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Ramkinkar Baij

Ramkinkar Baij (1910 - 1980) was active/lived in India.  Ramkinkar Baij is known for Painting.

Ramkinkar Baij was the earliest Indian artist to experiment with abstract sculptural forms.  His oil on canvas paintings have a singular experimenting quality going beyond its time, unregimented by dogmas and with only one commitment - to be unstintingly creative.  Born in Bankura in West Bengal in 1910, Ramkinkar Baij studied at the Kala Bhavan, Vishwa Bharati University, Santiniketan in 1925.  Trained by two European sculptors, one of whom was a disciple of Bourdelle, who were on a visit to Santiniketan on an invitation by Tagore, his style was still uniquely his own.  Groomed by his mentors, Nandalal Bose and Tagore, the clay modeler turned artist.


Working at a time when traditional art was transitioning to modern art, Baij's work proved to be crucial to Indian art history.  Nature and Baij's own folk background turned out to be the crucial influences in the formation of his own style.  Later, he headed the De   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 5293 characters.]  Artist bio

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