M. G. Doddamani Profile   |    Summary M.G. Doddamani after attaining a gold medal from Gulbarga, in Karnataka where he completed his Bacheolar's degree in painting, he went on to get a Masters from Santiniketan in the early 90's. Essentially a figurative artist, he seeks to elevate his images from their 'normal' or human level. What aptly describes Doddamani's portraits is its disinterested austerity, resulting in a somewhat ethereal countenance. Dismayed by... Read More M.G. Doddamani after attaining a gold medal from Gulbarga, in Karnataka where he completed his Bacheolar's degree in painting, he went on to get a Masters from Santiniketan in the early 90's. Essentially a figurative artist, he seeks to elevate his images from their 'normal' or human level. What aptly describes Doddamani's portraits is its disinterested austerity, resulting in a somewhat ethereal countenance. Dismayed by human ravenousness he seeks to illustrate a 'middle path' in his work. Enchanted by the sublimity of Buddha and his teachings, which illustrate a surrendering of all human desires, he seeks to negotiate his humanness through his paintings. So the various monk heads in his paintings could perform as his alter ego. He connects himself to 'comfortableness' through the process of painting. The golden light falling on the profiles with shaven-heads creates an other-worldliness for these human faces. The transformation suggests a being without pretense or affection. The multiple gradations of light develop a distinct style of the artist marked by simplified heads shaped by distinct contours and elegant appearances. What is intriguing in the face in his paintings are the eyes. They don't look anywhere but instead seem to think. The obscure background is differentiated by the different color in the background. The background mainly in planes or either with no planes at all, balances the mass of the head. The mood invoked by the painting is akin to a Romanticism attributed to the Santiniketan School. His forms seem capable of extending themselves to infinity and despite their ‘similarities’, which develop universality; each figure has the sole stance of being an individual. An ever-lingering stillness of a moment experienced by the protagonist/s illuminates these profiles into a realization of a new world. Also accentuated figurativeness of his rendering posed with otherworldly attributes an irony announcing a new coming of the human being. The artist lives and works in Bangalore. Read Less    Read More Read Less Read Less
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