Look at the artwork and answer the questions based on it:
Who influenced Laxma Goud's artistic style, particularly in terms of narrative mode and figuration?
1) Raja Ravi Varma
2) K. G. Subramanyan
3) Tyeb Mehta
4) M. F. Husain
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option 2 (K. G. Subramanyan).
Laxma Goud was influenced by his teacher K. G. Subramanyan’s experiments with the narrative mode and figuration of visual traditions.
Rural South Indian Man–Woman: This is an etching print on paper made by Laxma Goud (1940...) in 2017. Laxma Goud, a fine draftsman and printmaker, studied mural painting and printmaking at M. S. University, Baroda, and was influenced by his teacher K. G. Subramanyan’s experiments with the narrative mode and figuration of visual traditions, classical, folk and popular cultures. He tries to erase sharp demarcations between major and minor arts, thus, giving it linguistic breath. This has helped him straddle various mediums, such as glass painting, terracotta and bronze. In this etching, human figures are shown with trees in the background. It is based on his childhood memories immersed in nature. The work is a combination of highly ornate contours, realistic depiction of the peasants and a gentle stylization that gives a touch of puppets to the figures represented in the print. This print is line-based and coloured. Some of his other artworks are Woman, Man, Landscape of Turkey, Untitled, Xiyan China, etc