BIBLIOGRAPHY

MONOGRAPHS

2017 Masterpiece XX, "Eketak, Natvar Bhavsar", DAG Modern, Editor: Kishore Singh
2015 Five Decades, Natvar Bhavsar, “Natvar Bhavsar’s Threshold of Purity”, Robert C. Morgan and “Natvar Bhavsar: An Interview with Irving Sandler” by Akaash, Mehta, Cara Gallery, New York, New York
2014 Natvar Bhavsar, Rang Rasa, Transcendent Color, “The Art of Natvar Bhavsar”, Carter Ratcliff, Tower49 Gallery, New York, NY
2008 Natvar Bhavsar The Poetics of Color, Interview by Marius Kwint, Essay by Irving Sandler, Skira Editore, Milan, Italy
2007 Natvar Bhavsar Dimensions of Color, Jane Voorhees Zimmerli ArtMuseum, New Brunswick, NJ
2006 Natvar Bhavsar Poetics of Color, Carter Ratcliff, Sundaram Tagore Gallery Publishing, New York, NY
2004 Natvar Bhavsar Color-Poetic Reverberations, Interview by Irving Sandler, Essay by Michael J. Amy, Sundaram Tagore Gallery Publishing, New York, NY
2000 Natvar Bhavsar The Sound of Color, Robert C. Morgan, Mapin Publishing, Amdavad, India
1998 Natvar Bhavsar Painting and the Reality of Color, Irving Sandler, publ. Craftsman House, G+B Arts Internat. Sydney, Australia

DOCUMENTARY FILM

2010 THE POETICS OF COLOR NATVAR BHAVSAR A PAINTER'S JOURNEY, written and directed by Sundaram Tagore, produced by STG Productions

INTERVIEW & VIDEO

2004 Roman Brygider, WLIW, NYC, NY, “The Asian Indians in America”
1988 Tatsuya Komatsu, TV-NHK, Tokyo, Japan, "Life in New York," June 5, 8, 12, 15, 26, 29
1985 Gail Levine, Manhattan Cable TV, "Midnight Muse, New York as World Art Center”, December 7

SELECTED BIOGRAPHY & PUBLICATIONS

2000 Outstanding Artists and Designers of the 20th Century
1998 LEARNING In the fine arts and industrial relations
1987 New York Art Review, 3rd ed.
1985 Marquis Who's Who in the East, 20th ed.
1982-83 Marquis Who's Who in the World, since 6th ed.
1980 Marquis Who's Who in American, since 41st ed.
1974 Dictionary of International Biographies, since 7th ed.

