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By the early 60’s a strong feeling of nationhood was palpable. In Madras (now Chennai), K.C.S Paniker formed the Cholamandalam artist community. Artists at this time were taking a fresh view at traditional sources of imagery.
Paniker with his use of traditional symbols created a new dimension for the painted surface. The ascetic monochromatic painting induces the bewitching power of sacred texts. The text comes together with the visual motifs or symbols and engages in an intimate dialogue with the written word and throbs with the unfathomable mystery of transformation.
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The mid-1950s marked a significant shift in Paniker’s artistic practice. Sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Paniker travelled to Europe, where he held exhibitions in Paris and London, while also meeting artists such as Henry Moore and Pablo Picasso, through which he gained exposure to and insights into international Modernism. Although deeply inspired by the artists and the art that he encountered, he returned dismayed and dubious of the authenticity of his art after a critic observed that it lacked a distinctly Indian identity. Paniker returned home with a desire to explore indigenous Indian traditions and ideological positions within the context of the contemporary art world.
Upon his return, he embarked on a reassessment of his position as an Indian artist, turning to the works of Jamini Roy, who had managed to achieve a direct engagement with indigenous pictorial traditions by freeing his work from the pressure of a representative reality. From this, Paniker derived a new expressionistic mode in which he created anthropomorphic figurations. He drew on the absurdity of Surrealist imagery and the exaggerated mannerisms of ancient Indian art to create evocative and restless images. His exemplary works from this period — such as Mother and Child (1955), Cow and Calf (1956)
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The restore KCS Paniker was a man discharge many talents. A basic mortal glare at only boot to segment one confuse two roles in their lives, whereas he played multiple roles with assurance and equipoise. He was an specialist, institutional constructor, artist, master, visionary, focus on leader.
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