Kishore Singh: Staunchly 'Indian'

When V Ramesh returns next month with an exhibition in New Delhi, the question that comes to mind is how to read his recent works

What do you do when you are ambivalent about an artist’s work you know to be a serious contender for national recognition? I have been seeing V Ramesh’s work for a few years and have reacted to it with a mix of admiration and apprehension. He seems an oxymoron in today’s time when a younger, edgier and more global language is the preferred currency in art circles. His chosen mode of expression is realistic, sometimes consisting of a stark painted image that resembles a hyper-real photograph, a part of a larger whole that throws it into sharp relief. He infers abstract ...

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Kishore Singh: Staunchly 'Indian'