Printmaker and sculptor Prof Krishna Reddy’s works were on display at the seven-day exhibition concluded at the lalit Kala Akademi Regional Centre (lKARC) here on Wednesday. Around 150 artworks and drawings were exhibited.
“Prof Reddy, who revolutionised graphic art and printmaking and developed a new printing process to produce multi-coloured prints from a single printing matrix by understanding the viscosity of the inks, subsequently named it viscosity printing,” said lKARC secretary Ramahari Jena.Born in 1925 at Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, Prof Krishna Reddy went to Santiniketan to study art and from there he travelled to Europe.
“Printmaking is still an unknown technique to many. It should be reached to the art lovers, especially the young generation,” said curator of the exhibition Anant Nikam. These works of Reddy were already exhibited in five states, he informed.This exhibition is not for commercial purpose. It is only for educational purpose, Anant added. The lKARC organised the exhibition in collaboration with the Sir JJ School of Art, Mumbai.