Larger Than Life Exhibition January 15, 2009

Ayya Art Gallery is organising Larger Than Life, an exhibition of paintings by Prakash Karmakar. The usual aspects of life seem to take exaggerated, larger-than-life forms in artist Prakash Karmakar’s imagination. The Kolkata based artist’s latest works are themed dominantly on mythology, humans and beasts. While sticking to the partially abstract and figurative techniques of painting, the artist has applied disproportion as one of the factors to appeal to the eye. Landscapes, particularly natural, take on a vibrant colour pal ette, with bright oranges, yellows, blues and greens with negligible gradient and shading, but plenty of contrast. Their kid-art-like sketching instantly arises curiosity and interpretation. The figurines of humans and Gods that comprise the series also adhere to Prakash’s usual style of distortion and even a bit of erotica. The colours are used imaginatively to create contrast and surrealism. Graduating from Govt. College of Art and Craft, Calcutta, Prakash Karmakar lives and works from Kolkata. For details conact 42158062.