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| Benode Behari Mukherjee - Untitled |
I thought you might like to see some of the Indian artist, Benode Behari Mukherjee's work which was shown earlier this year at the David Zwirner gallery in London. Entitled "After Sight" it was a showing of the artist's collages from the 1950s and 60s after he had lost his sight. Born blind in one eye and short sighted in the other, Mukherjee lost his eyesight completely in 1957. This didn't stop his visual arts practice but inspired him to try tactile media too, such as sculpture but particularly collage, as well as drawing.
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| Benode Behari Mukherjee - Untitled |
Mukherjee (1904-1980), a pioneer of Indian modern art, studied at Kala Bhavana, the arts institute, in Santiniketan, West Bengal which was pre-eminent in modern art in 20th century India.
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| Benode Behari Mukherjee - Reclining Man |
Mukherjee organised his collages by touch and chose the colours and subject matter from memory.
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| Benode Behari Mukherjee - Boy With Shell Nose |
Mukherjee's collages were very colourful and vibrant. His style reminded me of Matisse's cut-outs.
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| Benode Behari Mukherjee - Faces with Sutli |
On another point altogether, the David Zwirner gallery has an impressive staircase. Take a look...
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| Staircase at David Zwirner |
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| Staircase at David Zwirner |
Next time you're in London why not check out what's showing at David Zwirner?
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