B.D.Dethan

         Dethan's paintings reveal the hind-most side of human existance. Dethan has a special eye for the grotesque. Through an expressionist palette he tries to present what lies under the happy surface of our society. These bitter visions in more than one way, have led the artist to take solace in repeatedly painting them, as is an act of exorcising. The images thus he has conjured up from the daily filth of life stand in front of society, shaming and shocking it to the cores. A series of drawings titled 'Kali', done by him during 1991-92 has been hailed as the true representation of our fragmented times.
         The agony and despair seen often in his works do not make Dethan an incorrigible pessimist. On the contrary, he maintains the gravity of a great tragedian. He intends to evoke a cathartic effect within the onlooker.

'Untitled' - Oil on canvas -
122cm X 91cm- INR 16000

 Siva Parvathy - Oil on canvas -
76cm X 76cm -  INR 9000

"Untitled" - Oil- 105cm x 82 cm INR 15000

 "Parinamam" 25cm x 20 cm  INR 4000
"Untitled" - Oil- 105cm x 82 cm INR 15000 "Untitled" - Oil- 105cm x 82 cm INR 15000 (US$ 300)

'Two figures' - Water colour 45cm X 30cm  INR 6000  

B.D.Dethan was born in Thiruvananthapuram in 1946 and graduated from the Government School of Arts, Thiruvananthapuram. He has held many exhibitions, and his paintings are in several private collections in India and abroad. He has published a book titled 'Kali' based on his Kali series of paintings. He is on the executive committee of the Kerala Lalit Kala Academy. Dethan is currently Art Editor at the State Institute of Encyclopaedic Publications. He is based in Thiruvananthapuram.

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