Somnath Hore: Art of Wounds
Author: Atanu Bhattacharya
ISBN: 978-9394501003
Price: Rs. 1425.00 • ✓ 100% Genuine Publisher Edition
Book Overview
This volume talks about artist Somnath Hore’s paper-pulp prints series titled Wounds, its inception, making, and perceptions about and around the main theme. Somnath Hore was born in Chittagong (now in Bangladesh) in 1921. By the 1950s, he earned a name as one of the premier printmakers in India, and headed the Graphics and Printmaking Department at Kala Bhavana, Santiniketan. Hore started the paper-pulp print series Wounds in the late 1960s as a response to the Naxalite movement in India and the social unrest around the world. The artist felt the intense need to translate his witnessing of the many problematic realities into art in the form of ‘wounds’. He wanted to reproduce the essence of a cut or injury with his works using printmaking, turning to intense research and experimentation with the red and white colors and the light and shadow effect on a three-dimensional model to reach a satisfactory outcome. This volume talks about the series, its inception, making, and perceptions about and around the main theme.
Browse this title within our Children's Books collection. Edition details: Images in this review, English, 88 pages. Reference ISBN: 978-9394501003.
About the Author
Atanu Bhattacharya is a graphic artist by profession, known for his abstract paintings, experimenting with printing ink and acrylic. He has been a recipient of the Rabindra Bharati University’s Visual Art Faculty Graphics Award in 1993 and a member of the Society of Contemporary Artists since 2008. His works are part of numerous collections in India and abroad, including National Gallery of Modern Art and Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi. Atanu Bhattacharya is a graphic artist by profession, known for his abstract paintings, experimenting with printing ink and acrylic. He has been a recipient of the Rabindra Bharati University's Visual Art Faculty Graphics Award in 1993 and a member of the Society of Contemporary Artists since 2008. His works are part of numerous collections in India and abroad, including National Gallery of Modern Art and Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi.
Book Specifications & Quick Facts
- Reading Level
- Ages 6–10 / Early Readers
- Language & Format
- English • Images in this review
- ISBN Reference
- 978-9394501003
- Publisher
- Mapin
- Pan-India Delivery
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What is this book about?
This volume talks about artist Somnath Hore’s paper-pulp prints series titled Wounds, its inception, making, and perceptions about and around the main theme. Somnath Hore was born in Chittagong (now in Bangladesh) in 1921. By the 1950s, he earned a name as one of the premier printmakers in India,...
Who should read this book?
Ideal for young readers, parents, and elementary school students looking for an engaging, humor-filled adventure that builds reading confidence and vocabulary.
Why Readers Pick This Edition
- You’ll love this book for the way it opens up Somnath Hore’s powerful Wounds series as both an artistic and human document. It takes you deep into his process, research, and experiments, showing how personal anguish and political unrest were transformed into radical printmaking. Thoughtful, visually rich, and academically grounded, this premium volume is perfect if you want to understand how art can bear witness to history and leave a lasting emotional impact.
- Published by Mapin.
- Language: English.
- Page count: 88.
Catalog Description
This volume talks about artist Somnath Hore’s paper-pulp prints series titled Wounds, its inception, making, and perceptions about and around the main theme. Somnath Hore was born in Chittagong (now in Bangladesh) in 1921. By the 1950s, he earned a name as one of the premier printmakers in India, and headed the Graphics and Printmaking Department at Kala Bhavana, Santiniketan. Hore started the paper-pulp print series Wounds in the late 1960s as a response to the Naxalite movement in India and the social unrest around the world. The artist felt the intense need to translate his witnessing of the many problematic realities into art in the form of ‘wounds’. He wanted to reproduce the essence...
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