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"It frequently happens that in the process of devising technique seeking appropriate form there comes a moment when means are mastered…What follows as a consequence is that like powerful horses which bolt with the chariot and charioteer, this formidable store house of techniques usurps the vision which fashioned them and end up by dispensing with it altogether." (Krishen Khanna, monograph on J. Swaminathan, Lalit Kala series of Contemporary... "It frequently happens that in the process of devising technique seeking appropriate form there comes a moment when means are mastered…What follows as a consequence is that like powerful horses which bolt with the chariot and charioteer, this formidable store house of techniques usurps the vision which fashioned them and end up by dispensing with it altogether." (Krishen Khanna, monograph on J. Swaminathan, Lalit Kala series of Contemporary Indian Art)

Swaminathan`s technique involves an application of color on the canvas using a rag. Like his philosophy, his art reclined to the numinous, as he disregarded anything that was too obvious or surfacial. This work reflects both his philosophy and technique as it pushes the viewer to discover and interpret the symbolic images.

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