Baiju Paarthan, who entered the contemporary Indian art scene as a self-declared 'outsider', is today an acclaimed painter. He is also one of the pioneers of intermedia art in India. Written by the noted art critic, poet and independent curator Ranjit Hoskote, Baiju Parthan: A User's Manual takes the reader on a tour through the artist's diversely populated imagination. It maps Parthan's journey from his childhood in Kerala, through his student years ...
