Interview: Artist Remya Kumar

Interview: Artist Remya Kumar on her new collection of paintings, and the importance of spontaneity in art

Featured By Anagha Maareesha November 3, 2022 Read the article

Bengaluru-based painter Remya Kumar’s artistic journey has been one of self-discovery and learning.

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“I’ve been interested in art since I was a child, but […] didn’t think I was creative enough to make something original”, she tells South First.

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In college, “I learnt that the more one let go of trying desperately to make a good painting, the better the art became.”

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“My experience with my mentor, the eminent artist AV Ilango, has been [like] having a north star.”

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Her latest collection, titled ‘Terra Verde’, is inspired by “the lush, bountiful, exuberant feeling that the flora of Kerala exhibits.”

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Speaking of experimenting with new tools, she says “I went through all my hoarded art supplies and tried my hand at everything

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“I have promised myself that I will keep returning to this kind of playful, joyous experimentation.”

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Terra Verde kicks off on 5 November at Vasantha Art Gallery with Kumar taking the audience through creating her painting Blue Woods.

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