R B Bhaskaran was born in 1942 in a family of artists in Chennai. Studied advanced painting at Government College of Arts and Crafts, Chennai 1960-66. He also trained in the art of painting frescos at the Bhanasthali Vidyapeeth in Rajasthan in 1964. Bhaskaran studied Lithography and Ceramics at Ein. Hod Israel under Scholarship from IAPA, UNESCO. He and his technique of painting share the same quality- a certain ruggedness, pleasant rakishness and and an unusual dynamism. Bhaskaran’s work becomes particularly interesting when taken in the Indian context. Whilst he denied the need to be Indian in a contemporary art context at the same time he did not go out of his way to remove or destroy those motifs that are immediately identified as Indian. He cleverly questions this dynamic through his chosen imagery. In their deep browns and grey-blacks, there is a tribal character to the paintings of Bhaskaran. He has explored uncountable subjects but has experimented maximum with cats. His stro...