Guest guest Posted April 22, 2006 Report Share Posted April 22, 2006 I don't see this attitude in Husain's artwork or hear it in his words. I would not describe his work as "innocent" so much as artistic. And as with so much worthwhile art, people can find and assign to it almost any meaning they wish. Realistically, of course, one must expect Husain's work to be interpreted within the context of current Indian politics and Hindu- Muslim tension. Husain is a (resolutely secular) Muslim artist working with Hindu religious themes, so there is bound to be tension. And he has always been commercially savvy so, yes, there *may* be some element of "controversy is the best publicity." But overall, these criticisms reveal more about the critics than they do about Husain. Then again, I am no expert. Just a moderately informed opinion. , sankara menon <kochu1tz wrote: > > protesting about Hussain's actions has nothing to do with being prude. That man is deliberatly targetting Hindus. Thats the bottom line. he does it so that he can get his 20 houris or whatever when he goes up. <*> / <*> <*> Your Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2006 Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 i beg to disagree. One thing I can say with confidence s he is not secular. He did this dirty trick and whenever he got near a police charge he apologised and got out. This he did many times. So he is fully aware of the results and was bent on taking this path. He was a poor poster painter for films when Indira Gandhi picked him promoted him - I will not go into the why and wherefor. Suffice to say there is nothing "secular" about him. If he is secular let him give the same treatment to some islamic subject and lets see the result. The so called "seculars" are mostly just Hindu Bashers. For them the graduation ino the secula old is assured if he/she makes some anti-hindu statement. Devi Bhakta <devi_bhakta > wrote: I don't see this attitude in Husain's artwork or hear it in his words. I would not describe his work as "innocent" so much as artistic. And as with so much worthwhile art, people can find and assign to it almost any meaning they wish. Realistically, of course, one must expect Husain's work to be interpreted within the context of current Indian politics and Hindu- Muslim tension. Husain is a (resolutely secular) Muslim artist working with Hindu religious themes, so there is bound to be tension. And he has always been commercially savvy so, yes, there *may* be some element of "controversy is the best publicity." But overall, these criticisms reveal more about the critics than they do about Husain. Then again, I am no expert. Just a moderately informed opinion. , sankara menon <kochu1tz wrote: > > protesting about Hussain's actions has nothing to do with being prude. That man is deliberatly targetting Hindus. Thats the bottom line. he does it so that he can get his 20 houris or whatever when he goes up. Visit your group "" on the web. Talk is cheap. Use Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1¢/min. ------------------------ Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click./lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/XUWolB/TM --~-> <*> / <*> <*> Your Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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