Painted Photographs
Coloured Portraiture in India
This exhibition explores the development of the embellished image in India through the painted photograph, a genre that marks a significant chapter in the history of Indian Photography. A crucial embodiment of the colonial encounter, these images abet the notion of modernism in visual practice at the turn of the nineteenth century. Successfully incorporating existent Indian traditions of illumination in painting, the painted photograph slow emerged as a self-sustaining convention, a meld of realistic documentation and artistic manipulation that was also a legitimate expression of popular culture. The bold alchemy of brush and lens enabled a riveting third artefact, a synthesis of painting, photography and printmaking ? modern art forms that affirmed the links between regional imperatives, technological innovation and the urban market.

Price: Bht 1,295.00