K.S. KULKARNI (INDIA, 1916-1994) CHARCOAL ON PAPER UNTITLED (ABSTRACT FORM)

A STRIKING ABSTRACT DRAWING BY K. S. KULKARNI, EXECUTED IN CHARCOAL ON PAPER, THIS WORK SHOWCASES THE ARTIST’S MASTERFUL USE OF LINE, RHYTHM, AND NEGATIVE SPACE. INTERCONNECTED, ELONGATED FORMS UNFOLD ACROSS THE SURFACE IN A FLUID, ALMOST CALLIGRAPHIC MANNER, THEIR SURFACES ARTICULATED WITH REPETITIVE LINEAR AND CHEVRON-LIKE PATTERNS. THE CONTRAST BETWEEN DENSELY WORKED CHARCOAL AREAS AND EXPOSED PAPER CREATES A STRONG SENSE OF MOVEMENT AND STRUCTURAL BALANCE. MINIMAL YET EXPRESSIVE, THE COMPOSITION REFLECTS KULKARNI’S MODERNIST LANGUAGE AND HIS SUSTAINED EXPLORATION OF ABSTRACTED FORM, MAKING IT A SIGNIFICANT AND COLLECTIBLE EXAMPLE OF HIS DRAWING PRACTICE.