"Germinetion" is an etching print by Krishna Reddy. It is an emphasis online to express the physical form of his subjects infused with vibrant hues. In this print Reddy has depicted the idea of germination, of being born and developing. This print is an alluring example of Reddy's mastery over the viscosity technique of printmaking. A process that uses the principle of viscosity to print multiple colours of ink from a single plate, rather than relying upon multiple plates for colour separation. This is signed 'Krishna Reddy' and dated '1962' in English along the lower margin of the print. There are inscriptions in English that read, 'Germination' and 'Impression by the artist' along the lower margin of the print. This is now exhibited in the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi.
- Identifier
- ngma-03742
- Material
- Etching Print
- Note
- Krishna Reddy was born in Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh on 15 July 1925. He studied art at the Vishwa-Bharati University, Santiniketan, West Bengal under the tutelage of Nandalal Bose. From 1947 to 1950 he headed the art section at Kalakshetra, Chennai. Later, Reddy travelled to Europe where he spent most of his impressionable years. From 1951 to 1952 he continued his studies at Slade School of Fine Arts, University of London. It was here that he studied sculpture under Ossip Zadkine and Marino Marini in Milan and engraving under Stanley William Hayter in Paris. While studying under Hayter, Reddy started assisting him and soon became an Associate Director of the printmaking studio Atelier 17, as well as in the studios of Henry Moore in England, Marino Marini in Italy and Ossip Zadkine in Paris. It was at Atelier 17 that he first began to develop his unique printmaking technique. Krishna Reddy is a known master of intaglio printmaking and has been a guest professor at many top-ranking universities in the USA. Reddy received the Padma Shri in 1972, in recognition of his distinguished contributions to art. His works can be found in several private and public collections, including the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, the Albertina Museum, Vienna, and the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. Krishna Reddy lives and works out of Paris and United States of America.
- Pages
- 44.5 x 30.3 cm
- Published in
- India
- Type
