KB Kulkarni a master painter
10:43 AM Posted by ukmad
K. B. Kulkarni ( 1920 – 2007)
Shri K. B. Kulkarni was fondly known as “KB” by all his disciples, near and dear ones. KB was born in 1920 in Belgaum District.
He was a student of Haldankar’s Art Institute and later became an Art Teacher. He has done Drawing Art Teacher certificate course from Sir J.J. School of Art , 1945. He was also on the Advisory board for Art Education of Karnataka. He was also a member of Karnataka State Lalit Kala Academy.
He was awarded State Award in 1972. KB started an Art Institute called ” Chitramandir” in 1951 and conducted regular classes till 1977. He also taught at St.Pauls High school Belgaum.
KB had devoted himself to art and teaching of art and also in painting. A whole generation of artists have been trained and nurtured by him. His own works truly represented his mastery over oil, water colour and nature, as well as human figure. For him art of paintings was a mysterious activity. In his words –“ Though it is often said that art is a visual poetry, I think it is also music, where harmony, balance, rhythm are very important.”
Photo: Santosh Purohit
July 31, 2010 at 2:33 PM
Mr K.B.Kulkarni was a very good artist no doubt,but there was a dark side to his personality, he was obsessed and psychotic, he had the terrible habit of picking up a student in his class and not only humilate him for the full 45 minute period, but would keep on inflicting pain by canning him for the entire 45minute period.He was a disturbed person and was extremly critical of the institution he worked for.The 45 minute class with him was fraught with fear uncertainty and extreme distress for young children of 12 to 14 years, as he would particularly pick up the poor and ill dressed children, he and his family suffered during the 1947 riots and he was never able to forgive or move on and come to terms with it., the great artist that he was i wish he had moved on in his life let his creative genius flourish rather than destroy it.
may his soul rest in eternal pease which eluded him so much when he was alive
July 31, 2010 at 2:38 PM
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