Shanti Dave

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Shanti Dave
Born (1931-09-25) 25 September 1931 (age 92)
Badpura,
Painter
Known forMurals and paintings
MovementBaroda Group[1]
AwardsPadma Shri

Shanti Dave (born 25 September 1931) is an Indian painter and sculptor,[2][3] considered by many as one of the major Indian artists of the twentieth century.[4] He is a former member of the Lalit Kala Akademi and the Sahitya Kala Parishad.[5] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest Indian civilian honour of Padma Shri in 1985.[6]

Biography

Dave was born on 25 September 1931 at the northern

New York Times on its front page on 5 February 1964 under the title, Little Gujarat.[5]

Dave's works are abstract and use encaustic and wax with oil paint techniques together with calligraphy. He has done several murals of large proportions which incorporate wood block painting, stone carving and weaving.[5] He did his first solo exhibition in 1957 followed by several others in many parts of the world and has participated in many group exhibitions at places such as Philippines, Switzerland, London, Japan, France, East Europe and the Middle East.[7] His creations are on display at art galleries like the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi and many public places[9] and his paintings have been sold at notable auction houses such as Christie's[3] and Sotheby's[9] and Bonhams.[10]

Dave is a former member of the Sahitya Kala Parishad and has served as a member of the executive board of the Lalit Kala Akademi.[7]

Awards and recognition

Dave has won the Lalit Kala Akademi three years consecutively from 1956 to 1958.[7] The Government of India awarded him the civilian honour of Padma Shri in 1985.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "His name is listed as Baroda Group of Artists' fifth annual exhibition of paintings by". Asia Art Archive.
  2. ^ "Blouinartinfo". Blouinartinfo. 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Christie's profile". Christie's The Art People. 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d "F Hessler Art Collection". F Hessler Art Collection. 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Saffron Art". Saffron Art. 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  7. ^ Gargi Gupta, "Distress sale?", Business Standard, January 24, 2013
  8. ^ a b "Mutual Art". Mutual Art. 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  9. ^ "Bonhams". Bonhams. 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.

External links

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