Untitled
Inscribed and dated in Telugu (lower left)
2012
Bronze on wood
Height: 23.5 in (59.6 xm)
Width: 18 in (45.7 cm)
Depth: 1 in (2.5 cm)
Fifth from a limited edition of seven
The sculpture is mounted on a wooden base measuring 28 x 21 x 5.5 in (71.1 x 53.3 x 13.9 cm) in total
Born in 1940 in Nizampur, Andhra Pradesh, K. Laxma Goud completed his diploma in Drawing and Painting from the Government School of Art and Architecture, Hyderabad, in 1963; he then went on to study Mural Painting and Printmaking at the Faculty of Fine Arts at M.S. University, Baroda, from 1963 to 1965. Goud displays versatility over a range of mediums, from printmaking, drawing, watercolour, gouache and pastels to glass painting and sculpture in bronze and terracotta. Over the many years of his artistic career, he is known to have moved from one medium to another with élan. The artist lives and works in Hyderabad.
When one looks at Goud’s bronze work, rustic, raw, and potent might be the first words that come to mind. His portraits of men and women represent the dynamic Indian ethos rather than particular individual identities. Goud’s work is dramatic; his protagonists are raw and vivacious in their appeal, imbibed with energy that reverberates through his strokes and textures.