Anamika S  says:
15 months ago

Thanks CountryWoman. Yes. M F Hussain is known as The Piccasso of India among other things. Personally, I too feel freedom of expression is a fundamental right, but it should not be at the cost of others sentiments.

Anamika S  says:
15 months ago

Thanks a lot, Barin. I guess you would understand him better as you are an Artist yourself.

Paraglider  says:
15 months ago

I would like to see bigger images of his work. The style reminds me of Andre Fougeron, French socialist artist. Thanks for the new name :)

Tiger  says:
10 months ago

Goons from Tihar jail are better painters than this fake picasso of India! Check out the paints from the goons of Tihar, u will know they make better paintings and more meaningful than this controversial ass.

samthekool  says:
8 months ago

where is this bloody son of bitch now a days?

he must be hanged in open for so called paintings?

Jyoti  says:
2 months ago

MF Hussain is a creative genius. The controversies that are associated with him have no logical basis. The reason I say is this. The series of paintaings that he made of nude deities were done in the 60s, however, the controversies began over 25 years later when the paintings came out in a book. It then suddenly spread like forest fire. Most people who make such comments against him neither know much about his body of work nor about art in general, and in fact little about religion. His body of work is immense. Even before gaining fame as an artist, MF Hussain did a series on the Ramayana (a hindu epic) with thousands of canvases on the subject. His understanding of hinduism is vast. His works on the Mahabharata (another hindu epic) are thought provoking and beautiful. He has knowledge of the scriptures. Other than that his work includes many other styles and he has painted in western and islamic styles also. No mention is ever made of any of these paintings. He has painted on national issues and public figures- again no mention of any of this work is made. The only paintings that are spoken about are the ones that can be used to create controversies. In the world of art nudity is considered a strong statement- it is a powerful expression that can convey a spctrum of things at once, and has never been considered "evil". Hussain is being persecuted for something that is commonplace in the world of art. In Hinduism, only the most pious deities could be depicted in the nude- it was considered a sign of purity and as father or mother figures, only the few greatest deities could be depicted in this pure form. In is neither uncommon nor looked down upon in our religion. Still there are some who demand that the propphets of islam then be portrayed similarly as well, which makes no sense... what is characteristic of our religion is not characteristic of islam- so it would make no sense to do that... despite this Hussain has appologised for sentiments that may have been hurt, but the persecution continues. There is a sort of reactionary fundamentalism that is becoming acceptable among the hindus propogated by policial parties that is very disturbing. An artist of Hussain's calibre is forced to live in exile outside his country, and that is very sad indeed. All I ask is that people not base their verdicts on merely what is fed to them, but take time to find out the truth for themselves before submitting to such hatred. Hussain is not only a painter, he is also a poet, a calligraher, a photographer, an author and a film-maker. I only hope we will realise his worth soon and not squander away our national treasure for something as terrible as hatred.