Thank you so much for this. It's baffling how much she accomplished by the age of 28. Her Indian paintings are absolutely beautiful ! I love the elephants and the use of the white buildings. So sad, I'm sure she was on her way to a masterpiece that would have become world renowned.
@carole lerman you refer to Van Gogh as dutch paintings? You don't see Indian paintings as simply paintings? They're your species you know. On the other side, to make fun of my nickname ridiculing Spanish, makes my point stronger.
I am struggling for words. I can't recall learning about any other Indian painter, but there was such "variety" in her 28 years of life, any others would almost be a let-down, so I'm glad to learn of her first. I didn't realize a female Indian artist could be so free, though she wasn't asking anyone's permission. I like realism and the great masters, but with her, I felt great respect for the spotlight she showered the women she knew with. The colors & shapes I see in her paintings are rich to me, and I like them but only because I can still see the faces. But damn, her life was cut short, right before the rest of the world found out about her. I just hate it. Thanks for another life-enriching exploration.
I saw her paintings at National gallery of art, New Delhi in 2015. Didn't know much about her body of work at that time, luckily the gallery did put lot of her paintings and I was simply blown away. My opinion is that she came closest to the impressionist style of monet and manet as if she painted alongside them. Also, maybe because of her maternal european background her choice of colour pallete was lot different then other indian painters.
from the look of her pictures and the amount of different approaches of moods and styles with no sign of failings and dying with just 28, i think its save to say she was one of the biggest painting talents of the century. i have no doubt
amrita sher-gil will always be my favorite painter for her cunning, inspiring, and complexities that made up her life in her paintings, representing the west and the east, and her multi-cultural heritage, which proved to be the cause of the conception of an entirely new art form. as a biracial artist, her art fits close to home: the desire to find a place in the cracks, whether accepted or not, just to feel complete observing the lives of others.
Thanks a million Paul. Thanks for opening my eyes to the wonderful Indian artist Sher-Gil. She was truly a magnificent painter, forging a path totally her own.
What a beautiful and interesting artist! I always look forward to your videos, and I always reserve special moments to watch them! Thank you so much 🙏🏼, and have a nice day!
This was brilliant and moving. What a great artist....burned bright, burned out young. You are producing such good work. I think it takes an artist to understand another.
As usual a very informative video. Please make more such videos on Indian artists. Just a very small correction, Shimla is in Himachal Pradesh not Uttar Pradesh.
Wow, fascinating. I had never heard of her but love her work already and will research further. Thank you so much for this latest informative art history lesson, keep ‘em coming!
Thanks so much, Paul, for introducing me to another noteworthy female artist I would have loved to have met. What a fascinating life and brilliant span of artistic style! It's impossible to find a piece I don't like from what you shared. My favorites are "Self Portrait as a Tahitian" and "Young Girls". Now, more than ever, it's vitally important for women to be free to explore their identities, roles and lifestyles. Sorry to hear she's no longer with us. With this presentation you help us understand Sher-Gil the artist, even as she helps us understand herself and her subjects. Very nice digging. It feels like you really probed her essence from within. I bet the few paintings of hers that still reside outside India are worth an absolute fortune. Namaste'. 🖌💖😃
Watching this makes realize even when she learned alot of western ways of art, she still enables to breathe out her India background. I guess it shouldn't something to ashame for as long as one never forget his/ her roots. I kinda like her about that.......But like poor for her confusion, the parts about pressure hit me quite hard since that's basically a human struggle the we have to deal with. I wish alot of India at least learn sonething from her story.
wow. I have never heard of her and cannot understand why she is not as famous as picasso world wide and a subject of study in art schools, particularly from a feminist perspective. what an amazing artist and life. thank you for revealing her.
Glad you like my videos. I'll have a look at Filipino artists, unfortunately due to copyright issues they will have to have died a few decades ago. Cheers
It would be wonderful if you did a video on Takato Yamamoto since it is so difficult to find information on anything about his biography... not much is known and I am fascinated by his work.
