LAXMAN SHRESTHA
Akara Modern
1939
Laxman
Shrestha was born in Siraha, Nepal, in 1939. He was educated at the University
of Bihar, Patna; the Sir J. J. School of Art, Mumbai; the Ecole Nationale
Superieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris; and the Central School of Art, London. In the
Parisian tradition of the atelier, he also studied at the Academie de la Grande
Chaumiere and with the legendary printmaker Stanley William Hayter at Atelier
17. Greatly inspired by mountains and landscapes, his astute abstract works of
art are both meditative and sensuous in their subtle shifts and deft balances
of colour.
Shrestha’s
works are reminiscent of the times in his life when he went from being a member
of an aristocratic family in Nepal to a struggling art student on the brink of
starvation. His struggles made him seek answers to the existentialist dilemmas
within the texts of the Upanishads and Buddhism. His paintings are a reflection
of these experiences. Though abstract, his paintings have a sense of intrigue
that leaves the observer and Shreshtha himself to understand the various
meanings they present.
Shreshtha
has held numerous solo exhibitions of his works since the early 1960s and has
also been represented in major curated exhibitions, in India and overseas.
Images
Exhibitions
Follow Unfollow August 26 - September 17 , 2022
When Attitude Takes Form April 07 - May 14 , 2022
