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“It is the playfulness while exploring the possibilities of one given medium that fascinates me. But enjoyment or reactions to a given medium or style can never be static, or else it would soon turn the artist into a fossil.”

Born in 1916 in Bihar, 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... “It is the playfulness while exploring the possibilities of one given medium that fascinates me. But enjoyment or reactions to a given medium or style can never be static, or else it would soon turn the artist into a fossil.”

Born in 1916 in Bihar, 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 passed away in 2006.

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