The art works that faced bans

Ban on Art works of eminent artists is a heinous act. Art has no religion nor language barriers. In one way I consider such Art works as a National property.

One should avoid hate-work in the name of artwork. To live in a society respectfully one should learn the norms and ethics. An eminent artist/writer has no licence to insult others feelings. One's work is reflection of his mind.

Artist's works and thoughts are sans prejudice and bias. They are universal  Ban on such immortal works is a heinous act and exhibits narrow mindedness.

The more we advance the  more intolerant we are becoming. The state is weak or conniving and for the sake of votes fringe elements are being given a free hand. It is sad but the stark reality of today's cultural and political environment. The more hate one spreads the more effective he becomes.

Well said. Our advancement is going forward and our tolerance is going backward. A sorry state of affairs.

I don't support artwork that hurts religious sentiments especially when the creator of such work belongs to a different religion. In the name of freedom for expression they can't target other religion. In my opinion it is immoral. Hussain's so called art work on Hindu goddesses was in poor taste especially since there is no basis for it..what was he trying to express through that? On the other hand Dan Brown's book ,The Da Vincci code sure is controversial but done on a basis of a lot of research and he has written it showing two different view points, two different schools of thought..so I would not mind reading something like it.In other words art work or writing is acceptable if there is some basis or logic behind it. Otherwise it is hate-work indeed.

Simply because MF Hussain belongs to another religion ? OK , I agree, Ravi Varma ? He was a Hindu. But he was subjecedd to severe criticism by Hindus. Why ? Because his fault was depicting Hindu Gods  is treated as an imitation of western culture.

Same was the case of Satanic Verses or Sulman Rushdie and Lajja by Taslima Nasreen. It takes two palms to clap if you love us we will love you too but if you target us be prepared to take some of it. 

@ Lopamudra should stop visiting many of our ancient temples including khajurao because of the nudity exhibited in the statues all round the structures. Just as beauty lies in the eye of the beholder so does hate lie in the same eyes. Hussain's misfortune was that he was a Muslim who believed Indians were secular.

rambabu wrote:

Simply because MF Hussain belongs to another religion ? OK , I agree, Ravi Varma ? He was a Hindu. But he was subjecedd to severe criticism by Hindus. Why ? Because his fault was depicting Hindu Gods  is treated as an imitation of western culture.

 

The two can not be compared. Raja Ravi Verma's art is aesthetic without any obscenity.

 

Even targeting a person too  must have Basis. If the reason  for targeting is bias. There is no reason for taking some of it. Brushing aside is the only sensible way.

@ Vijay, Khajuraho is not obscene. I was just giving my view point. I have also mentioned about what is acceptable to me. If Hussain was so secular, why didn't he portray the Muslims the way he did with Hindu Gods ? 

rambabu wrote:

Even targeting a person too  must have Basis. If the reason  for targeting is bias. There is no reason for taking some of it. Brushing aside is the only sensible way.

 

In Husain's case he was not brushing aside but brushing them nude, so he got what he deserved.

 

@ Vijay, Khajuraho is not obscene. I was just giving my view point. I have also mentioned about what is acceptable to me. If Hussain was so secular, why didn't he portray the Muslims the way he did with Hindu Gods ? 

Muslims do not have any gods and no image of the Prophet is permitted by their religion. There is no such ban in Hinduism. According to your logic if he had showed then it would have been justified. 

vijay wrote:

Muslims do not have any gods and no image of the Prophet is permitted by their religion. There is no such ban in Hinduism. According to your logic if he had showed then it would have been justified. 

 

I'm well aware of that and that is exactly why I said muslims and not muslim gods. You missed it or intentionally overlooked it. Logic meant some basis...On what basis did he Portray our gods like that? And  Please refrain from using sarcasm just because my ideas don't match yours !!

Sex and nudity are not taboo so far as Hindudeities are concerned. You have agod of sex- called Kaam Deva or Madan. The western equivalent is Cupid.  Rati is the female sex goddess. The Hindu god Kaal Bhairav drinks liquer and non veg food. similarly Kaali goddess.  In fact, gods are cosidered likehiman, theywear same dress as human like dhoti, sari, blouse. The gods are also married likehiman- Shiva Parvati, Laxmi, Vishnu and so on.  As such, it is not so bizarre to paint them as if they were ordinary humans. That is why Hussain would ave painted the goddesses nude. 

