Nirmala Birla Gallery of modern art
Nirmala Birla Gallery of modern art
Nirmala Birla Gallery of modern art
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This gallery is a prominent modern art gallery in the entire south Indian region housing various forms of artistic expression from several Indian and international artists, envisioned by Mrs. Nirmala Birla, who has taken a lifetime of effort in collecting these paintings and artifacts over several years.
Salient features of the gallery include paintings by Jamini Roy, Amitabh Banerjee, Paritosh Sen, Akbar Padamsee, Samir Aich, Tayyub Mehtab, Krishan Khanna, Amitava Dhar, Laxma Goud, Surya Prakash, Sudhir Patwardhan and several other prominent painters. The gallery invites several research scholars every year and several art lovers.
Among the modern sculptures, a huge bronze figure by the famous sculptor Meera Mukherjee is of outstanding importance. Among the other noted sculptors of the country such as Chintamani Kar, Bimal Kundu, Manik Talukdar, Somnath Hoare and Niranjan Pridhan of great artistic value hold a permanent exhibition space. The bronze representing ‘Jala Kanya’ by Chintamani Kar is another masterpiece in the collection along with Ajit Chakraborthy’s ‘Cupid’ The bronze representing ‘Jala Kanya’ by Chintamani Kar is another masterpiece in the collection along with Ajit Chakraborthy’s ‘Cupid’ adding to a great aesthetic value.
The Thomas Daniell prints add up to another interesting highlight of the gallery. Daniell and his nephew, William who accompanied him when they arrived in Calcutta in 1786, were British landscape painters. They traveled around India making sketches and paintings of the scenery, and these were later turned into engravings for sale to the public. A wall illuminating seventy four of these prints depicting various parts of India they traveled through, is of paramount historical importance.
Nirmala Birla Gallery of Modern Art is a modern art gallery in Hyderabad that showcases various forms of artistic expression by Indian and international artists. It was envisioned by Mrs. Nirmala Birla, who spent years collecting these paintings and artefacts.
The most notable features of the gallery include paintings by famous artists like Jamini Roy, Amitabh Banerjee, Paritosh Sen, Akbar Padamsee, Samir Aich, Tayyub Mehtab, Krishan Khanna, Amitava Dhar, Laxma Goud, Surya Prakash and Sudhir Patwardhan. The gallery invites several research scholars and art lovers every year.
Among the gallery’s collection of modern sculptures, a huge bronze figure by the famous sculptor, Meera Mukherjee, takes pride of place. Other noted sculptors of the country like Chintamani Kar, Bimal Kundu, Manik Talukdar, Somnath Hoare and Niranjan Pridhan hold permanent exhibition spaces. The bronze sculpture representing ‘Jala Kanya’ by Chintamani Kar is a masterpiece in the collection along with Ajit Chakraborthy’s ‘Cupid’.
As visitors explore the gallery, they will discover the entire build-up of modern Indian paintings originating from erstwhile Calcutta and developing over the Eastern and Western ghats and the Deccan. Indications of composition, perspective and realism are illustrated along with an important collection encompassing contextual modernism. Pseudorealistic and post-minimalist works, as well as post-colonial and subaltern works are also housed here.
Another interesting aspect of the gallery is its collection of Thomas Daniell prints. The English landscape painter arrived in Calcutta in 1786 with his nephew, William, who was also a landscape artist. The duo travelled around the country making sketches and paintings of the sceneries. These were later turned into engravings for sale to the public. A wall illuminating 74 of these prints depicting the various places they travelled to is of particular historical importance.