Politics of Expressionism in Kiran Manandhar's Painting

Abstract

KiranManandhar’s abstract paintings communicate political message from humanistic perspective in relation to the democratic revolution in Nepal. The one of theseries of political paintings in which Kiran Manandhar explores the relationship between violence and power. Kiran’s political paintings on the behalf of people’s rightscriticizeany kind of corrupt, crookedand autocratic forms of government. He useshis inner perception and his expressionistic forms like vibrant brush strokes,bold colour, lines and distorted shapes to express the pains of man suffering under tyranny. So, Kiran'sexpressionism seem to be an appropriate medium for illustrating political conditions.