Rustic Ragas : Inner Melodies Of Thota Vaikunta [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2008] Aditi de

by Aditi De, Krishen Khanna, Sh Raza

This book presents fifteen new dramatic paintings by hyderabad-based artist vaikuntam vaikuntams telangana folk meld the memory of his eyes and his fingers they embody a unique world, of daily rites of life couched within an imaginative terrain the monumentality of vaikuntams figures in rich primary colours of the earth assume a mythical dimension, enhanced by the solidity of their execution in acrylic they seem like demigods, not village folk - looming, tantalizing, almost unapproachable vaikuntam voices the collective yearning for a separate telangana identity, beyond politics, beyond couched cultures his rich palette and easily recognizable faces and figures have given his work acceptability; paintings that are strikingly modern without any allegiance to anything usually associated with modernity in these huge canvases, vaikuntam immortalizes his earthly icons for all time

147 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2008