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K. P. Krishnakumar
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K. P. Krishnakumar (1958 – 26 December 1989) was an Indian sculptor and painter.
Life
Krishnakumar was born in Kuttippuram, Kerala.[citation needed] He attended Visva-Bharati University.[1]
Krishnakumar helped to lead the Indian Radical Painters' and Sculptors' Association, which ceased to exist following his death.[2][3]
He committed suicide on 26 December 1989.[4]
Art
Krishnakumar's oeuvre includes a number of figures of young men, which Jhaveri suggests are self-portraits.[5] Wyma argues that his Vasco da Gama (1985) explores themes of colonialism.[6] He was influenced by Pablo Picasso, Auguste Rodin, and director Jean-Luc Godard.[5]
Krishnakumar was exhibited at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale in 2013.[7]
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