Question 4.
Who was the untutored genius who created a paradise and what is his contribution to art?
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Answer:
‘Outsider art’ was mooted in 1940 by a French painter named Jean Dubuffet. It is the art created by those who have not received any formal training in art. India’s Nek Chand is an exponent of this genre and has won worldwide acclaim. He made a garden sculpted with stone and recycled material— that would be anything and everything from tin, broken bangles, to a sink to a broken down car. Any discarded material could be a work of art for Nek Chand which he took to dizzying heights. His art has been highly acclaimed worldwide — how a single man’s vision can make a difference and produce a unique art. UNESCO honoured him and his work has been displayed in the leading museums of Switzerland, Belgium, France and Italy.
Answer:
Nek Chand
Explanation:
The “untutored genius” who created “paradise” was Nek Chand, an 80- year old creator-director who made the world-famous rock garden at Chandigarh. His was an 'outsider art' in which he sculpted with stone and recycled materials.