I've just discovered your channel and I love it. It's great that you introduce people to a lot of female artists as well, many of them have been underestimated in the past 💫💛
Can't believe what I'm seeing - not one for competition in creativity, but seriously - who is better than Amrita?! How did I come this far, as drawing mentor, even - without knowing of her... she's pure Kali... thank you so so much - for all your brilliant videos, but absolutely for this revelation especially. Love your channel, and will support on patreon asap. Arguably, in my psychic work, I have several spirit guides who are artists who died before their time; Christiane Pflug being the first of them, and Violeta Parra being the strongest - wouldn't I love to connect with Amrita... wouldn't we all... thank you so much. So many people would want her dead, ahead of the future she was guaranteed to create - I'd consider Egan as the least/last of them, but I'll try my psychic methods to find out... wow.
Many years ago, a decade later, I learned about this wonderful artist. What caught my attention then was that the web pages always stated that Amrita Sher-Gil claimed to have been influenced by the painting school in Nagybanya (now Baia Mare, Romania), the city where I live, but I don't think so. Her painting style is far from the style of the Nagybanya painting school.
This is a useful, lively and interesting series of what essentially lighthearted vignettes which whilst no substitute for looking at the art they created does nonetheless add something to it, mostly in terms of context and the artists cultural and historic backgrounds.
My videos are, as you say an introduction to life of the artist, they try to put their lives into an historical and cultural context. They are not an in depth look into the artist's work.
I’ve noticed that recently the channel uploads a video on a men then on women of art in tithing order. I don’t know if it is a coincidence but I immensely appreciative this content. Thank you for inspiration!!
Several years ago after watching your video about Andy Warhol, I commented about you ignoring his sexuality. At the time you said that it was because your main market was American schools. As a straight male, I am glad that you have turned that corner. Our sexuality, our religion, our philosophies and our politics are all crucial to an understanding of our art.
You are right, but it was nothing to do with turning corners or changing views, simply trying to understand the market. It's true a number of years ago my channel, then called 'artistinschool' was aimed at school children. 50% of my views at that time came from America, but I hadn't realised how very conservative some parts of America are. I used to get a lot of flack relating to art imagery and content which I would have had no problem showing to kids and dicussing with in secondary schools in the UK when I was teaching - hence my over-caution. Now having changed the channel's name to Art History School I make my videos for adults. I still get some very prejudice and bigoted comments from some quarters but now I return 'fire with both barrels'.
I would really prefer to see this wonderful video WITHOUT the superimposed text, which sadly destroys the visuals. Is it possible? Thank you, Kevin. Artist.
I liked how he told her story and her work. But one thing he keeps on mentioning her as Indian or asian, even though she is half hungarian from her mom's side. And she lived half of her life in europe and half in india. I wonder which side of her parents would she herself relate more with?!
7:23 it seems harsh to say “troubled love life” because she had a series of relationships. She might have been having fun, she may have known what she wanted and those people weren’t a good fit. Also, saying “troubled” after stating she dated both men and women seems an unnecessary jab at her personal choices.
Please don't make assumptions that I am making an 'unnecessary jab at her personal choices'. She is entitled to make whatever choices she wants. My comment is based on the numerous letters she wrote to her mother and others that indicate she was conflicted by her own desires. This probably explains why she sought the 'respectable choice' of marriage to her cousin, whilst still having relationships with others.
I have a question. Would she have been this well known if the didn't come from a wealthy background? Indian women from 1930's weren't allowed to go to school, let alone studying painting in a foreign land.
Don't forget she was born in Hungary and lived there until she was around 7 years old. Her father was a Sikh aristocrat so was reasonably wealthy. She had the opportunity and she took it. She proved herself to be a great painter and had the determination to succeed in a male dominated society.
@@ArtHistorySchool her affluent background helped her and she indeed was a latented artist. But I wonder how many talented women have we left behind either because they weren't allowed to be an artist or they didn't have the means for it.
I wonder why you just mention talented women being left behind by not having the means or not being allowed? There are plenty of poor talented young men who were not allowed to become artists because they forced to get a 'proper jobs' to support families or didn't have wealthy parents. Poverty effects everybody.
