Magunta Dayakar

Magunta Dayakar – Artist and Author
Magunta Dayakar, born Magunta Venkata Subba Reddy, is an Indian artist, writer, and filmmaker.
He first gained recognition as a popular fiction writer in his native language, Telugu, and has authored 35 novels. He also worked as an editor and publisher, briefly running a feature magazine. Alongside his writing, he ventured into filmmaking—scripting, acting in, and directing two feature films.
In addition to fiction, he has written 15 successful books on painting, many of which have received 4- and 5-star ratings on Amazon.

My Dual Identity as an Artist
Recently when I was closing my book ' I, Forest Painter: Insights and Impressions ' ... a visitor came to my place and looked at one of my paintings. She felt that one is pure abstract art, of course she appreciated it and interpreted it as ' some festival like scene'. I surprised for her comment as she was feeling the painting is abstract art.
Why I surprised? Because to me, that is pure realism. I painted it the way we see the nature in first glance. When we see the nature in first glance we won't see anything particularly juse we see it as a whole. After a few moments we see the detail of everything as much as we spend time on it. I paint that...

Self-Taught

4 Solo Exhibitions in Hyderabad, India