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K G SUBRAMANYAN

K G Subramanyan was prolific in his art. In his personal life, he is a quintessential writer, scholar, teacher, and art historian. He is someone who spans the spectrum of mediums from painting to pottery, weaving, and glass painting. He believed in the value of Indian traditions and incorporated folklore, myth, and local techniques and stories into his work. He was an inspiration to generations of students as a member of the Baroda M S Fine Arts Faculty. His focus there in later years was on terracotta and pottery. Subramanian was one of the leading artists who were part of India’s post-Independence search for identity through art. He was born in Kerala on 15 February 1924, He completed his Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the Presidency College in Chennai. In 1948, he graduated from Kala Bhavan in Santiniketan, where he studied under the tutelage of Benode Behari Mukherjee, Nandalal Bose, and Ramkinkar Baij. In 1955, he received a British Council Research Fellowship to the Slade School of Art at the University of London. He has exhibited over fifty solo shows, including exhibitions by the Seagull Foundation for the Arts in collaboration with the Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, and the Harrington Street Arts Centre, Kolkata.