Abstraction for Kumaresan holds a special significance. Rather than render a realist form as an abstract image, the artist attempts to capture his mood or feeling on his canvas with the use of abstract arrangements of forms and strokes. As a result, Kumaresan’s art is the product of much deliberation, as the artist tries to portray the conflicts and confusions which are the upshots of his interactions with the world. For Kumaresan, therefore, art is a vital means of expression, but not an explanation of the world; viewers can draw multiple meanings from his canvases.
Kumaresan had his first solo exhibition at Apparao Art Gallery, New Delhi, in 2008. His work has been a part of several group shows including ‘Mystique’ and ‘ABC: Between the Lines’ at Apparao Art Gallery, Chennai; and ‘Kinetics’ at Chitrakala Parishadh, Bangalore, all in 2009; ‘The South Show’ at Apparao Art Gallery, New Delhi; and ‘Madras Canvas’ at Forum Art Gallery, Chennai, in 2008; and ‘Kinetics’ at the Lalit Kala Akademi, Chennai, in 2007.
The artist was awarded a Gold Medal at the National Level by Manav Sanket Academy, Ujjian, in 2004.
(Profile by Saffronart)
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