@@ArtHistorySchool and sadly it exists even today. Whenever people try to take up any artistic job, society is like "why don't you get a real job?" They don't even consider art as real jobs. And I mentioned only women in the previous comments because back in 1930's india was hell for women. They weren't allowed education, let alone jobs.
To say "her troubled sex life" is really an obtuse narrow view. She blossomed with her purposeful step into her freedom of sexuality ! and the fruit of this fact is pretty self-evident ! Just because it doesn't fit in your tiny world of the norm doesn't make it "troubled" She freely partaken in and followed her own truth, her desires which opened the door to her personal creativity. This is not uncommon in the art world. Kundalini is the root energy for creativity and at the same time sexual power. This is why you hear about so much sexuality with famous artist. In the boring world people are so caught up in holding back or retarding this energy that it is viewed as degenerate or evil. In reality, If the rest of the world would rid themselves of the puritan iron shackles, we all would be in a much happier, creative, and prosperous place !
You have completely missed the point, too busy pushing your own agenda. Firstly, don't make assumptions about my world view because you have no idea what it is. My videos explain the life of artists in the context of the time in which they lived. In this day and age hopefully, we would all celebrate the fact she could live her life as a bi-sexual / pan sexual person without problem, but her times were very different. She was young girl, brought up a Catholic, moved to Paris where she experienced sexual freedom, then moved to India, a male dominated society which at the time was very conservative. If you read her letters you'll see how conflicted she was about her own feelings for men and women and how these feeling impacted on her close relations, especially her mother. In this context you can understand why she chose to marry her cousin when she was 25. She was searching for a way to balance her own sexuality with the 'norms' of Indian society at the time. Unfortunately, that decision led to her death. It is easy to stand back and cast judgements based on the norms and wider freedoms we enjoy today, but it was her battle to come to terms with her own sexuality and the societies in which she lived that led to my comment. Context is everything.
I had a class in Indian Art History at university, and I loved the section on Sher-Gil. She's a fascinating person.
She certainly was - a great artist.
Where u studing at..?!
i love Amrita Sher Gil soo much, she changed my life🤍🤍🤍
She was an amazing artist as well as being a very determined woman, against all the odds. Cheers
Thank you so much for this. It's baffling how much she accomplished by the age of 28. Her Indian paintings are absolutely beautiful ! I love the elephants and the use of the white buildings. So sad, I'm sure she was on her way to a masterpiece that would have become world renowned.
Glad you enjoyed the video, she certainly was a remarkable woman.
"Indian paintings"?
@@elperroreggae Yes India ! el woko
@carole lerman you refer to Van Gogh as dutch paintings? You don't see Indian paintings as simply paintings? They're your species you know. On the other side, to make fun of my nickname ridiculing Spanish, makes my point stronger.
@@elperroreggae okay paintings on indian subjects. Sounds better now??
I am struggling for words. I can't recall learning about any other Indian painter, but there was such "variety" in her 28 years of life, any others would almost be a let-down, so I'm glad to learn of her first. I didn't realize a female Indian artist could be so free, though she wasn't asking anyone's permission. I like realism and the great masters, but with her, I felt great respect for the spotlight she showered the women she knew with. The colors & shapes I see in her paintings are rich to me, and I like them but only because I can still see the faces. But damn, her life was cut short, right before the rest of the world found out about her. I just hate it. Thanks for another life-enriching exploration.
Many thanks for your comment. She really do have to be determined and talented to succeed in what was a very male dominated society.
Thank you for this episode of art history on Amrita Shergil. It is important to diversify your talks to attract a non-European audiance.
Thank you, much appreciated.
Thanks for bringing us someone I never heard of. How, I don’t know considering how beautiful her work is.
You’re welcome 😊
Amrita was definitely ahead of her time. TY Paul for sharing her story. Much Love
Many thanks. Cheers
I saw her paintings at National gallery of art, New Delhi in 2015. Didn't know much about her body of work at that time, luckily the gallery did put lot of her paintings and I was simply blown away. My opinion is that she came closest to the impressionist style of monet and manet as if she painted alongside them. Also, maybe because of her maternal european background her choice of colour pallete was lot different then other indian painters.
