RAMKUMAR (1924-2018)

STRUCTURED HARMONY
OIL ON CANVAS
1967

THIS PAINTING DEPICTS AN ABSTRACT YET HARMONIOUS COMPOSITION OF CLUSTERED BUILDINGS. THE ARTIST USES A CUBIST APPROACH, EMPHASIZING SHARP ANGLES, INTERSECTING PLANES, AND LAYERED TEXTURES. THE COOL BLUE-GREEN BACKGROUND CONTRASTS WITH THE EARTHY BROWNS AND GRAYS OF THE STRUCTURES, SUGGESTING AN URBAN ENVIRONMENT BY WATER. THE STEPS AND ARCHED DOORWAY EVOKE ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS FROM ANCIENT OR TRADITIONAL TOWNS.