K.S. KULKARNI (INDIA, 1916-1994) PASTEL ON PAPER UNTITLED (ABSTRACT COMPOSITION)

A RARE AND INTIMATE WORK BY K. S. KULKARNI, EXECUTED IN PASTEL ON PAPER, THIS COMPOSITION REVEALS THE ARTIST’S EXPERIMENTAL AND POETIC APPROACH TO FORM AND COLOUR. THE HORIZONTALLY STRETCHED FORMAT CONTAINS ABSTRACTED, CURVILINEAR FORMS INTERLACED WITH RHYTHMIC LINE WORK, ACCENTED BY VIBRANT SHADES OF BLUE, RED, AND PINK. THE DELICATE INTERPLAY BETWEEN GRAPHITE LINE AND PASTEL PIGMENT CREATES A SENSE OF MOVEMENT AND STRUCTURAL BALANCE. THE SUBTLE FRAMING AND ECONOMY OF MEANS REFLECT KULKARNI’S MODERNIST SENSIBILITY AND HIS ENGAGEMENT WITH SIMPLIFICATION AND HARMONY. THE WORK STANDS AS A STRIKING EXAMPLE OF HIS DRAWING PRACTICE AND CONTRIBUTION TO MODERN INDIAN ART.