Ramachandran: A Retrospective (In 2 Volumes)

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A Ramachandran, one of our most distinguished artists, has ceaselessly experimented with visual language for more than 40 years. Painter, sculptor, graphic artist and designer, Ramachandran’s vision and style has changed from sombre expressionism to lyrical and metaphysical engagement with nature. In the process, the artist has explored diverse scale and mediums. On the occasion of a retrospective mounted at the National Gallery of Modern Art showcasing the works done throughout these decades, a rare view of Ramachandran in the totality of his oeuvre is being published. Written by Prof. R. Siva Kumar, the book, a set of two volumes, is a well-analysed, incisive study of the life and works of the multi-faceted artist. The author’s lucidly written text is enriched by more than 500 reproductions and a selection of rare, historical photographs. The book may well be considered a model in writing about an artist and his work, and will be of immense value to coming generations of art scholars and connoisseurs.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR R. Siva Kumar

R. Siva Kumar is Professor in History of Art at Kala Bhavan, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan. Born in Kerala in 1956, he was educated in Kerala and Santiniketan, and has been teaching at Kala Bhawan since 1982. Besides numerous papers in various journals, Siva Kumar has authored the following books: The Santiniketan Murals (1995); Santiniketan: The Making of a Contextual Modernism (1997); K.G. Subramanyam: A Retrospective (2003); Ramachandran: A Retrospective, 2 Volumes (2004); K.S. Radhakrisnan (2004); and My Pictures: A Collection of Paintings by Rabindranath Tagore (2005). The several exhibitions he has curated include Tryst with Destiny (co-curator, Singapore Museum of Art, 1997); Santiniketan; The making of a Contextual Modernism (National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, 1997); Art of Bengal: Past and Present, (Curatorial advisor, CIMA, Kolkata, 2001); K.G. Subramanyan: A Retrospective (National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, 2003).

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Title
Ramachandran: A Retrospective (In 2 Volumes)
Author
Edition
1st ed.
Publisher
ISBN
8187737042
Length
248+300p., Plates; Bibliography; 29cm
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