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1916 - 2006. Known for: Sculpture.
Sankho Chaudhuri is considered one of the stalwarts of Modern Indian sculpture, whose work is significant in the evolution of Indian sculpture away from the academic style based on mid-Victorian... Read full biography
Sankho Chaudhuri is considered one of the stalwarts of Modern Indian sculpture, whose work is significant in the evolution of Indian sculpture away from the academic style based on mid-Victorian ideals of naturalism that had developed under the British Raj. In the 1940s, new styles and media were... Read full biography
Sankho Chaudhuri is considered one of the stalwarts of Modern Indian sculpture, whose work is significant in the evolution of Indian sculpture away from the academic style based on mid-Victorian ideals of naturalism that had developed under the British Raj. In the 1940s, new styles and media were explored by sculptors, with a strong leaning towards abstraction. Chaudhuri was a student of Ramkinkar Baij, who was himself a key figure in this early emancipation from the mainstream British style.... Read full biography
Sankho Chaudhuri is considered one of the stalwarts of Modern Indian sculpture, whose work is significant in the evolution of Indian sculpture away from the academic style based on mid-Victorian ideals of naturalism that had developed under the British Raj. In the 1940s, new styles and media were explored by sculptors, with a strong leaning towards abstraction. Chaudhuri was a student of Ramkinkar Baij, who was himself a key figure in this early emancipation from the mainstream British style. Though he was profoundly influenced by Baij, Chaudhuri was by no means restricted to one school of expression. He constantly strove to experiment and innovate with material, style and technique.
Sankho Chaudhuri is considered one of the stalwarts of Modern Indian sculpture, whose work is significant in the evolution of Indian sculpture away from the academic style based on mid-Victorian ideals of naturalism that had developed under the British Raj. In the 1940s, new styles and media were explored by sculptors, with a strong leaning towards abstraction. Chaudhuri was a student of Ramkinkar Baij, who was himself a key figure in this early emancipation from the mainstream British style. Though he was profoundly influenced by Baij, Chaudhuri was by no means restricted to one school of expression. He constantly strove to experiment and innovate with material, style and technique.
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Sankho Chaudhuri is considered one of the stalwarts of Modern Indian sculpture, whose work is significant in the evolution of Indian sculpture away from the academic style based on mid-Victorian ideals of naturalism that had developed under the British Raj. In the 1940s, new styles and media were explored by sculptors, with a strong leaning towards abstraction. Chaudhuri was a student of Ramkinkar Baij, who was himself a key figure in this early emancipation from the mainstream British style.
Though he was profoundly influenced by Baij, Chaudhuri was by no means restricted to one school of expression. He constantly strove to experiment and innovate with material, style and technique.