M. F. Husain — Artist born on September 17, 1915, died on June 09, 2011

Maqbool Fida HusainUrdu: مقبول فدا حسین ‎) commonly known as MF Husain, was a modern Indian painter of international acclaim, and a founding member of The Progressive Artists Group of Bombay... (wikipedia)

Mostly people are ignorant, what is the language of painting. You know, they're ignorant. It is so difficult to make them aware, but time will teach them.
I kept on trying to use so many media and ideas in my work because our horizon is so vast and Indian culture is so rich that I think what we are today, culturally, we have a unique position and I don't think one lifetime is enough to encompass it.
I only give expression to the instincts from my soul.
I think you don't do work for controversy alone, and whenever you do new work which people don't understand and they say it is done to create controversy.
I'm an Indian-origin painter. I will remain so to my last breath.