Inner flowing energy is the source of creation within an artist. It nurtures artist's brain (mind), heart (emotion) and body (energy) to create an Intention and to think outside of the square (frame) and allow dreaming to a new level. It becomes an outlet of immense desire to explore the capabilities for uncommon performance and its enjoyable experience of emotional sensibilities actualizes into perception, creation, interpretation and reflection becomes an outstanding achievements with a sheer feeling of "what I have created" that cheerful, blissful experiences blossom within for creation and that creation makes you spiritual. Spirituality in art carries an innate values of beauty in expression for successful communication and its resembling divinity in appearance delight the senses.
M.F. Hussain's (Maqbool Fida Hussain) figurative abstractionist and S. H. Raza's (Sayed Haider Raza) geometric abstractionist imbued with spiritual fragrance and conveys its view point, way of thinking, frame of mind with vision and aspiration, it searches a meaning of their inwardness. Their art has a spiritual nature with technique, style and a means of communication for their spectators.
They are eminent, renowned, noted, distinguished and illustrious artist of 20th century of modern art of India and also globally known for their achieving milestone in world art history. Their painting represents the spirituality of Indian culture and an ideal form of Indian art.
Both the artist, their look and overall personality was spiritual, their dedication, hardship and involvement in the creation of art was like a feature of prayer towards meditational achievement to search a potential of their own concept and express enlightenment they achieved through infinite possibilities within themselves and it becomes an innovate success because of their sheer grit and determination.
They extended their response to waves of European modernism without any influence directly or indirectly.
I see Picasso's spontaneity, movement and mood of line and bold vibrant colours in Hussain's narrative painting.
I see Piet Mondrian's harmony of form and colour in Raza's enhancing and elegance painting.
Both legendary artist enhances their innovative style, creativity and spontaneity to absolute enlightenment.
A painting becomes spiritual when it comes from within of the spiritual person. Hussain and Raza both were spiritual in terms of their artistic creation and their cheerful and vibrant personality which reflect spiritual values like beauty creativity, honesty, generosity, discernment, patience and perseverance and all we have closely observed in them and their valuable, creative and innovative work, became a eternal pathway to spirituality.
Prof. Hemant Nagdive