Abstract: This research paper focuses on the study of the famous painting, ‘Mad after Veena’ by K.Venkatappa with the aid of archival material and thereby comprehending Venkatappa’s passion for learning the musical instrument veena. Self-portraiture of the artist and the complexity of iconographic cluster are discussed by tracing cross-cultural trends and enquire whether the artist’s madness in ‘Mad after Veena’ is instinctive or strategic. This paper addresses its title, stylistic and linguistic aspects and explores how it had contributed a different dimension to the art movement of Mysore State.
Keywords: K. Venkatappa, painting, Mysore.
Title: Rethinking ‘Mad after veena’
Author: Chandan Kashyap S.K, Dr. Pramila Lochan
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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