Artist Information:
Santhanam Krishnan
chennai,
India
Member Since: May 2007
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Artist Statement:
….the door speak thousand
things. I have spent the
better part of my life digging
out the forgotten secrets of
doors and revealing them to
the world through my magic
paint brush. In a few deft
stokes I outline my life and
times.
As a young under-graduate from
Kumbakonam, I used to pass an
argraharam (dwellings of
Brahmins) every day on my way
to college. There were many
old houses and each had an
unique door. I was overwhelmed
when the light of the rising
sun and soft rays of the
setting sun reflected on the
doors and bringing out their
serene beauty which is present
in all their individual depth
which enhances with the
Villaku madums (sacred place
for lamps) with oil stains,
the manjal, Kumkumam (tumeric
paste with red kumkum)
markings on the carvings in
the Nilai (Wooden frame) and
the Tulasi Madum (basil plant)
with an Agal villaku (mud
lamp). I began searching the
depth of their beauty with the
sunlight playing on them by
reproducing them with the
strokes of my brush.
My principal, Mr. Bhaskaran
and my lecture in painting Mr.
Manoharan, both appreciated
and encouraged my work. I also
started collecting doors
from...
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Santhanam Krishnan's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Santhanam Krishnan's Portfolio. Browse Krishnan's body of work: ….the door speak thousand things. I have spent the better part of my life digging out the forgotten secrets of doors and revealing them to the world through my magic paint brush. In a few deft stokes I outline my life and times.
As a young under-graduate from Kumbakonam, I used to pass an argraharam (dwellings of Brahmins) every day on my way to college. There were many old houses and each had an unique door. I was overwhelmed when the light of the rising sun and soft rays of the setting sun reflected on the doors and bringing... |
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brown door, 2007
Mixed Media,
31 x 60 X 3 inches
Availability: Sold
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my house, 2007
Acrylic Painting,
48 x 36 X 2 inches
Availability: Sold
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blue door, 2007
Mixed Media,
25 x 39 X 2 inches
Availability: Sold
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election in tamilnadu, 2007
Acrylic Painting,
24 x 24 X 1 inches
Availability: Sold
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