Artist
Bhanu Dudhat
 

Bulls
Bull is the symbol of the power, and in the history of human life the first animal which gives energy to the human being. From beginning of the human life’s to till date bull is the symbol of the economic power. And in Hindu mythology epic of Shiv Purana shows Bull as a Holy Animal and ride of the lord Shiva with Parvati.

Mainly I tried to show in paintings the Power of the God through animal for human life, also some of my paintings shows as per Hindu mythology Shiva story the Kedarnath temple is the Back side of the Nandi (Bull) and Pashupatinath is the Head of the Nandi (Bull).

 
Artist Bhanu Dudhat, age 64 years does not see himself as an artist, but as someone who strives to preserve India’s rich culture and glorious history. His artworks are a testimony to this fact, and more, as they depict with stark clarity several events of mythological and religious significance. At the age of five, temple walls were his canvas, where he used to make portraits of national leaders as well as Gods. His talent and creations grew in stellar proportions over the years. The artist is exhibited his latest works ‘Ramayana Scroll Painting’- 12th Oct, 2015 to 20th Oct, 2015 at Rangoli Metro Art Center, Bengaluru. “Initially, it was the thrill of seeing every painting takes shape. Later, my aim was to create works that were unprecedented in terms of concept as well as magnitude. I realized that Indian epics, religious texts as well as historical events would be the best artistic inspiration, His educational qualifications and contributions, exhibitions and collections are plenty and have been lauded world over. Highlight of his career as an artist is the scroll painting work he undertook first in 1985, in order to widen his horizons and translate his ideas into real work. I always felt that an artist’s creations should be of use to the society in terms of information and insights. That is why I started to create scroll paintings of the Mahabharata, the Ramayana, the Bible, history of India — how our country has shrunk due to centuries of wars and annexations, he said as he sat in his home with all the massive paintings. From a 1200m scroll painting based on the Mahabharata that he started in 1987 and completed in 1991, to several others, Dudhat continues this work till date. This seems similar to Indraprastha, the capital of the Pandavas in the Mahabharata, she told her son. The reference to Indraprastha inspired her son to attempt a unique experiment in representing the 1.2-lakh verse epic through paintings. Though reluctant at first, his mother started painting the verses in 1989 with her son narrating from the epic. Over a period of time her daughter-in-law Prabha and grandson Kailash helped her in the task and together they have painted 3,000 verses of the epic. The family's work is on display at the nine-day Mahabharat Utsav being held at the National College grounds from Sunday.There is still a long way to finish depicting all the verses in the epic, Mr. Dudhat says. He has brought 500 metres of the 3,000 metre-long painting to the exhibition.He says it was more than an urge to be different that prompted him and his family to take up the task of unveiling the hidden treasures of the epic.There is no better way of representing the epic than through painting. People can understand the epic by seeing the pictures, he adds.Mr. Dhudat says his family is able to work together without the generation gap coming in the way.The family starts working in the morning with Mr. Dudhat and his son reading each verse and working on the concept. There are differences in interpretation between my son and I, which my wife balances out with her inputs, he says. Every morning Mr. Dhudat starts on the rough outline of the painting to which his wife adds the finishing touches.On Saturdays and Sundays we all sit together to paint, he says.Their painting was first exhibited in 1991 in Udupi. An offer was made to take their work to South Africa.However, my family declined to part with it. We prefer to give it to the Indira Gandhi Kalakendra in New Delhi, Mr. Dhudat says. Just as he passed his skills to his son, Mr. Dhudat wants his son to do the same and inspire future generations of their family.Mr. Dhudat is also working with his son on creating a 1,500-page book of pictures on Kalidasa's Meghadooth and Vikramoruasheeya. Take a look at this interesting folk-style painting by Hindu artist Bhanu Dudhat of India. You can see more of his paintings here (26 total). The paintings are great, though at least one is bit off on the details– the Last Supper has 13 disciples! Overall, however, they are a pleasure to see. There is also a long scroll painting showing many scenes from the Old Testament
Title : Bull-1
Size : 106 cm X 106 cm
Medium : Multimedia		 Title : Bull-2
Size : 150 cm X 90cm
Medium : Multimedia		 Title : Bull-3
Size : 120 cm X 90cm
Medium : Multimedia		 Title : Bull-4
Size : 150 cm X 90 cm
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Title : Bull-5
Size : 90 cm X 120cm
Medium : Multimedia		 Title : Bull-6
Size : 150cm X 90 cm
Medium : Multimedia		 Title : Bull-7
Size : 90cm X 150 cm
Medium : Multimedia		 Title : Bull-8
Size : 120cm X 120cm
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Title : Bull-9
Size : 120 cm X 75 cm
Medium : Multimedia		 Title : Bull-10
Size : 120 cm X 90 cm
Medium : Multimedia		 Title : Bull-11
Size : 150 cm X 120 cm
Medium : Multimedia		 Title : Bull-12
Size : 150 cm X 120 cm
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Title : Bull-13
Size : 120cm X 90 cm
Medium : Multimedia		 Title : Bull-14
Size : 150 cm X 90 cm
Medium : Multimedia		 Title : Bull-15
Size : 120 cm X 90 cm
Medium : Multimedia		 Title : Bull-16
Size :120cm X 90 cm
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Title : Bull-17
Size : 120cm X 90 cm
Medium : Multimedia		 Title : Bull-18
Size : 150 cm X 90 cm
Medium : Multimedia		 Title : Bull-19
Size : 120 cm X 90 cm
Medium : Multimedia		 Title : Bull-20
Size :120cm X 90 cm
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The other series which Bhanu Dudhat is all set to exhibit are series of 18 paintings of “Bull Power”. As Bull is the Symbol of power and in the history of human life, Bull is the only animal who depicts power and energy to human beings. In hindu mythology, Bull is considered as the form of Lord Shiva and his vehicle.

“In my Bull paintings, mainly I tried to show the Power of God through animal in my paintings, also some of my paintings show Hindu mythology Lord Shiva’s story of Kedarnath temple is the back side of the Nandi (Bull) and Pashupatinath is the head of the Nandi (Bull) in my paintings.”


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