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LAXMA GOUD

Born 1940 in Nizampu, India.
Lives and works in Hyderabad.

Laxma Goud is recognized for his graceful yet powerful line drawings and watercolors. A master draughtsman, Goud is also a versatile printmaker and painter and has worked in a variety of mediums, including etching, gouache, pastel, and grass paintings. His distinct style is defined by finely chiseled, pliant lines and delicate washes of color that depict man's interaction with nature. According to Goud, 'there is eroticism in nature itself.' Humor, earthiness, and vitality emerge as the artist transforms the characters of his works - man into goat, goat into woman. Goud also explores man's connection to his environment. His simple images reflect an idyllic reality that is slowly being threatened by urbanization. The works recreate the rural landscape as if frozen in time. The color, innocence, simplicity, flora, and fauna indicate bucolic naivety.

Born 1940, Andhra Pradesh, India


Laxma Goud is recognized for his graceful, yet powerful line drawings, etchings and watercolors. Born in Nizampur, Andhra Pradesh in 1940, he earned a diploma in drawing and painting from the Government College of Art and Architecture, Hyderabad, in 1963. Goud later studied mural painting and printmaking at M.S. University, Baroda. By the late 1960s, Goud had developed a distinct style with finely chiseled, yet pliant lines and delicate washes of color that he used to depict man's interaction with nature.

 


According to Goud, 'there is eroticism in nature itself." Humor, earthiness and vitality emerge as Goud transforms the characters of his works - man into goat, goat into woman, and man and woman peer lustfully at each other. Goud also explores man's connection to his environment. From men, women, goats, huts to vegetation, Laxma's simple images reflect an idyllic reality that is slowly being threatened by urbanisation. The works recreate the rural landscape as if it is frozen in time. The color, innocence, simplicity, flora and fauna are indicative of the bucolic naivety.

 


Apart from Goud's great narrative ability, the artist's remarkable skill and sophistication in handling his medium (pencil or brush) are evident. A master draughtsman, Goud is a versatile printmaker and painter and has worked in a variety of mediums: etching, gouache, pastel and grass paintings. Incisiveness, hatched lines and a keen eye for detail have been his trademark forte. He was a favored artist by the Herwitzes and was the most represented artist in their collection.


The artist lives and works in Hyderabad.

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