Medium : Acrylic on Canvas
Dimension : 60 x 60 inches
The study of folk life in India is very rich and varied, and I have studied many
facets of my subject, including literary works found in religious manuscripts,
ancient texts and palm leaf books, historical monuments and sculptures. I also
explored extensively India’s rich tradition of dramatic arts and puppetry. Believing
that with the deeper understanding these studies confer I can better visualize the
colourful lives, and artistry, of my ancestors. Recognising also that these ways of
life are gradually diminishing, my ambition is that my artworks will in some way
preserve them for posterity.
Country of Origin - India
ABOUT Kashinath V Kale
My studio is situated in the rural area of the Sandur Valley. Sandur is my
homeland and it is from there that I derives much of my creative inspiration. My
work successfully combines the past and present, traditional and modern, in my
distinctive style of Karnatakan folk art. My subject matter being the rural folk life
of India specially of Karnataka, and Indian Hindu Mythology. My paintings
make a conscious effort to express the richness and grandeur of local rural life,
depicting the life styles and customs of the Sandur villages in a distinctive and
colourful manner. I interprets the...
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