On 22nd February 2015, Syed Haider Raza turns 93. Widely acknowledged as
a master of modern Indian art, for nearly six decades his work, vision
and life have attracted critical attention from various points of view.
Raza returned to India, his home country, after spending 60 years in
France and now lives in Delhi and continues to paint. Raza has created
nearly 50 new paintings in past six months. Raza's art has been
analysed, explored and evaluated in many books and continues to evoke
new responses, also because he is still painting significantly and
passionately. Collectors of his paintings exist worldwide. This fresh
collection of essays offers new insights into the artistic career and
life of a truly dynamic visionary of our times. The DVD accompanying
this volume is an invaluable recording of Raza creating his collection
Aarambh. Thus, this fresh perspective on his art is enriched by the
knowledge of how that art came to be. Contents: Foreword; The
Cartographer of Lost Continents; The Isolation of All the Forces that
Comprise Art; Almost a Love Poem; The Innovation of Consciousness; The
Seed and the Tree: The Creative Process; The Topographer; Ideas and
Claims on Identity; Celebrations and Prayer; Cosmographs of Modern Life.
