তৈয়ব মেহতা

Tyeb Mehta developed an approach to painting the human figure shaped by experiences of violence and a rigorous investigation of composition. After an early involvement in cinema, he studied at Bombay’s Sir J. J. School of Art and came into contact with artists of Indian modernism. Periods abroad encouraged a dialogue with European painting, followed by a renewed engagement with themes and images from Indian traditions.

Diagonals divide his canvases into fields of colour and place bodies under tension. Falling figures, trussed bulls and mythological characters become recurrent motifs. Mehta reduces detail to strengthen the presence of forms and the intensity of their relationships. A stay at Santiniketan further expanded his repertoire. His work thus combines formal economy with sustained attention to the vulnerability of human existence.