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Media - Oil Paintings
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A highly accomplished and versatile creative artist and painter with over five decades of
proven, rich experience Ragunath specializes in various facets of oriental art, viz. creative
visual interpretations from rare epics from India; and life - like depiction of real Indian
nature sceneries, mythological episodes, ancient and modern cultural/historical imagery and
the varied and multi-cultural life styles of the Region.
His expertise spans from exquisite reproduction of architecture, to rare paintings of Indian
life in its true to life perspectives.
Born in 1941 in a traditional South Indian family ambience in Pinjai, in Thanjavur in Tamil
Nadu, he opted for specialist art education and training, after completing his formal academic
studies. He underwent rigorous training in the Government of school of Arts, in Kumbakonam and
was successfully awarded advanced Diploma. Thanjavur, was and still is the cultural capital of
Tamil Nadu, where artistic traditions enjoyed royal patronage. Having grown up in a rich
cultural milieu of the times, he has deeply imbibed the intricate nuances of traditional art
forms.
He has been associated with the art scene, especially in the South and has made rich
contributions to leading calendar printing companies, including Prasad Process Ltd.,
Aaral Graphics, Vadapalani Printers, Sivakasi Art Printers etc., to mention only just a few of
the leading Publishing houses. He has also contributed some of the highly rated visual images
for these Organisations and others.
Endowed with high realistic and creative visualization skills he is capable of wonderfully
blending the hues and colours to make his oil paintings a visual treat. His art
interpretations are well known for rare and fine balance of his pieces of art. His work
consists of figurative compositions that explore the several hues of human relationships and
emotions.
Ragunath's work has been on display at a few major galleries in Chennai, including Lakshmi
Ethiraj Art Gallery, United Brothers Art Gallery and the like. His Exhibitions have been very
favourably reviewed by the erudite Art critics and reviewers in Chennai.
His works are reflection of not only the times, but also the mind and heart of the people in
the world. His paintings exhibits realistic impressions of beauty, harmony, fine balance, rich
colours which are constantly imprinted on his inner vision and emerge as colour forms on
canvas.
His present series of paintings feature Gods and Goddesses; the exemplary colourful vignettes
and lifestyles of Rajasthan, the ancient royal state of India.
He lives and works in Chennai, Tamil Nadu .India
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