Pablo Bartholomew

Starting up!

Remembering the painter Tyeb Mehta, whose 100th birthday is today!
b.26 July 1925 d. 02 July 2009

65 years ago, Tyeb Mehta (left), at his exhibition at Shridharani Art Gallery, was talking to Rati Bartholomew. In the background is Mrs. Shridharani, who ran the Triveni Kala Sangam, which houses galleries and teaches dance and music, New Delhi, c. 1960

And extract from a review by .art
"...it is clear that Tyeb Mehta is a considerable
painter. His contribution to contemporary Indian painting is clarity and integrity. His painting is neither figurative only nor is it abstract only, whatever these categories mean.
His painting is both, and I think that he wants these two worlds or categories fully represented in his work."

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