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Vaikuntam's paintings bring a calmness of spirit and
tranquillity to all those who see them. He avoids an obviously disturbing form but instead has repeated the
pictorial motifs extensively. At the emotional level his aim appears to be ,to create, a harmony between an
imaginative concept and his technical expertise.
The line of Vaikuntam has a magical quality suggesting both contour and volume. He
consciously transforms the line of force, volume and tactile feeling into one of decoration to suit his
purpose. The eroticism thus appears very subtle and merely suggestive.
Like the folk painters, the placement of
the form, without illusionistic depth, the decorative pattern on the fabric, the endless repetition of
typical form show Vaikuntam's urbane approach and makes it clear that he could remodel and restructure
any tradition for working out his style. Undisturbed by environment we concentrate on the psychological
tensions generated on purely human terms. These small paintings with large figures occupy the viewers gaze.
They seem to be prisoners of their own decorated garments and jewelry that symbolize societal rules.
Using powerful images of women, Vaikuntam explains and illumines the rich meaning of feminine beauty.
THOTA
VAIKUNTAM
1942
Born, Boorugupalli, Karimnagar District, Andhra Pradesh
1970
Diploma in Painting
College of Fine Arts & Architecture, Hyderabad
1971-72
Fellowship, A.P. Lalit Kala Akademy to Study Painting &
Print making in M.S. University, Baroda under Prof. K.G.Subramanyan
1973-93
Has won several awards from Hyderabad Art Society, A.P. Lalit
Kala Akademy.
Mahakoshal
Kala Samithi, Madhya Pradesh 1979, Academy of Fine Arts, Calcutta
1979, Bharat Bhavan Biennale 1988, National Award in 1993, National
Award for Art Direction, Film “Dasi” in 1989
Participations:
1989
Group Show Salarjung Museum
Max
Mueller Bhavan, Hyderabad
1990
Five Artists, L.V. Prasad Eye Institute & at CCMB,
Hyderabad
1991
Images of Rural India, Max Mueller Bhavan, Hyderabad
The
Collector’s Choice, Society for Promotion of Art, Hyderabad
Seventh India Triennal, New Delhi
1996
“Chamatkar”, CIMA, London
One Man Shows:
1972
Kala Bhavan, Hyderabad
1983
Hyderabad Art Society
1985
Kala Bhavan, Hyderabad
1989
Max Mueller Bhavan, Hyderabad Grindlays Bank Gallery, Chennai
1990
Cymroza Art Gallery, Mumbai
1991
Grindlays Bank Gallery, Chennai Gallery Espace, New Delhi
1992
The Gallery, Chennai
Gallery
Kufa, London
Cymroza
Art Gallery, Mumbai
1994
Surya Gallery, Hyderabad
Galerie
88, Calcutta
1995
Crimson Gallery, Bangalore
Aifacs
Gallery, New Delhi
1996
Surya Gallery, Hyderabad
The Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai
1997
Cymroza Art Gallery, Mumbai
1998
The Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai
Artist Camps:
1977
Gharhi Artists Workshop, New Dehli
1982
A.P.Artists Graphic Workshop, Hyderabad
1989
All India Artists Camp by CCMB & VST, Hyderabad
Terracotta
Workshop by “Gaurao’, Hyderabad
1993
All India Artists Camp, Sanghi Industries, Hyderabad
1995 I.T.C. Welcome Group, Hyderabad
Selected Collections:
Andhra Pradesh State LKA,
Hyderabad.
Masanori Fukuoka &
Glenbarra Museum, Hemeji, Japan LKA, New Delhi.
National Academy of Arts, New
Delhi.
Salarjung Museum, Hyderabad.
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