HUSAIN ON HUSAIN

“I have never apologised for my art. I stand by it totally. What I said was that I have painted my canvases — including those of gods and goddesses — with deep love and conviction,and in celebration. I do not love art less,I love humanity more. For me,India means a celebration of life.”

“Had I been 40,I would have fought them tooth and nail,but here I want to focus only on my work,I don’t want any disturbance. I need all comforts and facilities to the maximum. These boundaries are only political boundaries… visual arts is a universal language,you can be anywhere in the world but the work that you do has a strong link to 5,000 years of our great Indian culture.”

“Nudity,in Hindu culture,is a metaphor for purity. Would I insult that which I feel so close to?”