He orchestrates his work like a filmmaker: Artist Sudhir Patwardhan on Gulammohammed Sheikh
4 months, 2 weeks ago

He orchestrates his work like a filmmaker: Artist Sudhir Patwardhan on Gulammohammed Sheikh

Hindustan Times  

I first met Gulammohammed Sheikh about 45 years ago, in Baroda, when Vivan Sundaram, Nalini Malani and I were planning an exhibition together. There was a period in Gulam’s work about two decades ago when one did feel that one missed the work of the hand, as he was relying on the digitally printed image to a large extent. He orchestrates his paintings like a film director, bringing together various talents and devices of storytelling to make one epic or monumental work. Within paintings too, he uses various formats: the usual easel format; large, mural-sized work; painted books; accordion books; paintings on the multiple panels of kaavads he has constructed.

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Interview with Professor Gulammohammed Sheikh: Towards an alternative visual language
3 years, 5 months ago

Interview with Professor Gulammohammed Sheikh: Towards an alternative visual language

The Hindu  

Gulammohammed Sheikh is one of the best known contemporary Indian artists whose works have won critical acclaim internationally. It is true some of the greatest art is born of religious beliefs and practices, yet it is not difficult to see that much of what existed as sacred in the pre-modern artistic traditions drew upon multiple and diverse sources, often not …

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