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

2019  Alpesh Kantilal Patel on Natvar Bhavsar, Artforum, May 
2019 “Expressions of the Fullness of Being” by Carter Ratcliff, April 6
2019  “Il Cielo In Una Stanza” by Ilaria Bochicchio, April
2017 Memory and Identity, Indian Artists Abroad, project editor Kishore Singh
2017 Masterpieces of Indian Modern Art, Edition II, project editor Kishore Singh
2017 Productive failure: writing queer transnational South Asian art histories - Alpesh K. Patel
2016 Busines-Standard.com, “America’s Indian Abstract Maestro”, Kishore Singh, June 2016
2015 GANT.com, Natvar Bhavsar, They Changed the World.  Not the Shirt, THE PIONEER PAINTER
2015 The Huffington Post, Arts and Culture, “Natvar Bhavsar Exhibit at Tower49 Gallery” Carole Mallory
2014 HESTETIKA Magazine, Milan, “Across the Universe”, IlariaBochicchio, Milan Artist? The Hypothisis of Bodeness, 4.11 “Tyeb Mehta, Natvar Bhavsar, Gotthard Gunther, spiritual East and West”, Fre Ilgen, Berlin, Germany
2013 Wall Street Journal, “New Explorations in a Universe of Color”, Vibhuti Patel, and WSJ.com/NY
2013 ARTDAILY.ORG, Recent paintings of Natvar Bhavsar at Freedman Art, July 11
2012 South Asia Journal, “The Metaphysics of Expression A Conversation with Natvar Bhavsar”, Abeed Hossain
2012 Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Oh, Natvar Bhavsar Discusses NY in the 1960’s, Mark Rothko and his Contessa Gal Exhibition, Doug Utter
2012 Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Oh, Natvar Bhavsar’s Paintings @ Contessa Gal, Steven Litt
2010 Kee Magazine, Hong Kong, “Alternate Worlds”, May
2010 Modern Home, “The Exquisite Color of India”, March
2010 Prestige, “Rang by Natvar Bhavsar”, March
2010 Art Forum, “Critics’ Picks: Natvar Bhavsar”, March
2010 Time Out Hong Kong, Art Interview, Natvar Bhavsar, February
2010 South China Morning Post, “Rang”, February
2009 Desi Talk, NY, June 19
2009 News India Times, NY, February 6
2008 News India Times, NY, November 28
2008 Gulf News Friday, “A Master’s Stroke”. April 17
2008 Asianart.com, “Natvar Bhavsar’s Cosmos”, July
2007 Forbes Asia, “Art Sourcing”, Pranay Gupte, January 8
2007 Desi Talk, NY, RUTGERS #1Univ.in UStoHold Show by S. Asian Artist”Datta3.16  
2007 Desi Talk,NY “Select.Overview of 4 Decades of Bhavsar’s Art” J. Datta March 23
2007 Courier News, NJ”Lyrical Abstractions Hold Court at the Zimmerli”,R. Bellantoni.
2007 The Star Ledger, NJ ”Layers of Brilliance: Bhavsar Takes Sprinkled Pigments to New Dimensions”, Dan Bischoff.
2007 Home News Tribune, NJ “Entering the Realm of Experience”, Rebecca Learner5’07
2007 Asian Art News, “Inner Journey”
2007 New York Times, “The Details Are in the Beauty”, Ben.Genocchio, May 6
2006 News India Times, NY Grp Exhib Reveals Confluence of East+West “ J.DattaMarch31
2006 Asian Art News, ”East/West Dialogue”, May-June
2006 Rave SQ, “The Big Picture,” New York, May-June
2006 Desi Talk, NY “Group Exhibition Reveals Confluence of East and West”, June
2006 Hi! Blitz, ”High Art in a Taxi Garage” Lavina, Melwani, June    
2006 Hong Kong Tatler, “Off the Wall”, LavinaMelwani,Hong Kong, September
2006 Art News, “Reviews:NY ;Natvar Bhavsar Sundaram Tagore”,Lily Wei , Sept
2005 Toronto Star, “Vivid Art that Joins East and West”, P. Yelaja Toronto, Ca, October
2004 “India in New York”, January
2004 Brooklyn Rail, “Natvar Bhavsar, Sundaram Tagore Gallery”, Rob Morgan Feb
2004 India Abroad, NY “Interview/Natvar Bhavsar”, Jeet Thayil
2004 News India Times, NY “Color Poetic Reverberations” in “Bhavsar ís festive gift to NYC”, November
2004 Rave SQ, Mumbai“Erasing Borders”, November-December

 

