Untitled

Himmat Shah’s move to drawings after experimenting with burnt paper, around the 1960s, drew attention to his strong line and unexpected qualities of draughtsmanship. Created because of a lack of access to materials like paint in the early years, the drawings in ink stood out for their strong graphic quality. Shah’s predilection for drawing, as seen in this Untitled work, was natural. Being an inexpensive form of expression, it appealed to him in his negotiations with form and space.