V. S. Valiathan

V. S. Valiathan

V. S. Valiathan (1919-2006) was an acclaimed artist and recipient of the prestigious Raja Ravi Varma Puraskaram of 2006 instituted by the Kerala Government. He is wellknown for his classical style of painting. He was considered to be the last link of Raja Ravi Varma tradition. He was the recipient of Chitrakala Parishath fellowship in 1996 and the Kerala Lalithakala Academy Award in 2002. He was born to Revathinal Ravi Varma Raja of Pandalam Royal Family and Thottathil Madhavi Amma. He authored a Kathakali story Natyodbhavam. He had conducted many solo exhibitions of his paintings.

His five famous paintings titled "Kulakkadavu" (Bathing Ghat), "Themmadykkattu" (Ruffian wind), "Vreela vivasa" (Bashful damsel), "Macbeth" and "Prakrithi Drusyam" (Landscape) can be seen at the Sree Chitra Art Gallery, Thiruvananthapuram.

Valiathan followed a realistic style in his paintings. He drew inspiration from his surroundings, Indian epics and World classics.

External links

*http://www.hindu.com/2006/06/22/stories/2006062221940400.htm
*http://news.oneindia.in/2006/06/21/artist-v-s-valliathan-passes-away-1150911824.html


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