Murali Sivaramakrishnan goes on a nostalgic trip with his paintings
2 years, 8 months ago

Murali Sivaramakrishnan goes on a nostalgic trip with his paintings

The Hindu  

‘I cannot leave this place’. It is one of 51 watercolour paintings exhibited by the artist at Kerala Lalithakala Akademi Art Gallery at Vyloppilly Samskrithi Bhavan in the capital city. Lush green landscape, verdant paddy fields swaying in the breeze, coconut palms, waterfall, majestic mountains, rustic locales, flora and fauna… the artist is on a tour of nature through his paintings. And instead of going for installations and large scale multimedia works, I thought that watercolour would complement the theme,” says the artist. “Getting the right blend of colour is a challenge,” says Murali, with special reference toone work on dried-up sand beds of the Bharatapuzha.

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