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Ram Kumar (23 September 1924 [6] – 14 April 2018) was an Indian artist and writer who has been described as one of India's foremost abstract painters. [7] He was associated with the Progressive artists' group along with greats like M.F. Hussain , Tyeb Mehta , S.H. Raza . [ 8 ]
Ram Kumar is India’s most distinguished and admired artist. This site is an online resource for Ram Kumar’s biography, artwork, paintings, articles, awards, videos and books.
Apr 19, 2018 · From the buoyant golden and blue strokes of the countries and their cities he explored, to the melancholic, earthy sweeps of ochre, viridian and aquamarine seen in his pivotal journey to Varanasi in the 60s—artist Ram Kumar’s (1924-2018) stories are replete with visual metaphors.
Ram Kumar’s art, which has proceeded through an alternation of joyous expressivity and brooding reticence, plays out a crucial polarity of emphasis in the context of Indic culture: that between samsara, the sensual participation in the world of events, and nirvana, the ascetic blowing-out of desire.
Sep 23, 2024 · Ram Kumar Verma, one of India’s foremost abstract painters and leading modernists, has left a legacy of works that respond to and reflect on these narratives. A decorated modernist master, Ram Kumar was lauded by the Govt. of India with the third and fourth-highest civilian award, the Padma Bhushan in 2010 and Padma Shree in 1972, respectively.
Apr 16, 2018 · Indian artist Ram Kumar, a painter and writer who was integral to India’s modern art scene, has died. With a career spanning seven decades, Kumar is best known for his later works—expressive landscapes that strike a balance between both naturalism and abstraction.
RAM KUMAR. Born 1924 in Simla, Himanchal Pradesh, India. Died 2018 in New Delhi, India. Ram Kumar's work was often challenging to place within the more simplistic narratives that developed around modern Indian art.
