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Overview
"The rich textures created using satin stitch, back stitch, French knots, chain stitch, spring stitch are a homage to Ram Kumar’s distinguished abstract brush strokes!"
OVERVIEW
(1924 – 2018 SIMLA, INDIA)
Ram Kumar’s art demonstrates a profound connection to the natural world, offering a unique perspective that combines abstraction, introspection, and a concern for the environment. Ram Kumar’s influence of nature is not limited to mere pictorial representation; it extends to a deeper exploration of the relationship between humanity and the environment.
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Biography
Like many Indian artists of the post-Independence generation, Ram Kumar drew influence from European modernist movements but portrayed uniquely Indian subject matter. Kumar studied painting under André Lhote and Fernand Léger in Paris. His early paintings were figurative, but after returning to India and becoming disillusioned by the unfulfilled promises of Indian independence, he moved away from depictions of the human figure. In 1960, Kumar visited the holy city of Varanasi, believed by Hindus to be a place where death leads not to rebirth but to liberation. This belief is reflected in Kumar’s transition from figuration to abstraction, and his practice came to be defined by simple, abstracted compositions inspired by Varanasi and the landscapes of his childhood.