Gulshan Kumar Ajmani wrote:

Sex and nudity are not taboo so far as Hindudeities are concerned. You have agod of sex- called Kaam Deva or Madan. The western equivalent is Cupid.  Rati is the female sex goddess. The Hindu god Kaal Bhairav drinks liquer and non veg food. similarly Kaali goddess.  In fact, gods are cosidered likehiman, theywear same dress as human like dhoti, sari, blouse. The gods are also married likehiman- Shiva Parvati, Laxmi, Vishnu and so on.  As such, it is not so bizarre to paint them as if they were ordinary humans. That is why Hussain would ave painted the goddesses nude. 

Everything in Indian culture from Prunas to mythology are obscene and vulgar. Have we Indians forgotten about that trio honorably known as The divine trio  Rambha, Urvashi and Menaka who are used as seduction tools by Indra ? Have we forgotten about " Kama Sutra ? How convenient it is to hide behind the naked truths ?

Ravivarma the enigmatic artist and painter faced criticism for making Indian Gods like human beings. And He's a Hindu And a recent case that took place in the " Holy " city of varanasi  where in the police hurled and rained bundles of currency notes on a group of street dancers.

Art is divine. The divinity of art is so enormous that not all can measure the enormity of it. What to speak of double tongued hypocrites?

 

Gulshan Kumar Ajmani wrote:

Sex and nudity are not taboo so far as Hindudeities are concerned. You have agod of sex- called Kaam Deva or Madan. The western equivalent is Cupid.  Rati is the female sex goddess. The Hindu god Kaal Bhairav drinks liquer and non veg food. similarly Kaali goddess.  In fact, gods are cosidered likehiman, theywear same dress as human like dhoti, sari, blouse. The gods are also married likehiman- Shiva Parvati, Laxmi, Vishnu and so on.  As such, it is not so bizarre to paint them as if they were ordinary humans. That is why Hussain would ave painted the goddesses nude. 

 

He neither picked Rati nor Kaamdeva. He chose Durga, Lakshmi, Saraswati. His paintings went much beyond being like ordinary human. Many are bizzare. What about his painting of Godess Durga and the Tiger? Do we worship our Gods in that form or do we have that kind of image in our minds? Being from a different religion he obviously did not understand that or he understood it too well . I have nothing against Muslims in general. I have many Muslim friends but they are either respectful towards our beliefs or non committal and I have equal respect for theirs. I have been to Ajmer Sharif and I believe in its powers. I never supported Babri Masjid demolition. We should either be respectful towards the other religion or at least non committal. In the name of art how much is acceptable is of course a personal choice.

rambabu wrote:

Gulshan Kumar Ajmani wrote:

Sex and nudity are not taboo so far as Hindudeities are concerned. You have agod of sex- called Kaam Deva or Madan. The western equivalent is Cupid.  Rati is the female sex goddess. The Hindu god Kaal Bhairav drinks liquer and non veg food. similarly Kaali goddess.  In fact, gods are cosidered likehiman, theywear same dress as human like dhoti, sari, blouse. The gods are also married likehiman- Shiva Parvati, Laxmi, Vishnu and so on.  As such, it is not so bizarre to paint them as if they were ordinary humans. That is why Hussain would ave painted the goddesses nude. 

Everything in Indian culture from Prunas to mythology are obscene and vulgar. Have we Indians forgotten about that trio honorably known as The divine trio  Rambha, Urvashi and Menaka who are used as seduction tools by Indra ? Have we forgotten about " Kama Sutra ? How convenient it is to hide behind the naked truths ?

Ravivarma the enigmatic artist and painter faced criticism for making Indian Gods like human beings. And He's a Hindu And a recent case that took place in the " Holy " city of varanasi  where in the police hurled and rained bundles of currency notes on a group of street dancers.

Art is divine. The divinity of art is so enormous that not all can measure the enormity of it. What to speak of double tongued hypocrites?

 

Okay let me put it this way- suppose I am an artist and I draw a picture of all the Hussain's supporters in total nude or going a step further having sex with a tiger. Would that be my imagination worth praising or people will dislike me more than they do right now. I am sure you cannot blame me for this post as that would be nothing short of  double tongued hypocrites. You know art is divine and I am an artist too, although I do not match Husaain' imagination powers.