dalsingh101 Posted August 9, 2014 Report Share Posted August 9, 2014 (edited) In case you're wondering, Askew is the guy who paints some seriously passionate Sikh artwork, i.e: Amarpal wrote a definitive book on the Anglo-Sikh wars: Eye opening discussion, well worth your time. I can't help but think that our lot seem to be sort of dead in spirit compared to Askew, who seems to be the most passionate, socially conscious guy out of the lot.... Edited August 9, 2014 by dalsingh101 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BhagatSingh Posted August 11, 2014 Report Share Posted August 11, 2014 (edited) Gurpreet (dude on the left mentions) Amar Chitra Katha - Indian comics on all kinds of subjects including sikh history. I personally never read it but I got into history by looking at the work of these Sikh History artists. I still have their books (the books they illustrated or where they had their illustrations published). Kirpal Singh Devender Singh Mehar Singh Jarnail Singh Amolak Singh B M Anand Harbhajan Singh Bodh Raj and of course Sobha Singh I am not surprised that Amarpal doesn't know about these guys (some of whom are still alive). I am not surprised that we don't not know about them either. Edited August 11, 2014 by BhagatSingh 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BhagatSingh Posted August 11, 2014 Report Share Posted August 11, 2014 Btw this is the painting Askew was talking about, where he put the focus on the akalis and sikhs and they wanted him to remove it and he basically told them to admin cut off. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalsingh101 Posted August 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2014 (edited) Sobha Singh and THE Kirpal Singh illustrated Amar Chitra Katha comics? Edited August 12, 2014 by dalsingh101 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BhagatSingh Posted August 13, 2014 Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 Lol I said I never read Amar Chitra Katha Comics but read other books (not comics) illustrated by the artist I listed.Kirpal Singh and Sobha Singh never illustrated any books but their art was still published in some books. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalsingh101 Posted August 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 Yeah, we've had some Sikh artists in the past but we are now going through a new, interesting phase (inevitable in this globalised world) where Sikh art is being influenced from many different quarters producing new stuff. I think your own art perfectly exemplifies this btw Bhagat. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BhagatSingh Posted August 13, 2014 Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 I think that's been happening for a long time now. Indians have been influenced by Western Art since the British Raj and even earlier. Artists like Sobha Singh, Kirpal Singh, etc all the oil painters*, are a result of globalization. Albeit it was on a smaller scale back then. *Like Askew said Oil painting had european origins so anyone practicing it was influenced in-part by european artists. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalsingh101 Posted April 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2020 Love it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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