"Subramanyan's contact with surface, whether through brush, tool or hand, is always light. Just as his eye does not probe - it receives signals quickly - it follows that laying out of surface and contour is rapid, no time is spent obscuring the process. This preference was developed from an apprenticeship at Santiniketan and the influence of far eastern work ethics: of working spontaneously and discarding whatever is deficient or in appropriate,...
"Subramanyan's contact with surface, whether through brush, tool or hand, is always light. Just as his eye does not probe - it receives signals quickly - it follows that laying out of surface and contour is rapid, no time is spent obscuring the process. This preference was developed from an apprenticeship at Santiniketan and the influence of far eastern work ethics: of working spontaneously and discarding whatever is deficient or in appropriate, of the calligraphic principle as a life-force embodying energy, and as a forming device." (Nilima Sheikh, "A Post-Independence Initiative in Art," Contemporary Art in Baroda , New Delhi: Tulika, 1997, p. 120)
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CREATIVE CIRCUIT: THE ART OF K G SUBRAMANYAN
19-20 JANUARY 2021
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Rs 4,00,000 - 6,00,000
$5,560 - 8,335
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K G Subramanyan
a) Untitled Initialled in Tamil (lower right) 1985 Ballpoint pen and ink wash on card 5.6 x 4 in (14.4 x 10.2 cm) PUBLISHED K G Subramanyan, Sketches, Scribbles, Drawings , Kolkata: Seagull Books, 1999, p. 42 b) Untitled Initialled in Tamil (lower right) 1985 Brush and ink on card 5.6 x 3.9 in (14.4 x 10.1 cm) PUBLISHED K G Subramanyan, Sketches, Scribbles, Drawings , Kolkata: Seagull Books, 1999, p. 43 c) Untitled Initialled in Tamil (lower right) 1985 Brush and ink on card 5.7 x 4 in (14.5 x 10.2 cm) PUBLISHED K G Subramanyan, Sketches, Scribbles, Drawings , Kolkata: Seagull Books, 1999, p. 44
d) Untitled Initialled in Tamil (lower right) 1985 Ballpoint pen and ink wash on card 5.5 x 4 in (14.2 x 10.2 cm) PUBLISHED K G Subramanyan, Sketches, Scribbles, Drawings , Kolkata: Seagull Books, 1999, p. 40 e) Untitled Initialled in Tamil (lower right) 1985 Brush and ink on card 5.6 x 3.9 in (14.4 x 10.1 cm) PUBLISHED K G Subramanyan, Sketches, Scribbles, Drawings , Kolkata: Seagull Books, 1999, p. 43
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PROVENANCE Estate of K. G. Subramanyan managed by The Seagull Foundation for the Arts
EXHIBITEDSketches, Scribbles, Drawings , presented by The Seagull Foundation for the Arts at Bangalore: National Gallery of Modern Art, 29 November - 15 December 2014; Abu Dhabi: India House, 10 - 18 April 2015; Dubai: Sultan Bin Ali Al Owais Cultural Foundation, 15 - 14 April 2015; Bhubaneswar: Lalit Kala Akademi, Regional Centre, 2 - 11 September 2015; Lucknow: Lalit Kala Akademi Regional Centre, 23 September - 3 October 2015; Mumbai: Jehangir Art Gallery, 15 - 21 December 2015; Chennai: Lalit Kala Akademi Regional Centre, 6 - 16 January 2016; Santiniketan: Nandan Gallery, Kala Bhavana, 5 - 14 February 2016; Kolkata: The Harrington Street Arts Centre, 18 February - 5 March 2016; Bhopal: Modern Art Gallery, Bharat Bhawan, 18 March - 17 April 2016; Patna: Bihar Lalit Kala Akademi, 24 June - 5 July 2016; New Delhi: Aakriti Art Gallery, 30 July - 29 August 2016; Guwahati: Srimanti Sankaradeva Kalakshetra Society, 1 - 20 November 2016; Ernakulam: Durbar Hall, 19 April - 19 May 2017; Panaji: Sanskruti Bhavan, 5 - 31 October 2017
Category: Painting
Style: Figurative