which garnered the wrath of India’s Hindus quite recently.<\/p>\n

But his style is simple.\u00a0No fancy studio with high-tech lighting and easels. This is indicative of just how simple this man is. But his art, his art sells for millions.<\/p>\n

As a Child<\/h2>\n

Husain was born in a small town called Pandarpur in Maharastra<\/a>, India. He spent much of his youth in the cities of Indore and Baruch. He became interested in art while studying Arabic calligraphy \u0938\u0941\u0932\u0947\u0916.<\/p>\n

As a child, he also liked sketching and painting horses. He even inserted himself into some of his paintings portraying himself sketching as a child.<\/p>\n

The artist lost his mother at a very early age. This started a lifelong \u091c\u0940\u0935\u0928 \u092d\u0930 series of art depicting women as a homage to her in his art. People say that he often drew faceless women because he could not remember his mother’s face.<\/p>\n

Such talent did not come from art school, however. Husain did not go to art school due to lack of funds \u092b\u0902\u0921. However, he learned techniques on the job. He moved to Mumbai and started working with a prominent \u092a\u094d\u0930\u092e\u0941\u0916 Bollywood billboard painter for around 5 years.<\/p>\n

From there he went on to work as a nursery furniture designer, crafting and painting adorable kids’ furniture pieces.<\/p>\n

From Painter to FilmMaker<\/h2>\n

Husain was also interested in filmmaking<\/a>. He submitted a film to the Berlin International Film Festival in 1967. Later, he made Gaja Gamini with his muse, Madhuri Dixit, and Meenaxi with the film star Tabu.<\/p>\n

India bestowed 3 of their highest civilian awards on Husain.\u00a0 – the Padma Shri, Padma Vibushan, and the Padma Bhushan.<\/p>\n

A life of exile<\/h2>\n

As with all good art, it must evoke a reaction. And so Husain’s art did get him into trouble. Many death threats and defamation cases later, he decided to go into self-exile. In the latter part of his life, he divided his time between Doha, Qatar, and London.<\/p>\n

Husain passed away from a heart attack on June 9, 2011, in London and is buried at the Brookwood Cemetery in London.<\/p>\n

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