Balika – 6115

Kishan Kappari

Born in Hyderabad, Kishan’s works concentrate upon the traditionally attired, dusky damsels of Telangana. The women are rendered in stark, clear linear quality and a flamboyant colour palette.

The popular festival of Bathukamma from Telangana region often gets portrayed in his works along with the ritual in which the women carry a huge mound of iridescent flowers to present to the Goddess. The long, plaited hairs of the damsels are rendered in details while the faces of the figures are unseen and evoke a sense of inquisitiveness in the viewers.