Arjun Detach from War |painting cbse class 12 |fine art cbse class 12
11 Mar 2018
Arjun Detach from War
This is the painting delineated
in 1930 by Sarada Charan Ukil, an artist of Bengal School of Art, using
rhythmic lines of black colour on white paper. Normally, these lines produce an
effect just like a painting as oil on canvas. The theme of this painting has
been taken from Mahabharat when, Arjun detaches from war in the battle of
Kurukshetra to see all his relatives and Gurus in front of his target. To solve
his doubts Lord Krishna stood in front of him and appeared his Vishwarupa. The
placid form of Lord Krishna is praise worthy, his four arms holding Sudarsana
Chakra, Shankh and Lotus while one right hand is kept on griddle side. Arjun is
sitting on the chariot keeping his both hands as begging or praying in front of
Lord Krishna. Cloudy atmosphere or background is seen around both objects. This
is an excellent painting (drawing) which is kept in personal collection of the
artist.
Artist—Sarada Charan Ukil
(1888-1940 A.D.). Sarada Charan Ukil was born on 14th November, 1888 at Bikrampur, Dhaka,
Bangladesh. He got his education as Diploma in Mechanical Draughtmanship and
Diploma in Painting, from the Govt. School of Art, Calcutta where he was
inspired by the paintings of Abanindra Nath Tagore. He was known as one the
pioneers of Bengal School of Painting and New Delhi Art Movement during
1925-1940. In 1927, he founded the Ukil School of Art, in Connaught Place, New
Delhi with the help of his brothers. He became a well-recognized personality
when his paintings were displayed at the Indian Art Exhibitions held in London
in 1992, 1933 and 1935 at India House under the auspices of the India Society.
Later on, Dr. J. H. Cousins exhibited his works in Paris, Geneva, The Hague,
Dublin and the U.S.A. His last great work was a series of paintings of 31
panels on Krishna Legend for Sri Gopalji Temple, Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh.
Some important artwork are as ‘Showing the Id Moon’, Sita’s Agni Pravesh’, ‘Cycle
of Life’, Kunti and Karna, Shiva and Nandi. He played a lead role as a king
Shuddhodana in Franz Osten’s movie ‘The Light of Asia’ in 1925. This talented
artist passed away on 21st July, 1940.
1. Describe about the compositional
arrangement of the painting (drawing) delineated by Sarada Charan Ukil named
‘Arjun detached from War’.
What are the specification
of the artwork of Sarada Charan Ukil?