I must admit I would love to visit The National Gallery in New Dehli, one day perhaps. Cheers
This is all very inspiring to me as a painter.
Thanks for your great channel.
Thank you so much 😀
from the look of her pictures and the amount of different approaches of moods and styles with no sign of failings and dying with just 28, i think its save to say she was one of the biggest painting talents of the century. i have no doubt
She was certainly a great painter.
amrita sher-gil will always be my favorite painter for her cunning, inspiring, and complexities that made up her life in her paintings, representing the west and the east, and her multi-cultural heritage, which proved to be the cause of the conception of an entirely new art form. as a biracial artist, her art fits close to home: the desire to find a place in the cracks, whether accepted or not, just to feel complete observing the lives of others.
That's a very good summary. Cheers
Thanks a million Paul. Thanks for opening my eyes to the wonderful Indian artist Sher-Gil. She was truly a magnificent painter, forging a path totally her own.
She certainly was a great painter.
Another great presentation about a great artist - this one who I didn't know but now do...thanks so much :)
My pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it. Cheers
I am from Lahore and respect amrit shergill as a brilliant artist
She certainly was.
Wow! I never knew of her. Very interesting and informative, thank you, Paul!
Glad you enjoyed it. Many thanks Paul
Was looking into her work and her life recently. This came just at the right time.
That's great. Cheers
What a beautiful and interesting artist! I always look forward to your videos, and I always reserve special moments to watch them! Thank you so much 🙏🏼, and have a nice day!
Thank you so much 😀 Cheers
These stories of NEW artists are necesary for art history
They certainly are.
This was brilliant and moving. What a great artist....burned bright, burned out young. You are producing such good work.
I think it takes an artist to understand another.
Hi John, many thanks for your kind comment, much appreciated. Cheers
You should for sure talk about The legendary Japanese woodblock Artist Hokusai, Yoshitoshi and Kawanabe.
I'll add them to my list.
@@ArtHistorySchool awesome, thank you so much 😁🙏🏻.
As usual a very informative video. Please make more such videos on Indian artists. Just a very small correction, Shimla is in Himachal Pradesh not Uttar Pradesh.
Thanks for the info. Cheers
Wow, fascinating. I had never heard of her but love her work already and will research further. Thank you so much for this latest informative art history lesson, keep ‘em coming!
Glad you enjoyed it! The next one is about Paul Klee which should be ready in about 3 weeks.
Thanks so much, Paul, for introducing me to another noteworthy female artist I would have loved to have met. What a fascinating life and brilliant span of artistic style! It's impossible to find a piece I don't like from what you shared. My favorites are "Self Portrait as a Tahitian" and "Young Girls". Now, more than ever, it's vitally important for women to be free to explore their identities, roles and lifestyles. Sorry to hear she's no longer with us. With this presentation you help us understand Sher-Gil the artist, even as she helps us understand herself and her subjects. Very nice digging. It feels like you really probed her essence from within. I bet the few paintings of hers that still reside outside India are worth an absolute fortune. Namaste'. 🖌💖😃
Yes, she was an amazing artist. Cheers
She gives me 'if beth harmon was a painter' vibes so much lol
Amazing talent
She certainly was a great talent.
Thank you for this she’s one of my favourite artists !!!!!
My pleasure
Fascinating. A new artist to me, and what a life story.
She certainly was a brilliant artist. Cheers
Thankyou so much for introducing me to this wonderful artist.
My pleasure. Cheers
Excellent, interesting video. I had never heard of this lady, thanks !
She should be better known. Glad you liked the video. Cheers
Watching this makes realize even when she learned alot of western ways of art, she still enables to breathe out her India background. I guess it shouldn't something to ashame for as long as one never forget his/ her roots. I kinda like her about that.......But like poor for her confusion, the parts about pressure hit me quite hard since that's basically a human struggle the we have to deal with. I wish alot of India at least learn sonething from her story.
