Google tribute to Amrita Sher-Gil with 'Three Girls' doodlea
January 30, 2016 12:41
Modernist painter Amrita Sher-Gil has been honoured with a Google doodle today on her 103rd birth anniversary. On its home page, the search engine has posted a depiction of Sher-Gil's famed painting 'Three Girls' created by Jennifer Hom.
To create the final version, Hom has reworked the image to match Sher-Gil's style and signature attention to the tone, texture and color of skin and clothing. The reach of the Google doodle is seen in Argentina, Iceland, Portugal,Lithuania, Serbia, Slovenia, Israel, Kenya, Kazhakstan, Indonesia and Japan besides India.
"Vivid color, graceful forms, and bold strokes mark the remarkable life and work of Indian painter described as the 'Indian Frida Kahlo'," Google says about her works, which have been declared as National Treasures in India.
Sher-Gil is considered among the most important Indian painters of the 20th century. Like her Mexican peer Kahlo, with whom she shares Hungarian heritage, Sher-Gil was a rebellious and adventurous spirit who broke barriers in art and life.
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