The paintings showcased at ‘Ezhuthu’, the solo art exhibition by Balagopalan under way at the Kerala Lalithakala Akademi Art Gallery in Kozhikode, are notable for their unique style, which is a confluence of writing and painting.
Four out of the six large paintings at the show are different with simple drawings surrounded by a series of words that denote the infinity.
The words have been taken from two works of the late Vaikom Muhammed Basheer, Bhoomiyude Avakashikal and Anaswaraprakasam . The latter is a work without full stops that form a major component of the paintings.
The expo also includes two sculptures ‘Fate the nascency’, which is a thought process on environment depicted in the form of an eagle ready to take off, and ‘Cogent Arc’, which looks like just a glass box on a pedestal and is a take on the lack of creative thinking in art.
The exhibition began on February 20 and will conclude on February 27.
