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

A STRIKING ABSTRACT COMPOSITION BY K.S. KULKARNI EXECUTED IN CHARCOAL ON PAPER, FEATURING A SOPHISTICATED INTERPLAY OF GEOMETRIC STRUCTURES AND BIOMORPHIC FORMS. THE ARTWORK IS CHARACTERIZED BY BOLD CONTOURS, LAYERED SHAPES, AND REPETITIVE LINEAR PATTERNS THAT CREATE RHYTHM, BALANCE, AND VISUAL DEPTH.

SUBTLE GRADATIONS OF TONAL SHADING ADD DIMENSION AND TEXTURAL RICHNESS, WHILE THE ARTIST’S MODERNIST AESTHETIC IS EVIDENT IN THE HARMONIOUS FUSION OF ORGANIC CURVES AND STRUCTURED ELEMENTS. THE DYNAMIC COMPOSITION AND CONTROLLED USE OF SPACE MAKE THIS DRAWING A DISTINCTIVE EXAMPLE OF KULKARNI’S EXPERIMENTATION WITH FORM AND ABSTRACTION, MAKING IT HIGHLY APPEALING TO COLLECTORS OF INDIAN MODERN ART.