Goa : Subodh Kerkar’s Canvas
By
Subodh Kerkar
Contributor
Kunal Ray
Item Type
Book
Serial
16407
Publisher
Aleph Book Company
Description
128 pages
ISBN / ISSN No.
978-9365230284
Summay
Subodh Kerkar’s canvas of Goa combines the state’s people, its waters, and their intertwined history in a visual tour de force. From resplendent paintings of Goan houses to larger-than-life beach installations, Subodh’s artwork exists at the confluence of aesthetics and social consciousness. It engages intimately with both the historical events and the daily nitty gritty of the collective life of Goa. Much of the art records grim events such as the brutality of the Inquisition and the slave trade introduced by the Portuguese; yet, it is not without lightness of touch, as exemplified in works such as a marigold beach installation, or ‘Vascofruit’, where several food items are shown growing on Vasco da Gama’s head.
DDC Classification No.
954.799
Accession No.
16407
Current Location
Neeti Bagh
Shelving location
109
Status
Available
Category
Goa
Gifted Detail
1