M. R. Acharekar
| M.R Acharekar | |
|---|---|
| Born | Murlidhar Ramchandra Acharekar 1907 village hadi near Achra taluka malvan, Maharashtra, India |
| Died | 1979 Delhi, India |
| Occupation | Artist, Art Director, Author |
| Awards | Padma Shri |
Murlidhar Ramachandra Acharekar (1907–1979) was an Indian artist, film art director in Hindi cinema, who won Filmfare Best Art Direction Award three times, 1958 for Pardesi, 1960 for Kaagaz Ke Phool, in 1962 for Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai.[1]
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Early life
Ramachandra Acharekar was born in the coastal village of Achra, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.[citation needed]
Career
1923-28 M.R Acharekar Explored new areas of expression like photography and lithography. Started a lithopress, Bombay. Noted for his brilliant career with an early success at various exhibitions at home and abroad.Established himself easily as one of the most promising painters of his time.Executed important commissions like painting the historical event of the inauguration of the Round Table Conference by his late Majesty King George V of the United Kingdom, in 1932,the Silver Jubilee Celebrations of King George V in 1935, in London where he was sent with special credentials by the then Viceroy of India, Lord Willingdon.[citation needed]
He executed portraits of dignitaries and eminent men and women in India. His book, Rupadarsini, An Indian Approach to Human Form, established his reputation as a sound draughtsman and an excellent teacher.[citation needed]
Acharekar remained in the forefront of portrait paintings, especially of the commemorative genre, for more than forty years. He was also an educationist and a successful art director who raised art direction to a new height in the field of cinema. His interest and superb ability in live portraiture is apparent in the ease and rapidity of his renditions of human figures, retaining their character and likeness. It was the perfect academic discipline gained in his early life, the sheet anchor of his artistic credo, which facilitated these easy renderings. He remained alive to change and rejuvenate, evolving gradually without sudden revolutionary mutations. He remained very much his own master with no direct and obvious influences of any "isms".
Career Highlights
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Education
- 1917-23 Studied at Ketkar Institute of Art, Bombay.
- 1928 Diploma in Painting, Govt. of Maharashtra, Bombay.
- 1932-34 Studied at Royal College of Art, London.
Exhibitions
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Awards
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Teaching experience
- 1923 Appointed as Junior Teacher, Ketkar Institute of Art, Bombay.
- 1937-39 Deputy Director, Sir J. J. School of Art, Bombay.
- 1948-56 Principal, Academy of Art, Bombay.
Art Direction/Production Design
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