எனது அபிமான ஓவியர் K.G.SubramanyaN
வைதீஸ்வரன்
கே. ஜி. சுப்ரமண்யம் [90]
மிக அருமையான
உலகறிந்த ஓவியர்.
கலைப் பேராசிரியர்.
பிற பாதிப்புகளை சரியாக புரிந்து கொண்டு தனக்கே உரித்தான ஒரு
ஓவிய பாணியை உருவாக்கிக் கொண்டவர்.
ஓவிய பாணியை உருவாக்கிக் கொண்டவர்.
நம்
நெடுங்காலத் தொன்மங்களைப்
பற்றிய கதைகளையும்
கற்பனைகளையும்
நெடுங்காலத் தொன்மங்களைப்
பற்றிய கதைகளையும்
கற்பனைகளையும்
குழந்தையின் பார்வையுடன் "நூதனமான எளிமையுடன்”
சித்திரங்களாக
சிருஷ்டித்தவர்.
கவிஞரும் கூட.
சாந்தினிகேதனில் பயின்றவர்.
அவருடைய இந்த
ஆங்கிலக் கவிதையை
ஆங்கிலக் கவிதையை
மொழிபெயர்க்க
இன்னும் முயற்சி
செய்துகொண்டிருக்கிறேன்.
இன்னும் முயற்சி
செய்துகொண்டிருக்கிறேன்.
A POEM
BY K G SUBRAMANYAN
{A RENOWNED ARTISTE}AGE 90
A wave of
joy runs through the waking earth
The sunlight
sings;... within the wind-blown trees
And flowering
shrubs there is explosive mirth
White butterflies float
in the swirling breeze
Like airborne
smiles. Bird calls fills the air
Do they call you by Name? At least you feel they do
Come join
the choir. And climb the sky’s steep stair
And beat up the celebration the whole world through
But a sudden
wail cuts through the festive air
Someone in
pain? A suffering beast or a child?
This tears
down the tapestry; holes it with fear
Muddies the
mind makes your thoughts run wild
The way things are we are born to leave
bet ween
The good and bad in this oddly
mixed up scene
K.G.
Subramanyan is amongthe few artists who have explored the possibilities of
modern art from a different perspective, giving new dimensions to the human
figure by making them appear more as characters from various myths and
traditional narratives, populating a composition quite the contrary. As an
artist he is extraordinarily versatile, cherishing the facility to work in
diverse media, sizes, and techniques over a stylistic conformity to a single
medium, genre, size, technique, and manner of visualization.
A prolific writer, scholar, teacher and art historian, Subramanyan uses his in-depth knowledge of various artistic traditions to create fantastical images of wit and eroticism that are universal in their appeal, yet coupled with iconic symbols drawn from Indian legends and folklore. Subramanyan has time and again aimed at blurring the boundaries between art and the artisan. The artist has also dabbled in glass painting and toy making, even weaving, which is generally considered ‘artisanal’. Even in his written works, the exploration of art as a language or means of communication is a recurring theme. Subramanyan has also illustrated as well as authored fiction for children.
Born on 15 February, 1924, in Kerala, Subramanyan studied under the tutelage of Benode Behari Mukherjee, Nandalal Bose and Ramkinkar Baij at Santiniketan. He graduated from Kala Bhavan, Visva Bharati University, there in 1948 after receiving his Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the Presidency College in Chennai. In 1955, he received a British Council Research Fellowship to the Slade School of Art at the University of London. Since his graduation, Subramanyan’s work has been exhibited in over fifty solo shows, the most recent including those presented by Seagull Foundation for the Arts in collaboration with Nandan Gallery at Kala Bhavana, Kolkata, in 2009; ‘The Painted Platters’ at the Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai, in 2007; and ‘The Magic of Making’ at the Seagull Arts and Media Resource Centre, Kolkata, and Rabindra Bhavan, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, also in 2007.
