Name Krishen Khanna | ||
Books Lines from an artistic life, The Time of My Life: Memories, Anecdotes, Tall Talk, The Dhammapada Similar Gayatri Sinha, Ranjit Hoskote, Nancy Adajania Born 1925 (age 96 years), Faisalabad, Pakistan | ||
Krishen khanna slide lecture making of a mural chandigarh lalit kala akademi
Krishen Khanna (born 1925) is an Indian artist born in Lyallpur (now Faislabad, Pakistan). He attended Imperial Service College in England and is a self-taught artist. He is recipient of the Rockefeller Fellowship in 1962, the Padma Shri in 1990, and the Padma Bhushan in 2011.
Contents
- Krishen khanna slide lecture making of a mural chandigarh lalit kala akademi
- Painter Krishen Khanna talks about his art and anecdotes from his life
- Early life
- A Far Afternoon a painted saga by Krishen Khanna 2015
- FestivalsAwards
- Awards Fellowships and Honors
- References
Painter Krishen Khanna talks about his art and anecdotes from his life
Early life
In 1938 Khanna travelled from Bombay to Britain on RMS Strathmore. After attending the Imperial Service College from 1938 to 1942, Khanna enrolled at Government College, Lahore, from 1942 to 1944. In 1946 he started working with Grindlays Bank for 14 years. In 1961 he resigned from the bank and devoted his full-time to art.
A Far Afternoon : a painted saga by Krishen Khanna (2015)
The feature documentary directed by Sruti Harihara Subramanian and produced by Piramal Art Foundation, A Far Afternoon — A painted saga by Krishen Khanna, recently received two National awards in the categories of National Award for Best Art /Cultural Film and the National Award for Best Music (Non-Feature). The documentary is a filmmaker’s attempt to memorialize the artistic process involved in the creation of the eponymous art work by veteran artist Krishen Khanna, and trace some of the influencers for the artist. A film in five parts, A Far Afternoon, delves into those influences that eventually rendered themselves on canvas. Bombay, the city in which Krishen Khanna was inducted into the Progressive Artists Group; the baraaat (wedding procession), a constant in Indian weddings; the choice of colours, yellow, blue and whites; other artists, other art works that have brought him to this place and point in time. The music directors of A Far Afternoon the music duo Aravind-Jai Shankar are based out of Chennai, India. They have worked on national award-winning films, documentaries, advertising commercials, computer and mobile device games and numerous other projects encompassing the scope of music, sound design, and audio production.
Festivals/Awards
1. 63rd National Film Awards — Best Art/Cultural film
2. 63rd National Film Awards — Best music (non feature film category)
3. New York Indan Film Festival — Nominated for Best Documentary — May 2016
4. 3rd Cinema Indien, Stockholm — Official selection — April2016
5. All Lights India International Film Festival — Official Selection — November 2015