M. F. HUSSAIN

M. F. HUSSAIN a well-known artist of India is a living legend among the top artists around the world. His full name is MAQBOOL FIDA HUSSAIN. He was born on September 17, 1915 in a place called Pandarapur. After a long, successful and largely controversial career, his works became popular due to the violent religious controversy in late 1990s, to such an extent that he was forced to leave India due to the threat to his life.

Hussain comes from the Indian Muslim family. At the very young age of one year he lost his mother. His father moved to Indore, where he went to school. In 1935, he moved to Bombay and got admission in Sir J. J. School of Art. He started his career by painting for cinema hoardings. His first exhibition in Bombay made him well-known artist in late 1940s. In the Independence year, he joined the Progressive Arts Group, which encouraged the Indian artists to the international level. In 1952, his first solo exhibition was held in Zurich and after that he was well-known artist in Europe and USA. In 1966, he was awarded the prestigious Padma Shree award by Government of India. He has been also awarded the Padma Bhusan award. In the following year, he made his first film, ‘Through the eyes of a Painter’. It was shown in the Berlin film festival and won the Golden Bear.