Question

Assertion (A): The Graphic print “Devi” by Jyoti Bhatt portrays feminine power in a stylized and symbolic manner.
Reason (R): The print was created using traditional oil painting techniques on canvas.

• A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
• B. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not correct explanation of (A).
• C. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
• D. (A) is false and (R) is true.

Hint:

Jyoti Bhatt was a pioneer of the Baroda Group of artists and is highly celebrated for popularizing graphic printmaking (intaglio/etching) as a fine art medium in modern India.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: Evaluating the Assertion (A):
Jyoti Bhatt's graphic print Devi is a legendary piece of Indian modern art. It presents the traditional concept of the Primordial Goddess (Shakti/Feminine Power) utilizing a unique combination of folk motifs, calligraphic lines, and highly stylized symbolic shapes like yantras, the third eye, and Kundalini systems. Hence, Assertion (A) is True.

Step 2: Evaluating the Reason (R):
The Reason states that the artwork was made using traditional oil painting techniques on canvas. This is factually False. Devi is a printmaking artwork created via the Etching and Intaglio print process on paper, not a painting on canvas.

Step 3: Determining the final answer:
Since the Assertion is true but the Reason is false, the correct option is (C).