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Benode Behari Mukherjee

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Benode Behari Mukherjee

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1904-02-07 （Behala, Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India）
死没
1980-11-11 （India） 76歳
国籍
Indian
言語
Bengali, English, Hindi
居住地歴
Behala (Calcutta) → Garalgachha (ancestral village, Hooghly District) → Santiniketan (Visva-Bharati University) → Kathmandu, Nepal → Mussoorie

経歴

職業
Painter, Muralist, Art educator, Curator
活動期間
1919年〜1980年
所属
Visva-Bharati University (Santiniketan), Nepal Government Museum (Kathmandu), Banasthali Vidyapith (teacher)
影響を受けた人物
Nandalal Bose, Japanese calligraphy and wash techniques (learned from visiting Japanese artists), Ancient Indian mural and miniature traditions (Ajanta, Mamallapuram), Western modernism (Cubist techniques), Influences from Giotto and Tawaraya Sotatsu
影響を与えた人物
Jahar Dasgupta, K. G. Subramanyan, Somnath Hore, Ramkinkar Baij, Satyajit Ray (student/associate)

学歴

Kala Bhavana, Visva-Bharati University
Fine Arts
期間: 1919-1925
国: India
Studied under Nandalal Bose; later joined faculty.
Sanskrit Collegiate School
国: India
Attended during early schooling.

受賞歴

Padma Vibhushan
1974
主催: Government of India
結果: 受賞
Deshikottama (honorary degree)
1977
主催: Visva-Bharati University
結果: 授与
Rabindra Puraskar
1980
主催: West Bengal state cultural authorities
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Mural at Hindi Bhavan, Santiniketan (1947)

1947年 Mural / Painting

A large-scale mural based on the lives of medieval Indian saints; noted for its conceptual breadth and synthesis of elements from various traditions.

Medieval saintsSpiritual and religious themesEnvironment and architectural context

全著作

  • Chitrakar: The Artist — collection of Bengali writings by Benodebehari Mukherjee (various editions)
  • Numerous watercolours and murals (catalogues held by various museums and galleries)

翻案

  • The Inner Eye (documentary by Satyajit Ray, 1972)

作風・主題

文体
Complex fusion of Western modernism and Oriental spiritual traditionsDelicate use of line and wash influenced by calligraphy and East Asian wash techniquesApplication of multi-perspective and faceting (Cubist) techniques
頻出モチーフ
Scenes of saints and religious figuresRelationship between landscape and architectural motifsCalligraphy-like line work and layered washes

健康

  • Cataract and eventual blindness
    1956-1980
    Lost eyesight following an unsuccessful cataract operation in 1956; continued to paint and teach relying on touch, memory and conceptual planning.

評価・遺産

A leading figure of Contextual Modernism in India and a pioneer in reviving mural practice as a modern expressive form; influential educator and historically significant artist.

記念館・博物館

  • National Gallery of Modern Art (New Delhi) New Delhi, India
  • DAG Museums (collections/exhibitions) India (various locations)

関連学会

  • Fellow of the Lalit Kala Akademi

資料所蔵先

  • Visva-Bharati University archives
  • NGMA collection archives

大衆文化への影響

  • Satyajit Ray's documentary 'The Inner Eye' introduced his life and practice to a wider audience.
  • Retrospectives and exhibitions in New Delhi and London in recent years have renewed interest in his work.

引用

  • With its conceptual breadth and synthesis of elements from Giotto and Tawaraya Sotatsu, as well as from the art of ancient Indian sites such as Ajanta and Mamallapuram, it is among the greatest achievements in contemporary Indian painting.
    出典: R. Siva Kumar, Oxford Art Online (commentary)

豆知識

  • Became blind after an unsuccessful cataract operation in 1956 but continued to create art and teach.
  • His daughter Mrinalini Mukherjee became a notable artist (sculptor).
  • Had a major impact on modern Indian art through mural work at Santiniketan.
  • Satyajit Ray made a documentary about him in 1972 ('The Inner Eye').