Hemi Bawa
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Hemi Bawa | |
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Born | Delhi, India |
Occupation(s) | Painter sculptor |
Known for | Modern art |
Spouse | Inderjit Singh Bawa |
Awards | Padma Shri |
Website | Website |
Hemi Bawa is an Indian painter and sculptor, known for her sculpture at the 1996 Olympic Games at Atlanta, commissioned by Coca-Cola.[1] Her works include acrylic and glass paintings[2] and sculptures made of cast glass, fibre glass and copper-fired glass.[3]
Bawa was born in Delhi and did not have any formal training when she started painting in 1962.[4] Later, she studied Scandinavian glassmaking techniques and started working on that medium and also in combination with metal, wood and acrylic.[5] In 1996, Coca-Cola commissioned her for a sculpture, to be displayed during the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and the eight-foot high work is now on display at the Coca-Cola Museum in the city.[3] She has had solo and group exhibitions in India and abroad, including the Glass Dimension show[6] and India Art Fair 2012 at Delhi.[7]
The Government of India awarded her the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2009, for her contributions to Arts.[8] Her life and works have been documented in Hemi Bawa, a book by Alka Pande, published in 2010.[9] She is married to Inderjit Singh Bawa, an industrialist, and the couple lives in Delhi, along Hailey Road.[10]
References
- ^ "Hemi Bawa on Art Folio9". Art Folio9. 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ^ "Profile on India Mart". India Mart. 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Padma Shri is a recognition of my art: Hemi Bawa". Mid Day. 11 April 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ^ "Harry Winston and Hemi Bawa". Jot Impex. 2016. Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ^ "Meet the Artist – Hemi Bawa". Corning Museum of Glass. 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ^ "India`s glass diva sparkles again". Zee News. 4 August 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ^ "Hemi Bawa explores the power of present". The Indian Express. 15 January 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ Pande, Alka (2010). Hemi Bawa. Om Books. ISBN 9788174367938.
- ^ "Artistic impressions". India Today. 16 February 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
External links
- "Hemi Bawa 2012". YouTube video. Artspeaks India. 1 November 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
Further reading
- Pande, Alka (2010). Hemi Bawa. Om Books. ISBN 9788174367938.
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