Very interesting comment. The plight of women in the world has improved but still has a long way to go especially in some places. Cheers
The mother of India's modern Art ........❤️
Very True
@@ArtHistorySchool yes sir
wow. I have never heard of her and cannot understand why she is not as famous as picasso world wide and a subject of study in art schools, particularly from a feminist perspective. what an amazing artist and life. thank you for revealing her.
Glad you enjoyed the video. She certainly was a great artist. Cheers
I love her work!
She was a much under rated artist.
Brilliant. Thanks. Really appreciate your richly informative work.
Many thanks! Cheers
Filipino artists next please ✨🌞 love your videos!!!!! No skipping ads.
Glad you like my videos. I'll have a look at Filipino artists, unfortunately due to copyright issues they will have to have died a few decades ago. Cheers
The art world has been plagued by 2 major deficiences: 1. formal and formulaic teaching 2. The banking led insanity of art investment
Not sure the first still applies in many art institutions in the UK in the UK
Thank you so much for this enlightening discussion of an artist hitherto unknown to me!
You are welcome
It would be wonderful if you did a video on Takato Yamamoto since it is so difficult to find information on anything about his biography... not much is known and I am fascinated by his work.
For copyright reasons I don't make videos of living artists
Beautiful paintings. Short, sad life.
Yes indeed. Cheers
Fabulous. And I had never heard of this artist before. Thank you for making this.
She deserves to be better known. Glad you liked the video. Cheers
So interesting!!! She's one of a kind ,,,!!!thank you for this wonderful videos !!!! Namaste and ShalOm 🕉️🕊️
Really pleased you enjoyed the video. Cheers
Glad i ve subscribed to the channel. Really enlightning!
Thanks for subscribing. Cheers
I had never ever heard of this artist = thank you for this.
You are very welcome.
I went to the National Gallery a couple.of days ago, and discovered this amazing painter. I wish she were more known outside of India.
Yes, she is much under rated.
I've just discovered your channel and I love it. It's great that you introduce people to a lot of female artists as well, many of them have been underestimated in the past 💫💛
Thank you so much!! Cheers
I love her!!!! awesome show!!
Glad you enjoyed the video. Cheers
Can't believe what I'm seeing - not one for competition in creativity, but seriously - who is better than Amrita?! How did I come this far, as drawing mentor, even - without knowing of her... she's pure Kali... thank you so so much - for all your brilliant videos, but absolutely for this revelation especially. Love your channel, and will support on patreon asap. Arguably, in my psychic work, I have several spirit guides who are artists who died before their time; Christiane Pflug being the first of them, and Violeta Parra being the strongest - wouldn't I love to connect with Amrita... wouldn't we all... thank you so much. So many people would want her dead, ahead of the future she was guaranteed to create - I'd consider Egan as the least/last of them, but I'll try my psychic methods to find out... wow.
Glad you like my videos and my channel, she certainly was a great artist. Many thanks
Thank you for enlightening me about this wonderful, somewhat troubled artist! What a fascinating life and what gorgeous art work!
Glad you enjoyed it! Cheers
Very Interesting. I'd never heard of this painter.
Glad you enjoyed the video. Cheers
very very happy i stumble into your channel!
Welcome aboard! Cheers
que historia mas conmovente, gracias, no la conocia y me enamore de ella!
Ella era una artista maravillosa. Salud
Thanks..... For fulfilling my wantinggs..... Amrita Shergill..... Such an interesting artist
She certainly was. Cheers
@@ArtHistorySchool yes... Her life and works inspires us a lot... Have a nice day.. Cheers!
thanks a lot for this...
from Dhaka, Bangladesh...
You are welcome. Cheers from England
Thanku so much for this video she is legend
She certainly was.
amazing art of sher gil!
True. Cheers
I can't believe i'm 40 and l'm only hearing about her now
She deserves to be better know. Cheers
Many years ago, a decade later, I learned about this wonderful artist. What caught my attention then was that the web pages always stated that Amrita Sher-Gil claimed to have been influenced by the painting school in Nagybanya (now Baia Mare, Romania), the city where I live, but I don't think so. Her painting style is far from the style of the Nagybanya painting school.
I am not aware of any link between her art and the Nagybanya School, but who knows?
