VOL 1 No 2, 2024 Research Article
Lutfunnahar Liza
Assistant Professor, Printmaking Discipline, Khulna University
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21659/jsae/v1n2/v1n217
[Article History: Received: 25 Jul 2024. Revised: 28 Sep 2024. Accepted: 14 Oct 2024. Published: 31 Dec 2024]
Abstract
Amrita Shergill (1913–1941), a pioneering female Indian artist, used creative language to express her feminist viewpoint in her works of art. Shergill primarily aims to express herself and draw attention to the human condition, especially in her feminism-focused pieces. She was the first woman in the subcontinent to represent herself in her paintings as an artist. On a professional issue, she filled the gap between artists and models. She started to exhibit strange human indications. Her artwork captures the complexity of women while overcoming social conventions and cultural obstacles. Shergill is a talented artist who captures the many facets of the feminine identity. Her work questions conventional wisdom around gender and power dynamics. Everyone has been impacted by her art, no matter their age. Feminist art is used to contextualize Shergill’s successor, emphasizing the art’s continuing role in challenging social norms and promoting gender equality. Her artwork crosses national borders, providing light on human nature and sparking conversations about feminism, art, and life in general today. This abstract looks at Shergill’s new concepts and emphasizes how her work is still helpful in challenging cultural norms and improving gender equality. A qualitative approach is used in this article to analyze the intricate interplay between feminist vision and imaginative language through feminist theoretical frameworks and art criticism; this article explores the connection between feminist vision and imaginative language in 20th-century artist Amrita Shergill’s artwork.
Keywords: Feminism, Amrita Shergill, Indian modern art, Cultural identity, Creative language.
