Test Your Knowledge

1. Socio-cultural biases and urban-rural divides often lead to the exclusion from the canon of Indian art, of art practices and practitioners from marginalised rural and indigenous communities, across lines of gender, caste and class.

3. Navjot Altaf creates site-specific and functional public art to communicate directly with the communities she works with and to bring social justice issues to public attention.

4. Drag and drop the name of the artist to their corresponding artwork. 

5. The Surrealist painting ‘My Dream World’ features fantastical iconography drawn from the artist’s own dreams. Who is the artist of this work? 

6. What is the main objective of Navjot Altaf’s collaborative work ‘Nalpar’? You may select more than one answer.

7. How has Jivya Soma Mashe’s involvement with Warli changed the trajectory of the Indigenous art form?

8. The Madras School of Art and the Madras Art Movement were Eurocentric in their focus and principles, deriving inspiration from Pop Art and Abstract Expressionism. 

9. From the following painting ‘City Scene’ by Jivya Soma Mashe, what can we conclude about his interpretation of Warli and how it is different from the traditional form? You may select more than one answer.

10. ‘Soul Breath Wind’ is a work that highlights the social and environmental consequences of mining in Chhattisgarh. Who made this work?
    

11. How did the artist J Sultan Ali make his works ‘more Indian’?

12. What criticisms have festivals and residencies organised in Goa received?

13. The exclusion of certain artists and art practices from canonical narratives is not unique to Indian art.