Prabhakar Barwe

Prabhakar Barwe
Prabhakar Barwe
Born	16 March 1936; Nagaon, Bombay Presidency
Died	6 December 1995 (aged 59); Mumbai, Maharashtra
Alma mater	Sir J.J. School of Art, Mumbai
Known for	Painting

Prabhakar Barwe (16 March 1936 – 6 December 1995) was a pioneer of Modern Indian painting. He was active in Mumbai, India from the 1959 until his death in 1995 (December 6). Influenced by the esoteric tradition of Tantric painting,[1] Barwe along with G. R. Santosh, P. T. Reddy, K.C.S. Paniker, Biren De, Om Prakash, K. V. Haridasan, Prafulla Mohanti and Mahirwan Mamtani was considered part of the modernist movement Neo-Tantra.[2]

He was awarded the Academy of Fine Arts Award in Kolkata in 1963, the Bombay Art Society Award in 1964 and 1968, the Maharashtra State Award and the prestigious Lalit Kala Akademi Award in 1976.[3]

He died in Bombay on 6 December 1995.[4]

Publications

Drawing Room (Gallery), and Peninsula Arts Gallery (Plymouth, England). 2016. Thinking Tantra: research papers. Pinto, Jerry. 2013. The Blank Canvas: Prabhakar Barwe. Mumbai: Bodhana Barwe, Prabhakar. 1992. Gallery Chemould presents an exhibition of paintings and water colours by Prabhakar Barwe: 25 February to 14 March 1992. [Bombay]: [Gallery Chemould, Jehangir Art Gallery]. Jehangir Art Gallery (Bombay). 1992. Prabhakar Barwe. Bombay: Jehangir Art Gallery. Khanna, Balraj, and Aziz Kurtha. 1998. Art of Modern India. London: Thames & Hudson.

Exhibitions selected solo exhibition

2013 Percept Art, Mumbai, India
1982 Art Gallery, Ahmedabad, India
1968 Taj Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
1967 Taj Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
1963 Book Bay Gallery, Wisconsin, USA

Selected group exhibitions

2015 Abby Grey and Indian Modernism: Selections from the NYU Art Collection, Grey Art Gallery, New York University, New York, USA
2012 One Eye Sees, the Other, Feels, The Viewing Room, Mumbai, India
2010 Legacy: A-Vanguard, Gallery Threshold, New Delhi, India
2010 Masters of Maharashtra, National Centre for the Performing Arts (India), Mumbai, India
1993 Reflections and Images,Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi and Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India (1993)
1983 Modern Indian Paintings, Hirshhorn Museum, Washington D.C, USA
1977 Pictorial Space, Rabindra Bhavan Galleries Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, India
1975 Inaugural Exhibition, Grey Art Gallery, New York University, USA
1975 Third India Triennale, New Delhi, Lalit Kala Akademi, India
1970 Indian Painters, Gallery Coray, Zurich, Switzerland
1970 Indian Painters, Hamburg, Germany
1969 Man and His World, Indian Pavilion, Montreal Worlds Fair,Canada
1969 5th International Young Artists Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan

References

Thinking Tantra: Research Papers. Drawing Room (Gallery), and Peninsula Arts Gallery (Plymouth, England). 2016.
"A View Of India's Modern Tantric Art". LA Times. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
"Thinking artist". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
Neville Tuli (2006). "Prabhakar Barwe". Osian's Forty Masterpieces: The Masterpieces and Museum-Quality Series. Mapin Publishing Group. p. 178. ISBN 978-1890206833.

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[1] Thinking Tantra: Research Papers. Drawing Room (Gallery), and Peninsula Arts Gallery (Plymouth, England). 2016.

[2] "A View Of India's Modern Tantric Art". LA Times. Retrieved 14 July 2018.

[3] "Thinking artist". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 14 July 2018.

[4] Neville Tuli (2006). "Prabhakar Barwe". Osian's Forty Masterpieces: The Masterpieces and Museum-Quality Series. Mapin Publishing Group. p. 178. ISBN 978-1890206833.