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K. C. S. Paniker (1911–1977), was one of the best metaphysical and abstract painters in India, took to interpreting the country's age-old metaphysical and spiritual knowledge in the 60s, when Indian art was still under the influence of the western painters. "That was the time when a few Indian artists were trying to break out of this Western influence and establish an idiom and identity of their own," he once said. In 1976, he was awarded the highest award of the Lalit Kala Akademi, India's National Academy of Art, the Fellow of the Lalit Kala Akademi for lifetime contribution. ==Early life and education== Born in Coimbatore on May 31, 1911, Paniker received his education in present day Kerala and later in Tamil Nadu.〔(K. C. S. Paniker Biography ) Cholamandal Artists' Village website〕 The lush green village in which Panicker lived influenced the colourful landscapes of his early years. The bright colours stayed in his paintings, even though he moved away from landscapes and onto other subject matters. A virtual child prodigy, Panicker began painting landscapes when he was only 12. By the age of 17, he was already exhibiting at the Madras Fine Arts Society's annual shows. Somewhere in 1918, he gave up college education to take up a job at the Indian Telegraph Department to support his family after the death of his father. It was not until the age of 25 that he joined the Government School of Arts and Crafts, Chennai (1936–40).〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「K. C. S. Paniker」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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