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Badri Narayan

Badri Narayan (1929 - 2013) was active/lived in India.  Badri Narayan is known for Iconic, symbolic figure, genre, townscape and still life painting, teaching.

Born in July 1929, in Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh, Indian the self-taught artist Badri Narayan has been painting for over 45 years. During this time, he has worked as an art teacher and an artist, but has always remained a deeply introspective individual. This self-reflection and autobiographical perspective is the most constant theme in Narayan's work.

The artist's paintings are narrative, and titles like Queen Khemsa's Dream of Hamsa and Meeting at Midstream, are the starting points from where one must unravel the complexities presented by the paintings, in order to interpret and understand them. Symbolism is a recurring feature of his works, though sometimes, he also uses popular icons of Indian culture like Ganesha.  He explains, "I have picked up the imagery that surrounds me, the one I am born into, and it comes naturally." Narayan draws heavily from Indian mythology and metaphors and acknowledges the influence of the Indian miniature tradition in his   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 5075 characters.]  Artist bio

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