How interesting. It seems she had had more style influences from the Parisian schools. Her work seemed to be very similar to Gauguin.
YOUR VIDEOS AND INFORMATION ARE EXCELLENT! Congratulations and thank you very much for sharing soooo OUTSTANDING ART WORK!🙏👏🤗
Thank you very much!
Brilliant. Well researched. Subscribed.
Glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for subscribing. Much appreciated!
Please make video on first Indian /Asian Picasso Jamini Roy
His 2d style was so original, unique
Yes he is on my list, but it will be a while.
This is a useful, lively and interesting series of what essentially lighthearted vignettes which whilst no substitute for looking at the art they created does nonetheless add something to it, mostly in terms of context and the artists cultural and historic backgrounds.
My videos are, as you say an introduction to life of the artist, they try to put their lives into an historical and cultural context. They are not an in depth look into the artist's work.
@@ArtHistorySchoolII generally find them to be light, fun and informative without being superficial; no mean feat that.
I’ve noticed that recently the channel uploads a video on a men then on women of art in tithing order. I don’t know if it is a coincidence but I immensely appreciative this content. Thank you for inspiration!!
I try to look at artists who are interesting, and there are a lot of interesting female artists around.
Very informative and very very interesting. What a life and what a painter !!!
She certainly was. Glad you liked the video. Cheers
Thank you !!!
You're welcome!
Thank you. Just wonderful!!!
Glad you enjoyed it! Cheers
Loved it! Thank you
Glad you enjoyed it! Cheers
Great art! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you! Cheers!
Amazing work.
Thank you! Cheers!
Beautiful paintings but with sad life😮
Yes indeed.
Muy bien, gracias y felicitaciones por otro video de muy alta calidad. Saludos
Muchas gracias, me alegra que te haya gustado el video. Salud
Thank you very much!🥀
You are very welcome.
Wonderful video!
Thank you very much!
Great ❤ wonderful and powerful...!!!
Thank you so much!
Excelente video , sigo aprendiendo, gracias
Gracias
Fascinating
Glad you enjoyed it. Cheers
Thanks!
Wow, thanks for your contribution, much appreciated. Glad you enjoyed the video. Cheers
Several years ago after watching your video about Andy Warhol, I commented about you ignoring his sexuality. At the time you said that it was because your main market was American schools. As a straight male, I am glad that you have turned that corner. Our sexuality, our religion, our philosophies and our politics are all crucial to an understanding of our art.
You are right, but it was nothing to do with turning corners or changing views, simply trying to understand the market. It's true a number of years ago my channel, then called 'artistinschool' was aimed at school children. 50% of my views at that time came from America, but I hadn't realised how very conservative some parts of America are. I used to get a lot of flack relating to art imagery and content which I would have had no problem showing to kids and dicussing with in secondary schools in the UK when I was teaching - hence my over-caution. Now having changed the channel's name to Art History School I make my videos for adults. I still get some very prejudice and bigoted comments from some quarters but now I return 'fire with both barrels'.
I would really prefer to see this wonderful video WITHOUT the superimposed text, which sadly destroys the visuals.
Is it possible?
Thank you, Kevin. Artist.
Are you referring to subtitles or the labels put on to explain the paintings. The former you can turn off the latter you can't.
Always interested in amrita sher gill
Yes, she is fascinating.
AMRITA SHERGILL ..A LEGEND.
# Dr.Kanchans desk
Yes, she was.
@@ArtHistorySchool in New Delhi , a lane in named " AMRITA SHERGILL MARG " ..
# Dr.Kanchans
Very nice video!
Thank you very much!
I liked how he told her story and her work. But one thing he keeps on mentioning her as Indian or asian, even though she is half hungarian from her mom's side. And she lived half of her life in europe and half in india. I wonder which side of her parents would she herself relate more with?!
If you look at her writings and her views, paintings etc she definitely identified as being Indian.
Fantastic
Thank you! Cheers!
Great!!!😍👍🏾
Thank you! 🤗
Great Artists die young- not necessarily but usually
Sometimes they do. Cheers
Thanks 🙋♀️
Cheers
Wow!!!
