An Unreasoned Act of Being is an account of the life and career of
Himmat Shah. Shah was a major sculptor and draughtsman of
twentieth-century India. He was born in 1933 and rejected
traditional schooling, opting instead to train at art school. He
spent time in Paris discovering the canon of western art but also
founded Group 1890, established to promote a form of Indian art
distinct from the western schools. The most recognizable of his
work is the series of heads sculpted in bronze and terracotta. As
emblems of masculinity they appear totemic and phallic. He uses
printmaking techniques to score the surfaces of these pieces. This
book looks in depth at his life and work, along with stylistic
aspects and technique. It offers an account of a seminal Indian
artist.
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