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A special tribute to an artist of note....

Madhur Tankha

Works of Krishna Shamrao Kulkarni to be exhibited in the Capital

"CLOWN": A work by the late artist K.S. Kulkarni

NEW DELHI: Over 40 significant works of the late artist Krishna Shamrao Kulkarni will be exhibited as part of a special weeklong show being organised by Kumar Gallery at its Sunder Nagar premises here beginning this Saturday. Titled "Important Works by K.S. Kulkarni", the show will feature paintings in oil and acrylic as well as sculptures created by the artist. Founder member of Triveni Kala Sangam, Kulkarni (1916-1994) is an internationally recognised name for his prolific art renderings.

The world of Kulkarni is essentially the world of the Indian peasant. A world still throbbing to the drumbeats of folk dancers, the melody of the shepherd's flute, and moving around in the ancient bullock-cart. It is also a world that reveals "the tensions and travails of the peasant" caught in the vortex of this fast-changing world yet solidly withstanding its blows and buffets.

A superb draftsman, Kulkarni was also a master colourist. The fantastic vibrancy he achieved by the soft, light strokes of his brush casts an aura of light through and around the boldly and vigorously delineated forms.

Kulkarni carried within him the supreme tranquillity of a man in harmony with the cosmos The personality of the artist is expressed with remarkable lucidity in his works, and each of his canvases is a little gift of peace and solace to the troubled souls of his fellow men. Speaking about Kulkarni's artistic impressions, Virender Kumar, proprietor of Kumar Gallery, observes: "Coming from sturdy Maharashtrian peasant stock, Kulkarni has walked through life and expressed himself in art with an equanimity born out of centuries of harmonious living with nature. In 1953 I came across the studio of K.S. Kulkarni while looking for an artist to write captions on a photograph. Meeting Kulkarni turned out to be a fateful event for me. He was the first modern artist I met. He saw a new world of art where open-minded creative people sacrificed commercial interest to express their vision and ideas breaking away from traditional India."

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