KYNKYNY

Contemporary Indian Art since 2004

KYNKYNY was founded in 2004 by the husband and wife duo Namu Kini and Vivek Radhakrishnan. With an aim to make the fascinating world of Indian art more accessible to the world, KYNKYNY supports emerging and established artists – offering a highly curated selection of original and authentic artworks. Since its inception, KYNKYNY has worked with over 300 artists from all over India and has shipped its art across the globe; from Dubai and Lithuania to Australia and Brazil.

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SUBODH KERKAR

A wide, eclectic cast of characters flow in and out on the tide of KYNKYNY’s latest exhibition, “Fish Tales and Catamarans”, featuring eminent contemporary artist, Subodh Kerkar. Fishermen, sea goddesses, crabbers, mer-women, seafarers, and everyday Goans inhabit the deep, oceanic world depicted in his hypnotic, poetic works, on view from October 14 to November 11.Timeless, ancient, contemporary and intertwined with the sea, the fish-like humans and marine beings the Goa-based artist creates are lyrical allegories and representations of the people, legends and folklore of Goa. Kerkar’svast range of art, which spans performance installations, multimedia works, sculptures, wood carvings, metal works, drawings and acrylics on canvas, is not only awash with the mysterious presence of the ocean, but also carries the breath and pulse of Goan life, history and culture.

Sea Horse | Acrylic on canvas | 48“ X 60“ | ₹880,000 (+12% GST for sales within India) | SBK12

Cosma | Acrylic on canvas | 36“ X 60“ | ₹660,000 (+12% GST for sales within India) | SBK13

Joaquim | Acrylic on canvas | 36“ X 60“ | SOLD | SBK14

Fisherman With Black Halo | Acrylic on canvas | 36“ X 60“ | ₹660,000 (+12% GST for sales within India) | SBK15

Peter | Acrylic on canvas | 36“ X 60“ | ₹660,000 (+12% GST for sales within India | SBK16

Kharvi Mallikarjun | Acrylic on canvas | 36.5“ X 48“ | ₹550,000 (+12% GST for sales within India) | SBK17

Taking centrestage are the fishermen and women of the Konkan region (called ‘kharvi’ locally) whose stories are seamlesslywoven into larger seascape of the Arabian Sea that is at the heart of the former medical doctor-turned-artist’s works. Familiar characters that the Goan artist meets and interacts with in his daily life are immortalized in his paintings, sculptures and drawings, like Maria, a fisherwoman from Calangute, and Gabriel or Gabru who ekes out a living as an angler at Morjim beach. Also part of the assorted assemblage are mythical fishing goddesses, ocean surfers and other sea animals. Human and amphibious, these boundless beings carry the strange magic and aura of sea creatures, with shimmering scaly skin, aquatic eyes and fluid, fin-like limbs. Depicted in the colours of seawater and sand, they seem marinated and anchored in the sea, surrounded by fishes, crustaceans and other nautical symbols.

Maria | Acrylic painted on wood | 23“ X 23“ X 4.5“ | ₹440,000 (+12% GST for sales within India) | SBK18

Piedade | Wood carving, pieces of old boats and nets | 42.5“ X 42.5“ X 6“ | ₹1,100,000 (+12% GST for sales within India) | SBK29

Augustine | Wood carving, pieces of old boats and nets | 42.5“ X 42.5“ X 6“ | ₹1,100,000 (+12% GST for sales within India) | SBK30

Kharvi Mahadev | Copper | 34“ X 34“ X 3.5“ | ₹1,100,000 (+12% GST for sales within India) | SBK28

Oceanic- I | Driftwood, oyster shells and fiberglass | 27.5“ X 27.5“ X 3.5“ | ₹550,000 (+12% GST for sales within India) | SBK21

Oceanic- II | Driftwood, oyster shells and fiberglass | 28.5“ X 28.5“ X 3.5“ | ₹550,000 (+12% GST for sales within India) | SBK22

The founding director of the Museum of Goa, Kerkar considers himself to be an “ocean artist”. “The ocean is both, inside and outside my works; my master and my muse, my philosopher and friend. I celebrate the ocean as a creator of civilisations.” It is also sustenance, inspiration, identity and history in his artworks. He uses an array of found objects and indigenous materials, including fibre glass, wood, recycled tyres, discarded plastic water bottles, stone, metal and old wooden fishing boats in his works, to drive home the idea of just how inseparable the sea is with life in the region.

Augustine | Watercolor on paper | 28.5“ X 20.5“ | ₹220,000 (+12% GST for sales within India) | SBK23

Concericao With Fish | Watercolor on paper | 28.5“ X 20.5“ | ₹220,000 (+12% GST for sales within India) | SBK24

Gabru With Net | Watercolor on paper | 28.5“ X 20.5 “ | ₹220,000 (+12% GST for sales within India | SBK25

Chilli | Fiberglass and gold leaf | 57“ X 16.5“ X 15.5“ | ₹440,000 (+12% GST for sales within India) | SBK26

Pepper Cross | Wood | 42.5“ X 27.5 “ X 4 “ | ₹660,000 (+12% GST for sales within India | SBK19

Fishing Net | Wood and fishing net | 82“ X 32.5 “ X 5“ | ₹660,000 (+12% GST for sales within India) | SBK27

Fishing Couple | Ink on cocount skins pasted on wood | 48“ X 36.5 “ X 2.5“ | ₹770,000 (+12% GST for sales within India) | SBK20

Fisherfolk | Ink on paper | 11.5“ X 16“ X 2.5“ | SOLD | SBK5354

Fisherfolk | Ink on paper | 11.5“ X 16“ | ₹130,000 (+12% GST for sales within India) | SBK5556

Fisherwoman | Ink on paper | 10.5“ X 15“ | ₹130,000 (+12% GST for sales within India) | SBK5758

Fisherwoman | Ink on paper | 10.5“ X 15“ | ₹130,000 (+12% GST for sales within India) | SBK5960

Fisherwoman | Ink on paper | 10.5“ X 15“ | ₹130,000 (+12% GST for sales within India) | SBK6162

Fisherwoman | Ink on paper | 10.5“ X 15“ | ₹130,000 (+12% GST for sales within India) | SBK6364

Waves of multiple narratives flow across a breadth of themes, from cultural history and our visceral connection to the natural world to ecology and conservation. Apart from highlighting the ocean’s beauty and allure and its powerful role as a space of transmutation, Kerkar’s art is also a call to action to preserve and celebrates these vast, watery wildernesses on the planet.