Artists

Viswanadhan

Press release

Galerie Nathalie Obadia is delighted to present Indian artist Viswanadhan’s first solo exhibition at its Paris gallery, 91 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 75008. On view, there will be fifteen works produced by the artist between 2000 and 2010, showing his various evolutions. This selection reveals paintings with changing chromatic palettes, where red gradually asserts itself as the dominant color. Known as one of the leading figures of the contemporary art scene, Viswanadhan is able to blend tradition and modernity, in an approach that is at once intimate and universal. Born in 1940 in Kadavoor, in Kerala, Viswanadhan grew up in an environment steeped in culture and spirituality, influenced by the traditions of the Vishwakarma caste of craftsmen, architects, painters and sculptors. It is in this context that, as a child, he was introduced to the sculpting of idols and to mandalas, the sacred geometric figures used in Hindu and Tantric rituals.