F N Souza

Francis Newton Souza, also known as FN Souza, was the first Indian painter of the post-independence generation who gained much recognition in the West. He is also known for his inventive human figures. Suja was a founding member of the Progressive Arts Group of Bombay along with M.F. Hussain, S. H. Raza and K.H. Ara. This organization meant to encourage Indian painters to use new methods. His success as an artist took off following the publication in 1955 of his autobiographical essay Nirvana of a Maggot in Stephen Spender Encounter magazine.

Souza is known for his artist of figures. The figures in his female paintings depict many feelings, tender feelings, gaiety and eagerness. His lines are sharp and powerful in the depiction of the faces. Souza grip has deepened in the illustrations. Since 1949 AD, Souza has been making similar nude women paintings, in which the feeling of kindness and harmony is displayed. Souza, who has been creating tangible paintings from the beginning, says that There is no such thing as abstract art. There are intangible elements in every tangible creation. Abstraction is not possible in art. In 1967, he migrated to New York where he received the Guggenheim International Award.