Ghose, who is celebrated for his modernist approach to art, also made a name for himself as a sculptor, architect besides as a tutor in architecture and design. The exhibition also celebrates 60 years pf Kumar Art Gallery. The gallery worked closely with Ghose, and built professional and personal relations with him since the 1950s.
The show, which began on Saturday, shows works done by Ghose across two decades from the early 1950s, which critics hail as the period when the artist’s creativity was at its best. As the title of the exhibition suggests, the artworks primarily showcase Ghose’s take on nature — especially his famed rural landscapes.
Ghose was initially inspired by the Bengal School, before he was drawn to the pictorial vocabulary developed by European expressionists and impressionists. All the same, he maintained a fascination for Chinese masters and their approach to landscape and figurative drawings. He was a travelling artist, who was fascinated by the sights in southern India. The show has been segmented into half-a-dozen sections based on sub-plots to the big picture.
The show is on till November 30 at Kumar Gallery, 56, Sunder Nagar.