With a masters in Fine Arts from Madras University, this very talented young artist renders doors and doorways of rural south India with breath-taking creativity. His canvasses evoke a sense of other-worldliness with their expressive depiction of possibilities and wonders that lie just beyond the half open doors…!!!
Santhana's skill lies in his use of bright and authentic colours. Through his masterful use of dimension and perspective he draws the viewer into the small space that he allows himself, in this unique 'mix-media installation art'.
Santhana has exhibited widely not only in in Chennai, Hyderabad,Trivandrum and Bangalore but also in several international art events and shows.
This is what Santhana Krishnan has to say about what inspires him to paint the doors:
"As a young under-graduate, studying at Kumbakonam, a small temple village in Tamil Nadu, I would pass the ‘agraharam’ style traditional joint family homes every day on my way to college. Most of them were old houses & each had a unique door. The ‘vilakkumaadams’- the multi-tiered brass lamps in front of temples, stained with oil, tumeric and kumkum, the markings on the doors, a glimpse of the ‘thinnai’ (an open courtyard within the traditional home) fascinated me… As I passed these half open doors, I always got a slice of the activity and bustle that was going on inside – sounds of voices and vessels, somebody reciting pooja stotras, running water, mothers calling out to children, the irresistible aromas of wholesome cooking; The allure of southern rural India at its best…!" ~Santhana Krishnan.
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