Painter
sculptor
Hemi Bawa (born 1948)[1] is an Indian painter and sculptor. Her works include acrylic and glass paintings and sculptures made of cast glass, fibre glass and copper-fired glass.[2]
Bawa was born in Delhi and did not have any formal training when she started painting in 1962.[3] Later, she studied Scandinavian glassmaking techniques and started working on that medium and also in combination with metal, wood and acrylic.[4] 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.[2][5] 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
- ↑ Inspired by steel / by Hemi Bawa. Corning Museum of Glass. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ↑ Meet the Artist – Hemi Bawa. Corning Museum of Glass. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ↑ Sculptor Hemi Bawa's Coke bottle selected for Atlanta Olympics. India Today(May 31, 1996). Retrieved 2021-03-21.
- ↑ India's glass diva sparkles again. Zee News(4 August 2009). Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ↑ Hemi Bawa explores the power of present(15 January 2012). Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ↑ Padma Awards. Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ↑ Hemi Bawa{{#if:Pande|, Pande}. Om Books(2010). ISBN 9788174367938
- ↑ Artistic impressions(16 February 2012). Retrieved 13 February 2016.
External links
- Hemi Bawa 2012. Artspeaks India(1 November 2012). Retrieved 13 February 2016.
Further reading
- Hemi Bawa{{#if:Pande|, Pande}. Om Books(2010). ISBN 9788174367938