Ghulam Mohammed Sheikh (born 16 February 1937) is a painter, poet and art critic from Gujarat, India. He was awarded the Padmashri in 1983 and Padmabhushan in 2014 for his contribution in field of art. Sheikh was born on 16 February 1937 in Surendranagar (now in Saurashtra region of Gujarat, India).
Is Sheikh’s art by its nature?
“Sheikh’s art is by its nature,” writes Chaitanya Sambrani, “one that takes on task of narrating, and therefore, recreating the world. There is a close tie-in between this narrative and an act of mapping the world, which gives to the speaking subject the possibility of addressing the world as his/her own”.
What is Gulam Mohammed Sheikh’s literary sensibility?
The literary sensibility of Gulam Mohammed Sheikh is as fine as his artistic sensibility, for he is also a distinguished Gujarati poet. Says he, ” There is a very meaningful relationship between writing and painting. Our painting tradition has been suffused with it.
What is Gulam Mohammed Sheikh’s relationship with Kabir?
Over the years the theme of Kabir kept returning to him and Gulam Mohammed Sheikh created a relationship between his own images and Kabir’s words. He has worked on the ‘Alphabet Series’ based on his relationship with Kabir. Years ago Sheikh’s paintings used to have a labyrinth like spaces.
