M.F. Hussain: Unravelling Vulgarity Disguised as Art
An essay critiquing M.F. Hussain's vulgar depiction of Hindu Deities in his paintings and art
THE FIRST AND THE MOST COMMON refrain in defence of the perverse paintings of Hindu Gods, Goddesses, symbols and icons of the late barefoot painter M.F. Hussain is how sex and nudity were “very much a part of medieval Indian art.” This refrain is followed up with numerous citations of nude sculptures of Hindu Gods and Goddesses in Hindu temples, and in …