Art ,artist aur woh !!!!

Art, in its broadest meaning, is the expression of creativity or imagination, or both. (acc to wikipedia)!!

An Artist is a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination (wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn)

So should Art and Artist have limitations in their Arts??

Why does the "woh"(third part intervention) comes between art and artist?

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Art attack: UGC asks MSU to clarify

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New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The controversy over an arts student's work that led to his arrest last week widened Tuesday as the University Grants Commission (UGC) asked the vice chancellor of Maharaja Sayajirao University (MSU) to explain why he has suspended the Fine Arts Faculty dean.

New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The controversy over an arts student's work that led to his arrest last week widened Tuesday as the University Grants Commission (UGC) asked the vice chancellor of Maharaja Sayajirao University (MSU) to explain why he has suspended the Fine Arts Faculty dean.

UGC chief S.K. Thorat sent a letter to MSU vice chancellor Manoj Soni seeking clarifications on the suspension of Shivaji Panikkar

The move came after Thorat met Human Resource Development minister Arjun Singh who had expressed concern over the development.

'A letter has been sent to Soni asking him to clarify,' the UGC chief told reporters.

Chandramohan, a final year arts student, was released on bail Monday, five days after he was arrested for alleged obscene portrayal of religious figures. His works, prepared as part of his studies and not meant for public exhibition, depicted several Hindu gods and goddesses as well as Jesus Christ in allegedly obscene postures.

Activists of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the student wing of Gujarat's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), had last week barged into the MSU fine arts department - one of the well-known centres of India's modern art - and vandalised the exhibits there.

While some Christian groups also protested the student's works, his fellow students and faculty as well as several prominent artists who studied here came out in his support. MSU authorities later suspended Fine Arts Faculty dean Panikkar after he stood up in support of the student.

Concerned over the developments, a section of the MSU students urged the UGC to reinstate Panikkar, who was suspended after he opposed the 'moral policing'.

'We have received a letter Monday from the students about the developments,' said Thorat.

'This should not have happened at all,' he said, adding that the issue could have been handled better.

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Mythili Kiran

PS: good essay on what is Art by tolstoy

Originally posted by: Iron78Iron

no, the Art & Artist should not have limitations, but while displaying, they have to careful. Art is a culture, it should bring the best out of you. Artist play a important role in media too. If your art is going to hurt anyone's sentiment, religious belief, then it should not be displayed out in public.

And if I write anymore, Simmi will get Heart attack 😆 😆 😆

Originally posted by: Iron78Iron

no, the Art & Artist should not have limitations, but while displaying, they have to careful. Art is a culture, it should bring the best out of you. Artist play a important role in media too. If your art is going to hurt anyone's sentiment, religious belief, then it should not be displayed out in public.

And if I write anymore, Simmi will get Heart attack 😆 😆 😆

Simi se pehle mujhe ho jayega 😆

Well-said, Iron ji. However, there are times when it is very difficult to gauge who is going to get offended, plus I also feel that people have become a bit too sensitive in such matters. Personally, I am very careful in not hurting anyone (but then I am not an artist 😊), but then woh artist hi kya jissey apni creativity ko daba kar rakhna padey, ya phir chhupa kar rakhna padey sirf is liye ki kissi ko bura na kag jaye. 😛

Kuch to log kahengey

Logon ka kaam hai kehna 😃

I think that the artists who draw obscene images of gods do it to hurt religious sentiments of people and gain instant fame. It is not creative freedom. Creativity should be appreciated not hurt.

Originally posted by: Maya_M

I think that the artists who draw obscene images of gods do it to hurt religious sentiments of people and gain instant fame. It is not creative freedom. Creativity should be appreciated not hurt.

Originally posted by: Maya_M

I think that the artists who draw obscene images of gods do it to hurt religious sentiments of people and gain instant fame. It is not creative freedom. Creativity should be appreciated not hurt.

Agreed Maya, but if instead of raising a hue and cry about their transgressions we treated it as any other work of art, wouldn't it defeat their purpose of gaining instant fame? By reacting in this manner, we simply play into their hands. 😊

Originally posted by: SholaJoBhadkey

Agreed Maya, but if instead of raising a hue and cry about their transgressions we treated it as any other work of art, wouldn't it defeat their purpose of gaining instant fame? By reacting in this manner, we simply play into their hands. 😊

so true shola...just ignore these so called artists and then see them squirm😊

Originally posted by: SholaJoBhadkey

Agreed Maya, but if instead of raising a hue and cry about their transgressions we treated it as any other work of art, wouldn't it defeat their purpose of gaining instant fame? By reacting in this manner, we simply play into their hands. 😊

Bansali, You and I are educated enough to consider such paintings as artistic license. But in a country with such volatile religious sentiments, artists need to check on their freedom of expression. All of us here believe in freedom of expression and it means expressing ones thoughts politely and not in a hurtful way. Even on a forum like IF we need to follow decorum so imagine a country where majority is illiterate who gets swayed by religious fanatics and then an artist comes up with obscene paintings in the name of freedom of expression. We are human and we react. It is natural.

Personally I have found MF Hussain's painting portraying Sita and a Horse in a compromising position distasteful🤢. Such a subject was chosen just to hurt sentiments of one communitty and gain publicity.