K Laxma Goud
INDIAN CONTEMPORARY ARTIST
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- Born in 21 August 1940 (age 80) Nizampur, Medak, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
- Lives and works in Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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UNDERSTANDING THE ARTIST
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As a young boy, Kalal Laxma Goud was exposed to an environment redolent with sexuality and with an unabashed attitude towards sexuality, Laxma Goud speaks of the eroticism in nature itself. The artist unveils this eroticism while transforming, man into goat, goat into woman, man into beast, and in sketching trees carrying vaginal opening. Without any inhibitions, the artist draws a stark contrast of the polite culture of the sophisticated urban space, where society represses through its rigid sexual mores, to a relaxed sexuality witnessed in the village. Goud worships the naked bodies and tries to establish a relation of comfort or discomfort with nature. His representation of the erotic is both surreal and humorous.
Drawing inspiration from his childhood days in the village, Goud paints the lush landscapes with its rich flora and fauna in vibrant and vivid colors. Through his paintings, he commonly intends to portray the day-to-day activities of the common folk. The artist explores and comments on man’s direct relation to his nature and environment. The pastoral naivety of Goud’s images of men, women, goats, huts and vegetation speak of an idyllic reality that is in jeopardy due to increasing urbanization. No woman is ordinary for Goud. The artist paints dynamic and empowered female figures, which take pride in their sexuality and are fearless. Goud uses lot of colors to ornament his women while celebrating the empowerment of a woman, while worshipping her eternal beauty and grace.
Experimenting with various types of media, from traditional oils, to water colour, pen, ink, coloured pencil and etchings, to a series of bronze and terracotta sculptures, Goud is both multifaceted and tremendously versatile.
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SELECTED IMAGES
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K Laxma Goud, 2 works; Untitled, 2002, watercolour on paper, 7.5 X 10.5in
K Laxma Goud, Man with Prayer Beads, watercolour on paper, 8.5 x 18.5in
K Laxma Goud, Nevsehir, Turkey, 2005, pencil on paper, 9 X 11.5in
K Laxma Goud, Ohne Titel, 1973, etching, 11.8 x 9.6in
K Laxma Goud, Portrait and Blank Picture, 1980, frame, mixed media on paper, 17 x 24in
K Laxma Goud, Portrait Relief 20, 2007, bronze casting, 28 x 15 x 4in
K Laxma Goud, Portrait Relief 20, 2007, bronze casting, 28 x 15 x 4in
K Laxma Goud, Untitled (Urban Center Street), 1980, ink on paper, 11 x 16in
K Laxma Goud, Untitled , 1982, ink and pastel on paper, 10.25 X 13.87in
K Laxma Goud, Untitled, 1968, pen & ink on paper, 5.5 x 6.5in