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| Sep 08, 2008 10:15 am |
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re: re: Interesting and long discussion... |
Sonali Engineer
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Hi Cheenu,
An external force helps bring the talent to fore (or for that matter bring to fore the work) does that necessarily mean that the work is that of a master?
A master artist is the one who does not only have recognition but also the talent. a Van Gogh was always a van gogh and so were our bengal masters - the talk is not only about recognizing a master but whether the popular work is a master piece. yes external forces (especially today) play a huge role in popularizing an artist but does that necessarily mean that he is a master? only time can tell. Yes Subodh has some excellent ideas and he is a good artist but whether he is a master...
i think when we have a voice we should be bloody damn honest and not shy away from facts - you can experiment by simply asking some 'established'(read: wise) collectors who they would call/define as a master.
Hoffman said at the summit - it does not matter whether people are buying Husain or not - we are going to go on buying them!
art is not what is popular - art is art and a master cannot be made - he is born and his work is a treasure - not popular culture.
i rest my case!
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