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ESOTERIC EXPRESSIONS

An Exhibition of Paintings by
K.S.KULKARNI

at
GALLERIE GANESHA
E-557, Greater Kailash-II, New Delhi-110048


PREVIEW

K S Kulkarni

Untitled

12x12 inches

Acrylic on paper

K S Kulkarni

Untitled

13x13 inches

Acrylic on paper

K S Kulkarni

Untitled

10x12 inches

Mixed Media on paper

K S Kulkarni

Untitled

18x11 inches

Mixed Media on paper

K S Kulkarni

Untitled

20x22 inches

Acrylic on Canvas

K S Kulkarni

Untitled

22x17 inches

Acrylic on paper

Untitled

23x18 inches

Acrylic on Paper

K S Kulkarni

Untitled

17x18 inches

Acrylic on Jute

K S Kulkarni

Untitled

17x18 inches

Acrylic on Jute

K S Kulkarni

Untitled

29x21 inches

Mixed Media on Paper

K S Kulkarni

Untitled

35x22

Acrylic on paper

K S Kulkarni

Untitled

35x22 inches

Acrylic on paper

K S Kulkarni

Untitled

23x16 inches

Acrylic on paper

K S Kulkarni

Untitled

30x22 inches

Acrylic on paper

K S Kulkarni

Untitled

22x18 inches

Pen and Ink on Paper

K S Kulkarni

Untitled

17x22 inches

Mixed Media on Paper

K S Kulkarni

Untitled

36x48 inches

Acrylic on Canvas

K S Kulkarni

Untitled

30x40 inches

Acrylic on Canvas

Born in Karnataka, K.S.Kulkarni qualified from the Sir J.J. School of Art, Bombay in 1942. He worked as visiting Professor at the Delhi Polytechnic, Art Deptt. from 1945 to 1962. He was the Founder member of the Delhi Shilpi Chakra in 1948. In 1962 he became the Art Director of the Triveni kala Sangam, New Delhi of which he was also the Founder Member.He had his first one man show in 1945, organised by the All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society. He held several solo shows in India and abroad from 1951 to 1994. He participated in International shows at Tokyo, Paris, New York, Venice, Sao Paulo and London. He was the recipient of National and International awards. He made a mural 200ft to 50ft at Moscow for an exhibition organised by the Govt. of India.

He was Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts and Head of the Deptt. of Painting, Banaras Hindu University from 1967-69.

From 1969 to 1972, he worked as visiting Professor at the Skidmore College, New York. In 1984 he was chosen by the Govt. of India as the National Emeritus Professor for outstanding contribution in the field of art.

The artist passed away in 1994.

In his own words, "Beyond the influence of Indian culture and its ethos, my horizons are universal. I am interested in the universalising of the human spirit. My concepts are not regional or tribal-spiritual and material is the matrix of my creative intent. My art springs from within and flows from my perception of the rhythm of life around me in the global context."

"With all these rapid changes art too is changing rapidly. All creativity is linked within and without. In such a scenario, what one does is to discover from the conflicting forces of this relationship and conceptualise and perceive, through space, colour, texture and present those concepts after having digested the multi influences. The creative process is like the flowering of a tree. It is complex because life is complex. It is still a deeply spiritual process.                                                                   

"In the manifestation of this energy there are always two elements: you can explain this in the term of man-woman, positive-negative, cold-hot, etc.  It is this balance of energy that I try to resolve in my creative process. In the aesthetics of my art this tension finds expression. I am influenced by the Indian definition of Rajas, Satwa and Tamas. Like tension in stringed instruments, the tension in my work, creates its own creative music."