K. P. Krishnakumar (1958 – 26 December 1989) was an Indian sculptor and painter.
Life
Krishnakumar was born in Kuttippuram, Kerala.Template:Citation needed He attended Visva-Bharati University.[1]
Krishnakumar helped to lead the Indian Radical Painters' and Sculptors' Association, which ceased to exist following his death.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn
He committed suicide on 26 December 1989.Template:Sfn
Art
Krishnakumar's oeuvre includes a number of figures of young men, which Jhaveri suggests are self-portraits.Template:Sfn Wyma argues that his Vasco da Gama (1985) explores themes of colonialism.Template:Sfn He was influenced by Pablo Picasso, Auguste Rodin, and director Jean-Luc Godard.Template:Sfn
Krishnakumar was exhibited at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale in 2013.[2]
Notes
- ↑ The art contemporaries. The Hindu(30 December 2012).
- ↑ In memory of a talented artist. The New Indian Express(18 February 2013).
Sources
- Mutable Bodies: K.P. Krishnakumar and the Radical Association. Afterall: A Journal of Art, Context and Enquiry({Template:Date).
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