At first glance Sri K.K Suresh’s painting appears to be idyllic with their certain figures spread out on a space less background using five traditional colours of keala mural paintings. Over the years K.K.Suresh, an Indian artist has participated and strived towards the development of Kerala traditional style.
But looks are deceiving and decisive. His pictures depict great knowledge of Indian philosophy and various changes in the form of earth drawn from past, present and future. It is said that in the beginning there was the word- but in K.K Suresh mural painting the very existing of life beings from a single point called [bindu] and the inner secret behind the surface shift from form to form. He has contributed to our tradition with his extra ordinary creativity. Suresh’s paintings are impressive and carry with it a flow of our tradition and culture. The themes of his paintings are mostly based on subjects from Indian Puranas and Ithisas[History]. While subject matter is noteworthy of our tradition and culture his use of Kerala traditional mural style complements the artwork.
Now, mythology is not the only thing the artist focuses on. His versatility and creativity can be remarkably found in numerous paintings he did over the years.
Born in 1962 at Velur Village, Thrissur District, Kerala he done his Post Graduate Diploma in Drawing and Painting from Govt. Institute of Fine Arts, Thrissur, Kerala, he honed his skills in Mural Painting under the tutelage of Sri. Mammiyoor Krishnan Kutty Nair. Joined Guruvayoor Devaswom Mural Painting Institute as Instructor he worked for five years and then joined as a head of the department of fine arts Sree Sankaracharya university of Sanskrit, Kalady, Kerala. .
NAME : K.K. SURESH
DATE OF BIRTH: 20-4-1962
DESIGNATION: LECTURER IN MURAL PAINTING.
DEPARTMENT: DEPARTMENT OF PAINTING, SREE SANKARACHARYA
UNIVERSITY OF SANSKRIT, KALADY, ERNAKULAM, AND KERALA-683574.
ART EDUCATION: POST DIPLOMA INDRAWING &PAINTING,
GOVT. FINE ARTS COLLEGE, THRISSUR.
TRADITIONAL SCHOLAR IN MURAL PAINTING.
EXPERIENCE IN TEACHING: INSTRUCTOR IN MURAL PAINTING AT GURUVAYOOR DEVASWOM MURAL PAINTING INSTITUTE, GURUVAYOOR.
AWARDS:
• HIGHLY COMMENDABLE CERTIFICATE IN THE 16TH STATE EXHIBITION OF ART, 1984.
• (KERALA LALITHA KALA ACADEMY):
GOLD MEDAL IN INTER-NATIONAL EXHIBITIONOF ART HELD AS PART OF ‘AMRITVARSHINI-50’CELEBRATIONS HELD AT KOCHI IN THE YEAR 2003.
• HONOURED BY: ‘BHARATHAM’ A CULTURAL ORGANISATION BASED AT THRISSUR, KERALA.
Other Particulars:
• LIMCA BOOK OF RECORD: RECEIVED Double Entry in the LIMCA BOOK OF ECORD 2006. ONE FOR LONGEST OUTDOORS CEMENT MURAL WALL (PG.93), FOR TALLEST CLOTH SCULPTURE (PG.96).
• PRESENTED MURAL WORK: TO SRI A.P.J.ABDUL KALAM ON HIS VISIT TO KALADY ON 29TH JULY 2005.
• ART CONSULTANT: OF KALADY AREA DEVELOPMENTAUTHORITY (KADA).
EXHIBITIONS:
ONE MAN SHOW
Conducted at PALM BEACH HOTEL, Abu Dhabi in APRIL 2003.
Conducted at ASHOKA HOTEL, DELHI in JUNE 2004.
Conducted at Kuala Lumpur & ALACCA in EC 2004.
Conducted at HOLIDAY INN, KING CROSS ROAD, LONDON,
in NOV.2005.
For more details:http://www.kerala.com/kerala_arts/muralarts.php
