Lot 12 | 15 August 2021

 

 

LOT 12

BHANU ACHAN

B. Kuala Lumpur, 1949

Silhouette on a Blue Sky I, 2016

Signed and dated “Bhanu 16” on lower right

Mixed media on paper

109 x 79.5 cm

Private Collection, Kuala Lumpur

RM 1,800 – RM 3,500

Bhanu Achan was initially sent to India to study medicine, where he began to delve further into the teachings of Hinduism, yoga, dharma and karma. This spiritual side is ever-present in his paintings. His career has spanned for about forty years and his artworks have been part of the National Art Gallery’s collection. This piece is reminiscent of the soothing colours of the element of sky – cool and calm. With big, purposeful and insistent brush strokes, he incorporates his thoughts and emotions into his paintings. A lover of nature, Bhanu draws inspiration from it. This is perhaps an ode to the baby blue sky.