In Indian history of art, we find paintings that have depicted females on a different dimension,” says artist and critic Ashok Bhowmick.
Ashok was addressing a seminar on ‘Women Depicted in Indian Art’ held at State Museum. The seminar of organised by Eklavya. Various city renowned artists and the young aspiring artists were present among the audience.
While addressing the seminar, he majorly talked about the works of Rabindranath Tagore and Amrita Shergill as the references to their paintings were hidden in the paintings. Following the seminar, few works by Ashok Bhowmick were shown to the audience.
He also has worked on women as a subject. Some of his works included paintings that showcased a girl flying a kite, girl playing with puppets, girls playing each other and even more. After showcasing some of his works, he began the lecture with talking about the paintings and its history.While talking about the history, he picked up the works by the early men wherein their rock paintings the depiction of women is beautifully shown. Then he also emphasized over the tribal paintings, especially Warli art.He then emphasized over the works of Pablo Picasso, leonardo Di Vinci, Raja Ravi Verma, Heman Majumdar and more.