| Medium | : | Ink |
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| Height | : | 19 inch / 48.3 cm |
| Width | : | 13 inch / 33 cm |
| Dimension | : | W: 33 cm × H: 48.3 cm |
A captivating pen and ink portrait of a Rajasthani woman, rendered with intricate lines and delicate shading. This work reflects Adimoolam’s homage to Indian tradition and feminine grace.
K.M. Adimoolam | Pen & Ink on Paper | 19 x 13 inches | 1998
The piece portrays a seated Rajasthani woman adorned in traditional jewelry and draped in a richly detailed saree, rendered with meticulous cross-hatching and fine lines. Her face, partially shadowed and simplified, draws attention to the layers of fabric and ornamentation, emphasizing cultural heritage over individual identity. The strong yet graceful posture conveys inner strength and quiet elegance, reflecting the artist’s deep respect for rural Indian life.
Adimoolam’s handling of textures—jewels, cloth, and skin—through pure line work gives the piece a timeless, sculptural quality, while the absence of color allows the form and emotion to dominate.
“My heart and mind are filled with nature, at every moment. It is a wonderful experience; this love and awe that provoke my ever creative and anxious mind to penetrate the reality that lies beyond our vista. Thus, my canvases mirror my mind’s journey through Nature – not as realistic landscapes or seascapes, but planes of colours creating an esoteric aura on a transcendental level. For two decades, my concept has been evolving unilaterally with mere technical innovation and a different exploitation of hues.”
Born in 1938 in Tirucharapalli in Tamil Nadu, K.M. Adimoolam moved to Chennai in 1960 where he enrolled at the Government School of Arts and Crafts. After completing a Diploma in Advanced Painting in 1966, he began to work on a series of black and white portraits of Mahatma Gandhi. Adimoolam sketched almost a hundred drawings covering 60 years of Gandhi’s life.
In his later years, the artist gradually moved towards oil paintings, although in most of his works, he uses a combination of drawing and painting. Colours played a vital role in the journey of evolution of his works from figurative to abstract. Colour is what fascinates K. M. Adimoolam. It is this and not any specific imagery that Adimoolam uses to interpret nature, making his paintings abstract renditions of the natural world purely through colour. Focussing on the dynamics of interconnectedness between nature and people and people themselves, his works recreate in abstract conditions of what he saw and felt like while looking at nature.
M. Adimoolam passed away in January 2008.
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| Dimensions | 33.02 × 48.26 cm |
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