Keerthana S Kumar

Keerthana is an Indian artist currently residing in Bangalore, India. A business consultant turned artist, she has been painting professionally since 2020. Influenced by pop culture, She has developed a deep love for portraying women in the modern world. Her art evolved from experiences of color biases and gender prejudices that impacted her self-esteem. Due to her unconventional mindset, she started to question our conditioning, urging herself to make a difference in her world. Through art she went from a place of victimization to thriving. When she works on a blank canvas, she always minds that the paintings she create should empower observers and instill a belief that "beauty and power are within oneself" and not determined by others’ perceptions.

In her body of work, there are layers of colors giving a textured finish look to her main subjects symbolizing uncommon, surreal, and soulful feminine beauty inside out. she uses bright, bold, and saturated colors that pop instead of skin tones to reflect personality rather than the appearance itself. Her creative process begins with identifying the right choices for the three elements of her painting: colors on the subject (woman), pattern backgrounds (abstract or geometric), and o...

Upcoming Shows:

Chithra Santhe, 2022 (Online) : Jan 26
World Art Dubai, 2022: Mar 16-19
India Art Festival, Bangalore 2022: Apr 21-24