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I have ignored K K Raghava in the past. The reason being that I couldn't relate to his art or reconcile the work he was churning out with his page 3 personality . I didn't believe people when they told me he was talented , until now. His latest body of works , Drawn & Quartered made an appearance at Art Musings Gallery , Mumbai earlier on this month. He tackles the antithesis of beauty , drawing heavily from the kings of grotesque - Freud and Bacon. While the images are almost flat and illustration like in execution, they are much more perceptive and coherent than the cloudy watercolour works of his past. This might have something to do with Raghava returning to his cartoonist roots , a skill that first pushed him under the spotlight at age 17.
K K Raghava is 27 and works/lives in Bangalore and Boston. More here.
K K Raghava is 27 and works/lives in Bangalore and Boston. More here.
wow, love this, will check out his previous work..... and page3 persona!
ReplyDeletei am so glad somebody has said what really should be said about raghava. when i saw a catalogue of his recent works that you have featured here, i was surprised too.
ReplyDeleteworth featuring on masala chai i guess.
Priya: Hope it didn't come off as TOO honest. I am always getting myself into trouble !
ReplyDeleteyou articulated what most already knew and others suspected all along. the man is talented. what he chooses to do with it is what raises the eyebrow.
ReplyDeleteand btw, as in a work of art, isn't a blog of substance an 'honest'one?
i agree--this body of work is awesome. his compositions and juxtaposition of imagery intrigues me and holds me in. would love to see these works in person.
ReplyDeleteand thanks for visiting our chai pilgrimage site! i love your site too and find inspiration every time i visit!!