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2003 India Abroad, NY “Profile: Natvar Bhavsar”, January
2003 Neue Zuger Zeitung, “Zug: Artgarage, Ein Langer Prozess”, Switzerland, November
2003 Art in America, “Mutability and Metaphor”, Carter Ratcliff, December
2003 News India-Times, NY “Bhavsar, Known for Grand Paintings Will Show Smaller Ones”, December
2002 Magazine of the Corporate World, "Indian at He(art)", June
2002 India Today, New Delhi "The Global Indian, Society and Trends, Contemporary Art, Rosy Picture", July
2002 News India-Times, NY “The Sound of Color Exhibition by Bhavsar in N.Y.”, November
2001 India Abroad, NY "Bhavsar's Color Fest Opens at New Gallery", May
2001 India Abroad, NY "Soho, So Good", October
2001 Indian Express, "Art Like Music Penetrates the Heart", August
2001 The Pioneer, "Bhavsar's Cosmic Color Field', August
2001 Art Deal, "Natvar Bhavsar's Encounter with Expressive Color", Jan/February
2000 Catalogue essay for ACP Vivian Ehrli Gal. Exhibition, "Encounters with Colors", March
2000 Natvar Bhavsar - Kosmos der Farben, " Kunst-Szenen", Neue Zurcher March
2000 Handelszeitung, April
2000 Neue Luzeitung, "Farbe als Aussage und Erlebnis", August
1999 Indian Express, “A View of the World, The United Colours of Natvar Bhavsar", Shashi Tharoor, April
1997 The New India Digest, March/April
1997 "Renaissance Man" March
1997 Malayala Manorama, TG Jacobs, August
1997 Times of India, "In touch with his Gujarat origins through painting, August
1997 Deccan Herald, "Colour at Work," Bangalore, August
1997 India Abroad, "Two European Shows for N.Y. Based Artist," October
1997 Schweizer Illustrierte, ìKunst nebenan, Bad Ragaz/Zurich", November
1997 Sarganserlander, "Ein Meister der reinen Farbe", November
1997 Tages-Anzeiger zuritip, "Extreme Stille", November
1996 India Today, "Beyond the Contours of Color", January
1996 Art in Review, June
1996 The Hindu, "Fireworks in a Dark Sky", June
1995 The Earth Times/Art, "BHAVSAR", June30 - July14
1994 Indian Artists Find Niche in New York, February
1994 Little India, Freedom from Pastî, March
1994 Asian Art News, Natvar Bhavsar January/February
1994 Asian Art News, Reflections of Two Cultures, May/June
1994 India Abroad, "SoHo's Bhavsar Famed for Pigment", June
1988 Navbharat Times, January
1988 The Sunday Observer, January
1987 Times of India, December
1985 Wichita Art Museum Catalog, "Natvar Bhavsar: Encounter with Color", Howard Wooden
1985 The Times of India, "Portrait of a Native Painter", November
1984 Getler/Pall/Saper Gallery Exhibition Catalogue, October
1984 Arts Magazine, "Painting of Natvar Bhavsar", December
1984 The Overseas Times, "Bhavsar's New Painting", December
1979 ARTnews, January
1979 Arts Magazine, January
1979 Art Gallery, September
1979 The Wichita Eagle, November
1979 The Wichita Museum Catalogue, November
1979 Skira Annual
1979 Arts Magazine, February
1978 Houston Chronicle, March
1978 The Houston Post, March
1978 Art Voices/South, July/August
1978 The Sydney Jewish News, "The New York Kickback," August
1977 Arts Magazine, February
1977 Post-Gazette, February
1977 Art International, “The Palpably Immateral: New Works by N. Bhavsar", Elwyn Linn, March-April. March Arts Magazine, April
1974 Philadelphia Inquirer, “Local Boy Makes Good” Victoria Donahue, February
1974 Arts Magazine, March
1974 Artforum, April
1974 SoHo Weekly News, April
1974 Art International, May
1974 Art in America, September/October
1972 ARTnews, May
1972 Arts Magazine, May
1972 Art International, "Natvar Bhavsar: The Purpose of Looking", May
1972 Sunday Telegraph, September
1972 National Review, September
1971 Art in America, "Visual Riches & Recessionary Blues", March-April
1971 New York Times, "Downtown: Lyrical Abstraction", April
1971 New York Times ,"The New Painting Returns to the Sublime", April
1971 ARTnews, May
1971 Arts Magazine, "Reviews and Previews", May
1971  Il Messagero/mercoledi, "L'art in America", July
1971  The Australian, "Release from Banality", August
1970 The Nation, January
1970 Christian Science Monitor, January
1970 Art Gallery, February
1970 Arts Magazine, February
1970 New York Times, March
1970 ARTnews, March
1970 Art International, March
1970 The Nation, "Art”, April
1970 Christian Science Monitor, "Beautiful Painting and Beautiful Sculpture”, April
1970 New York Magazine, "A Thing of No Beauty", April
1970 Newsweek, "New Color Painters", May
1970 Art Forum, "Beautiful Painting and Beautiful Sculpture", May
1970 Art in America, "Boston", May/June
1970 "Power Bequest Exhibition"
1970 Art Gallery, June
1970 The Bulleton, August
1970 Art Review, August
1970 Sunday Morning Herald, "Cloudy Mysticism," "The Arts", August
1970 Sunday Telegraph, "Art", August
1970 Art International, "New Direction in Painterly Abstraction", September
1970 Art Review, December
1970 Arts Magazine "Young Abstract Painters: Right On!", February
1970 The Australian, "Outlines of '70s Art", December
1969 Christian Science Monitor, “Whitney Annual Painting '69", December
1966 Philadelphia Inquirer, December