Sep 15 2024 to Sep 15 2024 11 a.m.

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Where

Rumale Art House

674, 45th Cross Road, 3rd Block, Rajajinagar, Bengaluru 560010

Event Description

Noted artists of Bengaluru and Karnataka to offer their tributes to Rumale Chennabasaviah, the master artist from Bengaluru, on his 114th birth anniversary on Sunday the 15th of September from 11 AM to 3 PM at Rumale Art Gallery.

About Rumale Chennabasaviah: Rumale Chennabasaviah was born on September 10, 1910 in Doddaballapura, Bengaluru (formerly Bangalore). A multi-faceted personality, Rumale served art, social, developmental and political activities that he took up for his beloved state and country. Rumale studied art in 1929 at Kalamandira School of Arts, Bengaluru and at Chamarajendra Technical Institute, Mysore in 1931. Even though art was his first love, he sacrificed it and dedicated his energies to the freedom struggle and to nation-building for 32 years. He participated in the non-violent freedom movement from 1930 till India attained independence from the British in 1947. Thereafter, Rumale was involved in nation-building activities and helping leaders lay a strong foundation and build the newly formed Mysore State. He went on to become a Member of the Legislative Council of the State of Mysore for two terms between 1952-1960. He was Organising Secretary of Bharata Seva Dala, Mysore State,from 1950-55 and was also the editor of the noted Kannada daily “Thayinadu” from 1956-60. In 1962, at the age of 52, he left politics and public service and dedicated his time solely to the pursuit of art. He was inspired by nature and focused on capturing, in the ‘plein-air’ impressionistic style, the beauty of Bengaluru city, the landscapes of Karnataka and Sri Lanka, including spiritual sites. All his paintings were done ‘on the spot’, and many times he trekked several kilometres with his art materials to the spot, at the right time of day to capture a particular moment in the landscape or subject. Although he worked in both watercolours and oil mediums, he was a master of the British Water-Colour technique and painted landscapes in large dimensions from nature – something rarely attempted even by the great artists of the World.

Although Rumale has often been referred to as the Van Gogh of India, he had a unique signature style of his own - some call it neo-impressionist, some others have called it romantic modernism. In essence, Rumale used colour to express emotion and mood.