Vamona Navelcar (Ganesh) | |
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 Vamona Navelcar at his Pomburpa home in 2009 | |
| Born | Vamona Ananta Sinai Navelcar 5 May 1930 |
| Died | 18 October 2021 (aged 91) |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Education | Escola de Belas Artes |
| Known for | Painting, drawing |
| Notable work | Angoch Woman |
Vamona Ananta Sinai Navelcar (5 May 1930 – 18 October 2021) was an artist from Goa, India, who had studied and worked in Portugal, Mozambique, and Goa. Navelcar was born in Pomburpa village.[1]
Navelcar began his art career in Mozambique, after training in Portugal, where he also lived for some time. He excelled in Christian figurative art. He adopted the name of "Ganesh", after an incident that caused him to be "reborn" (Lord Ganesh is associated with new beginnings) and in memory of his brother Ganesh.[2]
Navelcar had been called "a state treasure of Goa, whose remarkable oeuvre spans several decades." He had twice received the Gulbenkian Foundation Fellowships (1963 and 1971) and he won an international award at the International Exhibition of Art in Monte Carlo for his ink drawing, Angoch Woman. He is considered a "prolific master of line" with a specialisation in murals and bas-relief composed of metallic, wooden and glass structures and his works form part of private and museum collections worldwide.[3][4]
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