About me
The journey of Kappari Kishan as an artist started when he was appreciated by his teacher in school for a flawless drawing, which was done as a part of the studies.
The attention and applause that he received inspired him to pursue drawing and painting consistently and devotedly. His strong hold on the brush was soon apparent to his friends and they started requesting him to write political messages on the walls, he graciously accepted such work. Gradually, he got engaged in painting temple walls with images of Gods and Goddesses and also rendered a few portraits on commission basis.
His love for painting beckoned him to concentrate his attention completely on his creative strengths. He decided to support himself through his artistic endeavours. He thus accomplished his academic studies in fine arts, by pursuing his graduation and post graduation from Mysore, Karnataka University.
A versatile artist, he works in varied media, like handmade paper, canvas, wood and executes murals in varied materials and sizes.
At present he is a freelance artist and art instructor at Balabhavan ( Government of Telangana) where he teaches the intricacies of painting to children with passion and dedication.
While one section of his body of work concentrates upon the traditionally attired, dusky damsels of Telangana the other works are based on recreating the spiritual and meditative strengths of Buddha, the enlightened one.
Both series of works are rendered in stark, clear linear quality and a flamboyant colour palette.
The popular festival of Bathukamma from Telangana region often gets portrayed in his works along with the ritual in which the women carry a huge mound of iridescent flowers to present to the Goddess. Some of the recent works amalgamate the two kinds of compositions together. A serene image of Buddha is composed along with the village women as worshippers. The rustic ethos is blended along with the divine radiance of the God.
The long, plaited hairs of the damsels are rendered in details while the faces of the figures are unseen and initiate a sense of inquisitiveness in the viewers.
- Palak Dubey
