CathyLanguage of the Brush: Chandrasekharan Chans
September 11th 2010 13:55
Chandrasekharan Chans
BIO:
Chandrasekharan (chans ) born in kerala , India .
I am an artist done illustrations and paintings
Won first and foremost A S illustration Award in the year 2005
Former executive member of Kerala Lalithakala Academy
(Kerala fine Arts Academy) and member of Sahithya Academy
Worked as an artdirector in film industry
Mr.Soman kadloor achived his doctorate degree by
researching the art works of Chans ,
artist Namboodri , M V.Devan , A S Nair.
Many publications , News papers ,T V and other media,
describe and telecast about my art works.
THE HINDU
Leading newspaper in india
MASTERING
THE LANGUAGE OF
THE BRUSH
SOMETIME IN August 1997, the literary critic M.N.Vijayan worte in his column in the Deshabhimani weekly
that the illustrations of Chans (chandrasekharan) were “bold and sure” Then, as the editor of the publication,
he described Chans’ artistic works asa blend of the classical style and the modern. Chans’ sketches belonged
to the classic- realistic style that stood far from the romantic style, he worte. On Tuesday, while inaugurating
Chans’ maiden exhibition ‘Pen to Graphics’ organised by the Purogamana Kala Sahitya Sangham at the
Kozhikode Town Hall, Vijayan did not deviate from what he had written about the illustrator seven years ago
.“Like a writer who had few doubts about his vocabulary, Chans’ brushes had few doubts as a painter,’ he sad.
Vijayan went on to speak about how new technology had influenced Chans. ‘The inventions in science and
technology have created hurdles in the field of imagination. But chandrasekharan knows how to overcome them.
He has a mind that fears not the developments in the future.’ So, what inspired Chandrasekharan to hold an
exhibition now ? ‘I had quite a few collections. Well-wishers suggested I conduct an exhibition. Then with
an animation software, I re- worked some of the collections. This is how the exhibition materialised.’
said Chandrasekharan.
Abstract
A majority of the graphics accompanying stories, poems and write-ups these days dwell too much on the abstract.
An abstract drawing is imposed on the reader, said Chandrasekharan, who was an executive member of the
Kerala lalithakala Akademi and member of Sahitya Akademi. In a career spanning 34 years, Chans has worked
as an artist for the Deshamani weekly, while simultaneously contributing to publications such as India Today,Madhyamam,Vanitha, Manorama Annual, Sthreesabdam andChitrabhoomi.The illustrations on display
at the exhibition include his earlier drawings as well as the recent ones. Most were from the Deshabhimani,
as also sketches that accompanied the stories of N.S.Madhavan, M.Mukundan and Kamala Suraiyya in the
annual of the Malayala Manorama, and Balachandran Chullikad’s poem in memory of filmmaker Padmarajan
in India Today.
The drawings on display are impressive- from the unquestionable lines to the non-ostentatious images.
undisturbed craft The mouse and the pad have not disturbed his craft- whether it is the illustration of a festival
or the postman and the woman, an artist at work, a scene beside a dead body, cameraman on his job or those
accompanying the serialised memoirs of former Chief Secreetary D.Babu Paul in a local Malayalam magazine.
As Vijayan said, Chans knows the language of the brush without getting diverted by technology. ‘And that is
his right and freedom’ he added.
By Biju Govind
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