Mammiyur Krishnan Kutty Nair
Mammiyur Krishnan Kutty Nair was a prominent modern day mural artist from Kerala, India. He also founded the Guruvayoor Devaswom Mural Painting Institute. By finding space for mural art outside the temples, he advocated for its recognition as a legacy. When Guruvayoor Devaswam wanted to renovate its murals after a fire in the early 1970s temple murals were renovated under Mammiyur Krishnan Kutty Nair's guidance.[1]
Mammiyur Krishnan Kutty Nair | |
|---|---|
| Born | Guruvayoor, Thrissur district, Kerala, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Mural artist, founder of Guruvayoor Devaswom Mural Painting Institute, Kerala �India |
Life
When the idea of a mural study center under the Guruvayoor Devaswom was implemented by the then Board of Governors, Shri. KA Chandrahasan led the activities .. Mr. Mammiyur stood by it as a center of strength and full support .. Like a historic mission .. When the mural study center was started in October 1989 with 10 selected students on Vijayadashami day, Shri. Mammiyur .. Mammiyoor played a major role in bringing mural art out of the temple and palace walls, in popularizing the art of ethnicity and in bringing it closer to the art lovers .. Protecting the murals .. Promoting it .. It was his mission to be a knowledge artist at the Aranmula Institute under the auspices of UNESCO.
Silence and eloquence are characteristic .. moderate .. but Talk to you soon and keep up the good content ..! 'Strictly loving teacher .. often funny jokes and news .. it will be mostly experiences ... friends in many parts of the world .. disciples .. He traveled all over India with the help of the Central Department of Culture (Fellowship). He learned various styles of painting. He has done study tours in many places.Mural Palaces, Cultural Centers, Art Galleries in Kerala ....
Thanjavur, Kumbakonam, Darasuram, Mahabalipuram, Madras Museum / Gallery, Mysore, Belur, Halebid ...
Saritha Studio with documentation activities ...
The first mural camp (Tourism Department) held outside Thiruvananthapuram in 1991, First SAARC Festival (1992) Raja Ravi Varma Remembrance, Exhibition .....
The famous muralist Pattambi Krishnavaryar (Pindalikkara) was a very dear friend and classmate .. a dear disciple of the same Guru .. Karu Mambarambath Achuthan Nair ..
Shakunthalam led the painting at the Edappally MNF Art Gallery in 1993. Founder Madhavan Nair and Damodaran Nambidy, the painter who was in charge of the museum and gallery at the time, were very interested in it. A Prominent painters like Ramachandran used to come to the gallery at that time and see the paintings.
When King Chithirathirunnal, the last Maharaja of Travancore, came to Guruvayur (in 1992), he met Mammiyur. They had a long love affair (Mammiyur had painted with his Guru at the Padmanabhaswamy Temple at a very young age). He said "When the disciples have finished their studies, come to Padmanabhan with them. We have to do some things there"!
He also assured that the course would be completed after March 1994. Mammiyoor Mash arrived in Thiruvananthapuram with five students who had completed the first batch course .. Visit to the palace .. Visit to the palace .. Guests of the palace .. Accommodation at Ramanamath bungalow in Padmathirthakara. Dr. MG Sasibhushan Sir, Course Coordinator of the Center for Mural Studies was also present. The study center teacher and Govt. Museum Chief Artist G. Azhikode was also present.
In order to do the drawing Mammiyurmash also sent five disciples to the Mahalingapuram temple in Chennai. He used to come and go from time to time in Thiruvananthapuram .. Temple painting progressed ... Suggestions .. Advice ..... Love ... Happiness ...
Trips to Kanyakumari, Thiruvattar, Nagercoil, Suchindram, Padmanabhapuram Palace ...
July 19, 1994 .. Karkitakam .. Heavy rain...The great Guru, who glorified the Kerala mural tradition, popularized it and brought it closer to the audience, told the art world about its beauty and said goodbye as if he had completed one of his missions. Chithirathirunal Maharaja, Uthradam Thirunal Marthanda Varma, Dr. UR Ananthamurthy, Pandit Ravi Shankar, Ashwathi Thirunal Thamburatty, Mrinalini Sarabhai, Sreenivasalu, Chief Minister K Karunakaran and former Minister P.S. Sreenivasan, Kodungallur Madhav Menon, Prof.S. Guptan Nair, CV Sriraman, Mani Madhava Chakyar, Bharathi Shivaji, KP Narayana Pisharody, Vasudevan Ilayath, Kala Krishnan Nair, MV Devan, Prof TN Krishnan, Kavungal Chathunni Panicker, Margi Appukuttanachari , Ammannoor, Dr. Padma Subrahmanyam, Kavalam Narayana Panicker, Kamaladas, Olappamanna, Krishnankutty Pulavar, Dr. Shivaji Panicker, painter Prof. KV Haridasan, Dr. VS Sharma ... All of them often came to the study center and interacted with the students. Experiences shared .. Suggestions and Advice ..
Scholarship in Sanskrit .. Knowledge in Mela and Performing Arts .. Knowledge in Performing Arts .. Love of Environment .. Perfect Progressivist while standing firm in tradition .. The works of Sri Mammiyoor Krishnankutty Nair are a part of art history today.
He has painted at Angadipuram Thirumandhamkunnu Temple, Kollankode Kachamkurissi Temple, Guruvayoor Temple, Vadakara Lokanarkavu, Mammiyoor Temple, Thirumitakode Temple, Kannampranayar Tharavad, and many other places like Kerala Kalamandalam Koothambalam, Kollam Nairs Hospital and Thiruvananthapuram Sreechithra Enkla.
Awareness of the techniques of mural painting, their scientificity .. Perfect mastery .. Extraordinary mastery of expressive writing in paintings, Beauty and elegance of color application .. Elegance in subject matter, Precision of space arrangement .
All this will be in the painting of Mammiyoor Mash ..
See also
References
- "Extending the frontiers of Kerala's mural art". The Hindu. 21 July 2006. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.