Solo Show of Paintings by Kuppanna Kandgal

Bengaluru: Kuppanna Kandgal, an octogenarian artist, is holding a solo exhibition with the theme 'Forms in Search of Space' at Chitrakala Parishat in the city from 20th to 24th December. Pa Sa Kumar, President of Karnataka Lalitkala Academy, will be inaugurating the event. Mrs NaliniMalavia, Art Consultant and Curator and Vasudhendra, Kannada author, will be the chief guests. Prof Babu Jattakar, former Principal of the College of Fine Arts, Karnataka Chitrakala Parisha,t is curating the show.

A profound, poetic restraint: This latest collection from Kuppanna Kandgal is a deep breath taken in a loud world. It is a journey into the stillness that lies at the heart of existence, rendered not through spectacle, but through a profound, poetic restraint.

A symphony of black, white, and muted tones: Kandgal's canvas, in this new series, finds its eloquence in silence. He has chosen to step away from the full chorus of colour, opting instead for a subdued palette—a symphony of black, white, and muted tones. This choice is a deliberate, soulful act: to quiet the visual noise and distraction, allowing the viewer's eye to settle on the bare essence of things.

Focus on specific aspects such as form, space, negative space, etc: "Painting is one of my recent series of works in black and white colours. I practice this to incorporate both colours magnificently... One of the key rationales is to reduce the colour palette to loosen the distraction that colours cause on the viewers and let the black and white colours maintain the focus on specific aspects such as form, space, negative space, etc."

A resonance, both lyrical and deeply introspective: This is painting as meditation. It is an artistic desire to "depict stillness, where the canvas, dominated by grey, black, and muted tones, preserves a resonance both lyrical and deeply introspective.

The Formal Poetics of Structure

A highly focused refinement: The rigorous commitment to this restricted aesthetic serves as a pure embrace of Minimalism. Kandgal systematically strips away the superfluous, constraining his visual vocabulary to a necessity that is not a reduction, but a highly focused refinement.

A seemingly limited palette into an infinite landscape of introspection: This disciplined practice seeks the fundamental idea that can wholly recalibrate our perception of space and form. In this masterful restraint, a beautiful, compelling order is achieved. The work is an eloquent action of dismantling excess, revealing the structure and essence that reside beneath surface complexity. Kandgal's paintings, through this formal dedication, transform a seemingly limited palette into an infinite landscape of introspection.

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