Cheers
That was great, thank you?
Glad you enjoyed it! Cheers
Very good
Cheers
EXCELENTE!!!!
Many thanks
I wish your videos were an hour long.
Unfortunately, they would take a very long time to produce.
Shimla (Sher-Gil's paternal home) is now part of another state of India, Himachal Pradesh...
Yes, I understand it is. Cheers
Nice video ❤️
Cheers
You don't know about Francis Newton Souza the ammount of affairs he had was so problematic but none the less both were the pioneer of their style
I do know about Souza, a great artist. Yes, they were both very much individuals.
7:23 it seems harsh to say “troubled love life” because she had a series of relationships. She might have been having fun, she may have known what she wanted and those people weren’t a good fit. Also, saying “troubled” after stating she dated both men and women seems an unnecessary jab at her personal choices.
Please don't make assumptions that I am making an 'unnecessary jab at her personal choices'. She is entitled to make whatever choices she wants. My comment is based on the numerous letters she wrote to her mother and others that indicate she was conflicted by her own desires. This probably explains why she sought the 'respectable choice' of marriage to her cousin, whilst still having relationships with others.
Wow
Cheers
Shimla is in Himachal Pradesh and not in Uttar Pradesh.. thank you for featuring the Frida Kahlo of India
My mistake, Cheers
I have a question. Would she have been this well known if the didn't come from a wealthy background? Indian women from 1930's weren't allowed to go to school, let alone studying painting in a foreign land.
Don't forget she was born in Hungary and lived there until she was around 7 years old. Her father was a Sikh aristocrat so was reasonably wealthy. She had the opportunity and she took it. She proved herself to be a great painter and had the determination to succeed in a male dominated society.
@@ArtHistorySchool her affluent background helped her and she indeed was a latented artist. But I wonder how many talented women have we left behind either because they weren't allowed to be an artist or they didn't have the means for it.
I wonder why you just mention talented women being left behind by not having the means or not being allowed? There are plenty of poor talented young men who were not allowed to become artists because they forced to get a 'proper jobs' to support families or didn't have wealthy parents. Poverty effects everybody.
@@ArtHistorySchool and sadly it exists even today. Whenever people try to take up any artistic job, society is like "why don't you get a real job?" They don't even consider art as real jobs. And I mentioned only women in the previous comments because back in 1930's india was hell for women. They weren't allowed education, let alone jobs.
❤❤❤❤
Thanks
Their family very rich
Not surprising
To say "her troubled sex life" is really an obtuse narrow view. She blossomed with her purposeful step into her freedom of sexuality ! and the fruit of this fact is pretty self-evident ! Just because it doesn't fit in your tiny world of the norm doesn't make it "troubled" She freely partaken in and followed her own truth, her desires which opened the door to her personal creativity. This is not uncommon in the art world. Kundalini is the root energy for creativity and at the same time sexual power. This is why you hear about so much sexuality with famous artist. In the boring world people are so caught up in holding back or retarding this energy that it is viewed as degenerate or evil. In reality, If the rest of the world would rid themselves of the puritan iron shackles, we all would be in a much happier, creative, and prosperous place !
You have completely missed the point, too busy pushing your own agenda. Firstly, don't make assumptions about my world view because you have no idea what it is. My videos explain the life of artists in the context of the time in which they lived. In this day and age hopefully, we would all celebrate the fact she could live her life as a bi-sexual / pan sexual person without problem, but her times were very different. She was young girl, brought up a Catholic, moved to Paris where she experienced sexual freedom, then moved to India, a male dominated society which at the time was very conservative. If you read her letters you'll see how conflicted she was about her own feelings for men and women and how these feeling impacted on her close relations, especially her mother. In this context you can understand why she chose to marry her cousin when she was 25. She was searching for a way to balance her own sexuality with the 'norms' of Indian society at the time. Unfortunately, that decision led to her death.
It is easy to stand back and cast judgements based on the norms and wider freedoms we enjoy today, but it was her battle to come to terms with her own sexuality and the societies in which she lived that led to my comment. Context is everything.