Jamini Ray

a free verse poem on one of the pioneers of Modern Art in India

almond eyes, whimsical playfulness, entanglement of mythology and epics, painting Jesus Christ, intermingling alien cultures with localism, inspired by western impressionism, but, influenced through the surge of nationalism, earliest Indian art modernist!

Jamini Roy was an Indian painter best known for combining traditional Indian and Western art styles to create unique, complex works. Roy adopted the simple forms, flat colors, and humble paints of Bengali folk artists. He was one of the earliest and most significant modernists of Indian art. You can check some of his paintings, here.