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Born 1940. Known for: Painting.
Born in Kerala in 1940 and trained at the College of Arts and Crafts in Madras, Viswanadhan Velu was one of the founder members of the Cholamandal Artists' Village there. Viswanadhan looks at his... Read full biography
Born in Kerala in 1940 and trained at the College of Arts and Crafts in Madras, Viswanadhan Velu was one of the founder members of the Cholamandal Artists' Village there. Viswanadhan looks at his work as an individual journey and an exploration. Though his early work is figurative, the artist... Read full biography
Born in Kerala in 1940 and trained at the College of Arts and Crafts in Madras, Viswanadhan Velu was one of the founder members of the Cholamandal Artists' Village there. Viswanadhan looks at his work as an individual journey and an exploration. Though his early work is figurative, the artist evolved his vocabulary over time through experiments with abstract and geometric forms. In the late 1960s, Viswanadhan, inspired by the geometrical ritualistic-magical diagrams of his native Kerala, began... Read full biography
Born in Kerala in 1940 and trained at the College of Arts and Crafts in Madras, Viswanadhan Velu was one of the founder members of the Cholamandal Artists' Village there. Viswanadhan looks at his work as an individual journey and an exploration. Though his early work is figurative, the artist evolved his vocabulary over time through experiments with abstract and geometric forms. In the late 1960s, Viswanadhan, inspired by the geometrical ritualistic-magical diagrams of his native Kerala, began to explore the visual language inherent in them. This theme returns in his work time and again, with gradual evolution of form and colour. He works mostly on paper, canvas and metal plate. Practical considerations like limited space prompted him to... Read full biography
Born in Kerala in 1940 and trained at the College of Arts and Crafts in Madras, Viswanadhan Velu was one of the founder members of the Cholamandal Artists' Village there. Viswanadhan looks at his work as an individual journey and an exploration. Though his early work is figurative, the artist evolved his vocabulary over time through experiments with abstract and geometric forms. In the late 1960s, Viswanadhan, inspired by the geometrical ritualistic-magical diagrams of his native Kerala, began to explore the visual language inherent in them. This theme returns in his work time and again, with gradual evolution of form and colour. He works mostly on paper, canvas and metal plate. Practical considerations like limited space prompted him to use small formats in his work. Viswanadhan draws with a particularly arresting... Read full biography
