Any art lover would definitely find Amrita Shergill's work thought provoking and her life story mysteriously engulfing. She was among the fortunate few of her times who made it to Arts not just in India but also abroad. Especially being a woman artist there were tremendous challenges, as the social and cultural hardships were no different then the women in other stratas of the society. It was never a choice as a profession, it was more over a hobby turned a talent to come closer to the popular norms of being a phenomenal women!
Amrita Shergill
Thought her family background sets a perfect platform for her to connect to Arts as a hobby and then as a subject for higher studies, her latter works defines the choice she made in continuing with it, growing in depth and style of depicting her subjects as more naturally, with her intense thoughts and complexities of desires flowing freely in her paintings. Her paintings are like a mirror to the different facets of her personality unfolding numerous mysteries of life.
Hill Women 1935 by Amrita Shergill
Her subjects are largely from the country side , thought ample of work reflects her keen interest in portraits, yet she has an eye for capturing the human emotions with immense sensitivity, her subjects are finely toned into color of life, one can trace the complexity of life on her canvas.
I like the use of colors and shades which embark the emotions with out playing much with the background.
Looking at her paintings, which have always attracted me and hanging my eyes on to the window moreover, takes me off to imagine how it would be to have your life filled with the choice of lending different strokes and shades and just see the world and put it on paper ... or may be imagine and have the leisure of just dipping my hands into colors and sitting idly ... !
...... (coming back out of the random thought over) Peeping into her paintings made me further more interested in exploring details about her,this took me to Ludwig van Beenthove's music and Poetry. One of his distinguish works were the letters to his immortal beloved (which were recovered after his death, no one has discovered her, she remains the romantic enigma!) are very interesting, especially this one:
"Your love has made me both the happiest and the unhappiest of mortals--At my age I now need stability and regularity in my life--can this coexist with our relationship?"
So, for now am hooked with reading more and perhaps listening moreover, to Beenthove's music, but definitely thoughts of a immortal beloved is hight on me, and perhaps I know what it amounts to be the happiest and the unhappiness of the mortals!
will soon come up with my version of letters to immortal beloved :-) !
Amrita Shergill
Thought her family background sets a perfect platform for her to connect to Arts as a hobby and then as a subject for higher studies, her latter works defines the choice she made in continuing with it, growing in depth and style of depicting her subjects as more naturally, with her intense thoughts and complexities of desires flowing freely in her paintings. Her paintings are like a mirror to the different facets of her personality unfolding numerous mysteries of life.
Self Portrait by Amrita
Hill Women 1935 by Amrita Shergill
Her subjects are largely from the country side , thought ample of work reflects her keen interest in portraits, yet she has an eye for capturing the human emotions with immense sensitivity, her subjects are finely toned into color of life, one can trace the complexity of life on her canvas.
I like the use of colors and shades which embark the emotions with out playing much with the background.
Looking at her paintings, which have always attracted me and hanging my eyes on to the window moreover, takes me off to imagine how it would be to have your life filled with the choice of lending different strokes and shades and just see the world and put it on paper ... or may be imagine and have the leisure of just dipping my hands into colors and sitting idly ... !
...... (coming back out of the random thought over) Peeping into her paintings made me further more interested in exploring details about her,this took me to Ludwig van Beenthove's music and Poetry. One of his distinguish works were the letters to his immortal beloved (which were recovered after his death, no one has discovered her, she remains the romantic enigma!) are very interesting, especially this one:
"Your love has made me both the happiest and the unhappiest of mortals--At my age I now need stability and regularity in my life--can this coexist with our relationship?"
So, for now am hooked with reading more and perhaps listening moreover, to Beenthove's music, but definitely thoughts of a immortal beloved is hight on me, and perhaps I know what it amounts to be the happiest and the unhappiness of the mortals!
will soon come up with my version of letters to immortal beloved :-) !
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