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K Laxma Goud’s sculptural practice reveals a profound engagement with form, material, and memory. This particular work, architectural in structure yet intimate in scale, evokes the presence of a ritual object. Meticulously detailed and symbolically charged, the figure stands as a blend of folkloric references and rural iconography. At its base, the recurring motif of the goat-drawn from Goud’s early life in Nizampur-anchors the composition in... K Laxma Goud’s sculptural practice reveals a profound engagement with form, material, and memory. This particular work, architectural in structure yet intimate in scale, evokes the presence of a ritual object. Meticulously detailed and symbolically charged, the figure stands as a blend of folkloric references and rural iconography. At its base, the recurring motif of the goat-drawn from Goud’s early life in Nizampur-anchors the composition in lived experience. The artist says, “…the goat is like a life companion. Its mute presence fills in the life and brings a kind of dexterity in art... As an art student, right in the courtyard of my house in my native village, the herd was the most fascinating scene every morning and evening. My early sketch book pages were filled by portraying this very active animal.” (Susan Bean, I Want to Seduce Them with My Line: The Art of K. Laxma Goud, New Delhi: Art Alive Gallery, 2012)

Although Goud is widely recognised for his skilled draughtsmanship, his forays into sculpture demonstrate an equally rigorous and sensuous approach to making. His early exposure to traditional craftspeople-potters, weavers, and village performers-was later honed through his training in mural and terracotta work at the Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda, under the guidance of K G Subramanyan and Gyarsilal Varma. For Goud, material engagement is never passive, but imbued with erotic charge and emotive force. His sculptural works are not merely representational; they embody a deep resonance with the human and the handmade. They occupy a space between the sacred and the sensual, offering viewers a moment of pause and reflection.

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