LOT 11
BHANU ACHAN
B. Kuala Lumpur, 1949
Source Nature Series – Ground II, 2016
Mixed media on paper
59 x 42 cm
Private Collection, Kuala Lumpur
Signed and dated “Bhanu 16” on lower right
RM 1,500 – 3,000
Kuala Lumpur born artist, Bhanu Achan is quietly content with life. He was meant to be an artist. His love for art has guided him through the twist and turns of his life to be where he is today. Leaving high school with an impeccable academic record and with a brilliant future ahead, Achan enrolled in medical school in India. Experiences in that deeply spiritual land introduced to him the divine and mystical side of reality that he eventually manifested in art. His growing ardour for his paint and brushes gave him no choice but to forsake medicine. Achan returned to Malaysia, an artist and has never looked back since. Over the course of his 40- year career of creating art, Achan has produced spectacular masterpieces with consistent frequency. His gift for artistry is derived from his love for nature. They are laden with underlying metaphors of Achan’s struggle to find meaning beyond form and content.