Back in Madras, Paniker began to hold discussions with artists and his students on establishing an Indian idiom in art that was not influenced by the prevalent European or Western norms. While individual practices began to be altered, in the coming years, this led to the formation of the Madras Art Movement, and the establishment of the Cholamandal Artists’ Village in 1966. On the outskirts of Chennai, the 10-acre space was to nurture a community of artists who would play an important role in the evolution of modernism in Indian art. “Not many people back then appreciated art. The patronage was restricted to a few consulates and tourists. We had to make art a sustainable career and that led to the formation of the Cholamandal Artists’ Village,” says artist SG Vasudev, one of the founding members of the group.
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