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Born in Indore in 1910, Narayan Shridhar Bendré had an acute sense of observing art and form in nature that he developed from a very young age. His works display a softness and marked absence of delineations. Realising early on that the "line" does not exist in nature and is only functional in forming demarcations gave Bendré's work a realistic feel.

Speaking of his art, Bendré says,
"There is already a lot of misery in this... Born in Indore in 1910, Narayan Shridhar Bendré had an acute sense of observing art and form in nature that he developed from a very young age. His works display a softness and marked absence of delineations. Realising early on that the "line" does not exist in nature and is only functional in forming demarcations gave Bendré's work a realistic feel.

Speaking of his art, Bendré says,
"There is already a lot of misery in this world; I do not want to add to it. I paint because I derive pleasure from painting and I try to give pleasure to others. That is my philosophy of art...Absolute satisfaction I have never found. From amongst my day-to-day visual experiences, some make a strong impact on my mind as a painter, some compel me to react almost immediately, and some are submerged in my mind, coming to the fore as the appropriate occasion rises." (Ibid, p64)

Bendré's "Elephants" displays some of his earliest learnings of playing with light and colour. The painting exudes a warm glow that displays his mastery of light and colour. One notices the absence of hard edges. The softness brings forth the harmony of the elephant with its environment.

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