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Rhythm
This artwork represents Telangana women in their unique festival of flowers
This painting “Rhythm” is an outstanding work by artist Kishan Kappari. Kishan’s preoccupation with young women with long plaits, becomes his trademark style focusing on the Telangana women and their peculiar activities. Bathukamma is one of the works in which Kappari portrays a very important festive ritual of Telangana. Women make floral arrangements and place them in the center on the ground in order to sing and dance by going around it. Usually, they are placed in a tricky way showing only their back with dark brunette hair adorned with flowers and hair bands. They speak poetic fantasies, as conversations with the Buddha, herds of cattle in a forest etc. The figures however, are the central characters as well as the viewers, who confront picturesque backdrop, a painting within a painting. Here, the artist undermines the significance of characters, who only cherish or worship the ubiquitous backdrop, where nature, birds and at times the Buddha’s life are conceived as main themes.
Kappari Kishan
Kishans Kappari weaves a dual narrative, the central characters in the fore ground are stylised women with dark complexion, interact with enchanting landscapes in the back ground. While the women are in opaque colours, the most interesting parts are the translucent linear landscapes. They rebound the narrative of these women, as protagonist artists recreating imaginative stories. They speak poetic fantasies, as conversations with the Buddha, herds of cattle in a forest etc., they hold a dream like quality in their subtle colouring and linear reedition, as the artist finds a way to link landscape and portraiture, dream and drama.
ART EDUCATION
Bachelor of Fine Arts – Painting, M.A Sociology.
SOLO SHOWS
- Recent works on Buddha @ Also Gallery, Hyderabad – 2010.
- Kalachakra festival on the theme “Buddha”, Amaravathi – 2006.
- I.C.C.R Art Gallery, Hyderabad – 2004.
- Bits & Pieces Art Gallery, Hyderabad - 2003.
- National Bal Bhavan Art Gallery, New Delhi – 1997.
- Art Today Gallery, Delhi – 1996.
GROUP SHOWS
- Inspire Art Gallery, Hyderabad, Sep- 2011
- Renaissance Gallery, @Windsmanner, Banglore, Sep – 2011
- VEDA Art Gallery, Banglore, April – 2011
- Muse Gallery, Hotel Marriot,By Hyderabad Art Society - 2010
- Welcome Art Gallery, @ Windsmanner, Banglore. Curator Sangeeta Jung- 2010
- Group show in 360 Club, Hyderabad - 2009
- “Napean Studio” and “Also Gallery” in Mumbai – 2009.
- Mystic Inspirations, Hyderabad – 2009.
- “Napean Studio” and “Also Gallery” in Mumbai - 2008.
- Lashana Art Gallery, Titled: TRIAD, Hyderabad – 2007.
- State Art Gallery, Andhra Pradesh – 2006.
- I.C.C.R Art Gallery in Hyderabad – 1998.
AWARDS/HONOURS
- Antyakula Paidi Raju Award by Konaseema Chitrakala Academy, Amalapuram,
Anndhra Pradesh, India for 2010
- Highly commanded award by State Gallery of Fine Arts, Govt of Andhra Pradesh for
2010.
- Best artist award by “Navarang Art Academy”, Vijayawada for 2009
- “Best painting award of the year” by Lalitha Kala Parishath, Vishakapatnam for 2009
- Awarded by “Sri Potti Sriramulu Telugu University”, Hyderabad for the theme
“Telangana Girls”, 2009
- Highly commanded Award by Hyderabad Art Society (2004 – 2008).
- Prathima Art Academy, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh has awarded National level “Best
Art Teacher” award for 2006.
- State Jawahar Bal Bhavan, Educational department, Government of Andhra Pradesh
- Has awarded “Best Art teacher” award, 2005.
- Awarded by Lalithakala Samithi, Siddipet, Andhra Pradesh in the year of 2004.
- Cash Award by Ex Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Mr. N. Chandra Babu Naidu,
For the theme of „Women Empowerment‟ in the year of 2001.
- Gold medal by Hyderabad Art Society in year of 2001.
- Received National Ambedkar Fellowship award by Dalith Sahithya Academy at New
Delhi by Honorable Sri Madaprasad, Governor of Arunachal Pradesh, India - 1995.
COLLECTIONS
- Renaissance Art Gallery, Banglore
- Art today gallery, New Delhi.
- Advantech System, Mumbai.
- Hotel Taj Krishna, Hyderabad.
- Modern Art Gallery, New Delhi.
- Salarjung Museum, Hyderabad.
- Sristi Art Gallery, Hyderabad.
- Studio Napean, Mumbai.
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