R.B.Bhaskaran

In the exclusive art world of Rajabather Bala Bhaskaran, we see a hoard of paintings and are lost in the midst of them. Gradually we access these profound collections slowly, carefully and begin to discern the dedicated endeavor towards creative effort.

Some of the images appear insidious and baffle us for a while; we ambiguously struggle with our memory for sometime, as if we feel to have seen similar images before. In reality, we haven’t seen anything like that, but that could cause mental self-deception.

It is an agile, compatible and eclat world that is indelible in its concept and visual competence. On seeing his work, our mind
lurks what relevance his works have in the context of
contemporary art situation today.

“I wanted to be entirely personal in terms of color, space and concept”

Indian painting should look Indian, said my teacher. I battle with ideas, challenging the self which rushes out on to the canvas, to integrate into a sympathetic form.

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- R.B.Bhaskaran

Read Articles	News Paper Articles
.: Jayaraman.V – An articulate and purposive Artist	.: Bhaskaran in Cats – Aug 15th 1986 – The Hindu
.: Anjali Sircar – 1978	.: Brilliant analyst of perfection: Mumbai 1994
.: Powerful vision drawn from life: June 12th 1983	.: An intensity beyond Consciousness: Geetha Mehra – British council
.: An Expresion of Values – Sabrina D Souza – Feb 9th 1990	.: Feel for Familiar Forms

What they say

“Art must be pure,” Says Bhaskaran, who rejects all ism as being restrictive. He rejects intellectualism as being they lazy catch all for artist who refuse to paint with their hearts. “I have no message, I don’t hanker after ‘useful’ art. Give me passion, that’s all I ask for in an artist”.

- Suresh Menon

Black makes holes in the pictures” Picasso said once. But our artist somewhat disapproves the master’s voice by judicious application of this color

- Yusuf Arakkal

"Artists here have generally paid their respects to the clarification wrought by the activists, however quite a few among them who at the same time refused to accept the rationalization as anything absolute or final. These artists naturally form a distinctive line in modern Indian painting. R. B. Bhaskaran is one among them” -

- Josef James

A superior draughts man, R.B.Bhaskaran has relied on his powerful strokes for the determination of various artistic canons tangible feel for volume for one.

- Anahite Contractor

R.B.Bhaskaran’s once well-known felines were a fit symbol for the independent mindedness of the cat personality, its freedom from servility.

- Keshav Malik

In the exclusive art world of R.B.Bhaskaran, we see a hoard of paintings and are lost in the midst of them. Gradually we assess this profound collection slowly and carefully and begin to discern the dedicated endeavor towards creative efforts.

- Sultan Ali