K.S. KULKARNI (INDIA, 1916–1994) – ABSTRACT FIGURATIVE COMPOSITION, CHARCOAL ON PAPER

AN INTRIGUING ABSTRACT FIGURATIVE COMPOSITION BY K.S. KULKARNI EXECUTED IN CHARCOAL ON PAPER, FEATURING INTERLOCKING HUMAN AND ANIMAL-LIKE FORMS ARRANGED IN A RHYTHMIC, GEOMETRIC STRUCTURE. THE BOLD OUTLINES AND LAYERED TONAL SHADING CREATE A STRONG SENSE OF DEPTH AND VISUAL MOVEMENT.

THE ARTWORK EXEMPLIFIES KULKARNI’S MODERNIST STYLE, WHERE SIMPLIFIED SHAPES AND STRUCTURAL LINEARITY MERGE WITH EXPRESSIVE GESTURES. THE USE OF CONTRASTING TEXTURES AND REPETITIVE LINE PATTERNS ENHANCES THE DYNAMIC COMPOSITION, MAKING THIS CHARCOAL ON PAPER WORK A SIGNIFICANT AND COLLECTIBLE EXAMPLE OF INDIAN MODERN ART.