Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Artist Spotlight: K V Kale

I watched Ghare Baire Aaj on Prime, 2019 Bengali movie by Aparna Sen. Large part of the movie is set in a large Delhi house (Maharani Bagh) and the paintings decorating the living room & study walls are very captivating. There is a very signature style in them, I was in constant dejavu of having seen this style before.

I watched the movie across weeks, in installments. And by the end of it, I remembered where I had seen it. There was a painting like that in Venkatappa Art Gallery, Bangalore and I had seen it in Summer of 2008.

I did not know the name of artist at that time as well, as it was not marked properly in the art gallery. But thanks to Google image search, and some more coaxing, I found out that the artist is Mr Kashinath Venkatesh Kale (K V Kale).

Mr K V Kale's art had  loads of fascinating details. Whimsical twists to the real actual North-Karnataka people and their looks and styles.

Kashinath Venkatesh Kale: Bio here.

FAMILY By KV Kale - on ArtZolo


Village sister - Tarun Art Gallery


Bio & Art on Forms of Devotion.org

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Oil on Canvas 101x77 cm


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