Politics of Expressionism in Kiran Manandhar's Painting
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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.