Bhupen Khakhar

Bhupen Khakhar

Bhupen Khakhar (also spelled Bhupen Khakkar, born Mumbai 1934 - died Baroda 2003) was one of the leading artists in the Indian contemporary art scene.

Works

Khakhar was a self trained artist, and started his career as a painter relatively late in his life. His works were figurative in nature, concerned with the human body and its identity. A self-confessed homosexual [http://www.nyu.edu/greyart/exhibits/asia/g6.htm] [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2372697.stm BBC news] ] , the problem of gender definitions and gender identity were major themes of his work. His paintings often contained learned references to Indian mythology and mythological themes.

Awards & honors

In the year 2000, Khakhar was honored with the Prince Claus Award [http://www.princeclausfund.org/en/what_we_do/awards/2000khakhar.shtml] at the Royal Palace of Amsterdam.Among other honors, he has won the Asian Council's Starr Foundation Fellowship, 1986, and the prestigious Padma Shri (Indian Government's award for execellence) in 1984.

Books on Khakhar

* "Bhupen Khakhar" by Timothy Human (Mapin Publishing Gp Pty Ltd) [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0944142362/]
* "A Man Labelled Bhupen Khakhar, Branded as Painter" by Mahendra Desai (Identity People Publishing) [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0006ERT7W/]

ee also

* M. F. Hussain
* Ghulam Mohammed Sheikh
* Vivan Sundaram

External links

* [http://www.contemporaryindianart.com/bhupen_khakhar.htm Contemporary Indian Art]
* [http://www.culturebase.net/artist.php?834 International Artists' Database]
* [http://www.paletteartgallery.com/artistbiography.asp?artistid=10 Palette Art Gallery]
* [http://www.princeclausfund.org/en/what_we_do/awards/2000khakhar.shtml Prince Klaus Fund]

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