This is a print of the Prophet created by Somnath Hore. Somnath Hore is remembered because of his creativity and excellence in inventing new media of printing techniques. Though Gaganendranath Tagore was the father of Indian printmaking, Hore made his presence felt immensely in it. The depiction of the sufferings and atrocities of the poor and the anguished figures with the placement of soaring birds and animals occupy most of the artworks produced. His experiments with various print-making techniques and mediums such as etching, intaglio, and lithographs led him to develop a new medium called 'Pulp-prints'.
- Identifier
- ngma-02076
- Material
- Etching, Graphic Print
- Note
- Hailing from the small village of Barama, Chittagong( presently Bangladesh) , Somnath Hore, born in 1921 started painting for the Communist party . He painted scenes of war on the documentation including Bengal famine and Tebhaga Movement which were based on the agitation between the landlords and the tenants in 1948.During this uprising , Hore came in contact of Chittaprosad Bhattacharya , who himself was a print maker and a strategist. Later his joining at the Government College of Art and Craft , Calcutta in 1954 made his learn the printmaking techniques of lithography and intaglio . At then Haren Das was the acing head of the graphics department which gave Hore the advantage of learning from him. Hore came up with an invention in the paper pulp printing along with various amalgamations of different media which gave him utter recognition. His series of abstract paper pulp 'Wounds'fetch him a number of accolades and appreciation. Later he moved to Santi niketan , worked for Kala Bhawan . His association with K.G. Subramanyam and Ram Kinker Baij at the Viswa Bharati University resulted his inclination towards the sculptures. He contorted the sculptures in bronze. He headed the Graphics Department of College of Art, Delhi. Also he went to M.S.U. Baroda and Indian College of Draughtsmanship.
- Pages
- 25.3 X 20.3 cm
- Published in
- India
- Type
