Bhupen Khakhar's works were figurative in nature, concerned with the human body and its identity.
12 Facts About Bhupen Khakhar
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Bhupen Khakhar was born in Bombay and had three siblings.
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Bhupen Khakhar became well versed in Hindu mythology and literature, and well informed about the visual arts.
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In 1958, Bhupen Khakhar met Gujarati poet and painter Ghulam Mohammed Sheikh, who encouraged Khakar to visit the newly founded Faculty of Fine Arts in Baroda.
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Bhupen Khakhar's first exhibited works presented deities cut from popular prints, glued onto mirrors, supplemented by graffiti and gestural marks.
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Bhupen Khakhar began to mount solo exhibitions as early as 1965.
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Bhupen Khakhar's work has been compared to that of David Hockney.
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Bhupen Khakhar was a long standing personal friend of Howard Hodgkin who regularly came to stay with him after meeting in 1975.
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Bhupen Khakhar painted homosexual love, life, and encounters from a distinctively Indian perspective.
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Bhupen Khakhar found himself portrayed as "the accountant" in Salman Rushdie's novel The Moor's Last Sigh.
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Bhupen Khakhar returned the favour by later making a portrait of the author that he called The Moor, and which is housed within the National Portrait Gallery, London.
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In 2000, Bhupen Khakhar was honoured with the Prince Claus Award[1] at the Royal Palace of Amsterdam.