| Born 1963
A good portrait makes us believe that we are acquainted with the sitter – by such a criterion, Krishnamachari Bose’s portraitures are successful. His portraits of two of India’s more senior artist – Raza and Kolte, are not only paying homage to these people who have made significant contribution to contemporary art. It is an exploration of many ideas and themes: mainly archiving, ‘museumisation’, in many ways working with memory, time and history. Through this series, Bose affirms that the Indian artistic form has undergone substantive changes since 1990s. Art practice wasn’t confined to traditional painting or sculpture. Globalisation has undoubtedly contributed to this process. Bose brings about a reconciliation between opposites, in this case, painting photography; design/art and sculptural assemblage – Bose has worked comfortably with all these media and has painted in the abstract and figurative mode. These ‘portraits’ compel us to reflect on the complex interaction between the subject, the artist, the viewer and the rendering of a period in history.
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