B.D.Dethan show
Kerala - Kochi
Creative expressions
A retrospective exhibition of paintings by the Thiruvananthapuram-based artist B.D. Dethan opened at the Durbar Hall Art Centre on Saturday. The show includes nearly 90 paintings, mainly from the period after the 1990s.
"My paintings do not create happiness in the onlookers' minds," Mr. Dethan says. "Instead, they create a disturbed state of mind. Whatever I do, I end up with that disturbed mindset, which is reflected in my paintings and drawings."
Disturbing, they are. There is an all-pervading darkness in these works, especially when put together. The distorted and deformed faces, the frail splashes of colours and the limp images of naked women striking various postures, all leave behind this unsettling feeling in the minds.
Mr. Dethan says that all through his life, he could not keep away from painting.
The show has a few samples each from the different series, including Kali and Parinamam. The pen and ink drawings that constitute the series, Kali came out after 1991 and was published as a book.
The convoluted faces in charcoal were done during 1995. The nudes were from after 2000. Parinamam was completed after these. The last series of works, Botanical Fantasy, is also included.
Mr. Dethan, a native of Ulloor in Thiruvananthapuram, studied at the then Government School of Art and Craft, Thiruvananthapuram. After completing Diploma in Painting, he had participated in an orientation course conducted at the Balbhavan and Children's Museum in New Delhi.
He had worked as an instructor at Jawahar Balabhavan, Thiruvananthapuram, from 1970 to 1984. From 1977 to 2001, he was Art Editor for the State Encyclopaedia Publications.
Mr. Dethan was the executive committee member of Kerala Lalithakala Akademi for three terms. He had also won the Kerala Lalithakala Akademi's State awards a couple of times.
He has held a number of shows including group and solo. But it is for the first time that he is exhibiting his paintings in Kochi.
The show will continue till August 10, at Durbar Hall Art Centre. The gallery timings are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Renu Ramnath
(The Hindu, Sunday, August 6, 2006)
Creative expressions
A retrospective exhibition of paintings by the Thiruvananthapuram-based artist B.D. Dethan opened at the Durbar Hall Art Centre on Saturday. The show includes nearly 90 paintings, mainly from the period after the 1990s.
"My paintings do not create happiness in the onlookers' minds," Mr. Dethan says. "Instead, they create a disturbed state of mind. Whatever I do, I end up with that disturbed mindset, which is reflected in my paintings and drawings."
Disturbing, they are. There is an all-pervading darkness in these works, especially when put together. The distorted and deformed faces, the frail splashes of colours and the limp images of naked women striking various postures, all leave behind this unsettling feeling in the minds.
Mr. Dethan says that all through his life, he could not keep away from painting.
The show has a few samples each from the different series, including Kali and Parinamam. The pen and ink drawings that constitute the series, Kali came out after 1991 and was published as a book.
The convoluted faces in charcoal were done during 1995. The nudes were from after 2000. Parinamam was completed after these. The last series of works, Botanical Fantasy, is also included.
Mr. Dethan, a native of Ulloor in Thiruvananthapuram, studied at the then Government School of Art and Craft, Thiruvananthapuram. After completing Diploma in Painting, he had participated in an orientation course conducted at the Balbhavan and Children's Museum in New Delhi.
He had worked as an instructor at Jawahar Balabhavan, Thiruvananthapuram, from 1970 to 1984. From 1977 to 2001, he was Art Editor for the State Encyclopaedia Publications.
Mr. Dethan was the executive committee member of Kerala Lalithakala Akademi for three terms. He had also won the Kerala Lalithakala Akademi's State awards a couple of times.
He has held a number of shows including group and solo. But it is for the first time that he is exhibiting his paintings in Kochi.
The show will continue till August 10, at Durbar Hall Art Centre. The gallery timings are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Renu Ramnath
(The Hindu, Sunday, August 6, 2006)
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