An Unreasoned Act of Being: Sculptures by Himmat Shah
by Gayatri Sinha (9780853319771)

An Unreasoned Act of Being is an account of the life and career of Himmat Shah. Shah was a major sculptor and draughtsman of twentieth-century India. He was born in 1933 and rejected traditional schooling, opting instead to train at art school. He spent time in Paris discovering the canon of western art but also founded Group 1890, established to promote a form of Indian art distinct from the western schools. The most recognizable of his work is the series of heads sculpted in bronze and terracotta. As emblems of masculinity they appear totemic and phallic. He uses printmaking techniques to score the surfaces of these pieces. This book looks in depth at his life and work, along with stylistic aspects and technique. It offers an account of a seminal Indian artist.

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