dalreen ramos dalreen. ramos@ mid- day. com Although he grew up alongside two very academic siblings, Manohar Mhatre was always in love with art. And while everyone took to accountancy and engineering, as was the norm eight decades ago, his parents left him to decide his career path.
This evening, the 89- yearold will see the opening of his retrospective at Bycullau2019s Nine Fish Art Gallery.
Mhatre carries a legacy of a movement that has been integral to the artistic fabric of the city u2014 one which Husain, Souza, Raza and Ara espoused u2014 The Bombay Progressive Artistsu2019 Group. u201c Our work conveys many subjective thoughts which the younger generation can easily learn. At the same time, the group broke the rules around traditional art forms, without being bothered about their image in society and did not fear that their art stands out from the traditional paintings and drawings,u201d he shares.
He wants them to stand in front of each painting and really try to grasp what it wants to say. Mhatre says, u201c This is partly why I prefer not to title my works. I donu2019t want viewers to be biased.u201d AT Nine Fish Art Gallery, The New Great Eastern Mills, Byculla East. ON Today, 7.30 pm onwards to February 26, 10.30 am to 7.30 pm CALL 8655042300 A colourful legacy One of the last remaining artists of the Bombay Progressive Artistsu2019 Group, Manohar Mhatre, readies for the opening of his retrospective art All of Mhatreu2019s works are untitled
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