LILA PRISM lecture "Bronze as Continuity" a talk by KS Radhakrishnan at Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road > 7pm to 8:30pm on 4th December 2014

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Time : 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Add to Calendar 04-12-2014 19:00:00 04-12-2014 20:30:00 68 LILA PRISM lecture "Bronze as Continuity" a talk by KS Radhakrishnan Event Page : http://goo.gl/qX1N4l Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003 DD/MM/YYYY

Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)

Venue : Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003
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Event Description : LILA PRISM lecture "Bronze as Continuity" a talk by KS Radhakrishnan, sculptor.

Abstract : Aeschylus called ‘bronze’ the mirror of the ’form’ – a material capable of reflecting and revealing a form, and its meaning. But how does an artist portray the dynamism of the human spirit and the speed of time with this heavy metal? How does a sculptor represent the human aspiration for lightness with it? Bronze as Continuity takes us on a journey through the speaker’s works, to demonstrate, how, paradoxically, the very gravity of the material that keeps a bronze sculpture rooted to the ground, indeed makes it possible, too, to throw a high figure of joy into the air. This also explains how he has chosen to stick to this medium, forming a strong bond between his artist’s self and his material. Now, is it just a medium for the artist’s self expression? How does he use this material to connect with the world about him? How does he communicate with ‘time’ through this ancient material? How does he construct and move history in his own time and space using this medium?
KS Radhakrishnan is recognised as one of the most significant figures in contemporary Indian art. He is a sculptor and bronze has remained his prominent medium for a long time. A native of Kottayam in Kerala, he pursued his formal training in art from the prestigious Kala Bhavan of Vishwabharati University, where he was mentored and trained by two important figures of Indian modernism, Ramkinkar Baij and Sarbari Roy Chowdhury. He was awarded with the National Scholarship offered by the Government of India in 1978, at 22 years old. Radhakrishnan completed his MFA in 1981 and soon was awarded with a research grant by the Lalit Kala, Delhi to work in Garhi Village, New Delhi. This also gave him an opportunity to move to the capital and explore the diverse artistic practices of the metropolis. Since then, he has held more than fifteen solo shows including shows at the Centre des Bonds de Marne, LePerreux-Brysur-Marne (France), the Lalit Kala Akademi (New Delhi) and at the Birla Academy of Art and Culture (Kolkata), amongst others. Among the numerous group shows in which his works have been exhibited are the National Exhibition at New Delhi (1980); Triennalle India (1990); Salon International de la Sculpture Contemporaine at Nouveav Forum des Halles, Paris (1995); Hippodrome de Longchamp, Paris (1996); Espace Michel Simon-Noisy le grand, France (1996), Beijing Biennale (2012). From the 1980’s onwards Radhakrishnan has installed open-air sculptures across the country and abroad including at the TMI foundation, Cotignac, France.

Rizio Yohannan Raj, Executive Director of LILA, will chair the lecture and moderate the discussion. She is a bi-lingual writer and educationist. Her works include three collections of poetry in English: Eunuch (2010), Naked by the Sabarmati and Other Guna Poems (2012) and Exchanges with the Thinker (2013). She is also the author of two novels in Malayalam (Avinasom and Yatrikom), the first of which is translated into English as A Tale of Things Timeless (2012). Her academic works include a pioneering volume on Comparative Literature, Quest of a Discipline: New Academic Directions for Comparative Literature (2012).

Chair : Rizio Yohannan Raj

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