In 1951, Akbar Padamsee went to Paris with Raza, and there he met Stanley Hayter, a surrealist who served as his mentor. Padamsee joined Hayter's studio (Atelier 17) and then held his first exhibition in 1952 in Paris. The artists in this show displayed their works anonymously which meant that he shared in the prize which Jouranl d'Artegave his work with Jean Carzou.
« The conscious mind is like a monkey bitten by a scorpion. It is never still. As a result most of our unconscious feelings escape us.
An artist needs to be in silence. »
Akbar Padamsee
His first solo exhibition came in 1954 at the Jehangir Art Gallery. Akbar Padamsee’s work is primarily introspective. His series of "Mirror Images" are abstract designs that come th
Read More In 1951, Akbar Padamsee went to Paris with Raza, and there he met Stanley Hayter, a surrealist who served as his mentor. Padamsee joined Hayter's studio (Atelier 17) and then held his first exhibition in 1952 in Paris. The artists in this show displayed their works anonymously which meant that he shared in the prize which Jouranl d'Artegave his work with Jean Carzou.
« The conscious mind is like a monkey bitten by a scorpion. It is never still. As a result most of our unconscious feelings escape us.
An artist needs to be in silence. »
Akbar Padamsee
His first solo exhibition came in 1954 at the Jehangir Art Gallery. Akbar Padamsee’s work is primarily introspective. His series of "Mirror Images" are abstract designs that come through his quest for a formal sort of logic. He has portrayed heads, nudes and landscapes as well as portraits rendered in charcoal and pencils. His oil-based works show considerable depth, almost making them look pictorial. (
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