Shadananan Anikkath
Shadananan Anikkath (ഷഡാനനൻ ആനിക്കത്ത് ), also known as Kuttettan (കുട്ടേട്ടൻ) (born March 23, 1940) died November 26th, 2017 was an Indian painter, landscape architect, installation artist and sculptor.[1][not in citation given]
Early life[edit]
Artist Shadananan Anikkath was born at “Anikkath Tharavadu - Thachankonam Kalam” of Thathamangalam,Chittur taluk (Palakkad) in Kerala[1] to late Kumaran Nair and late Ammaluamma as their sixth child in an agricultural family.[2][dead link]
After schooling at Chittur, Shadananan went to Mumbai British Institute of Commerce, where he successfully complete his Diploma in Commercial Arts and along with this from Dadar Institute attend a electrical wiring course. Then continued his studies in Madras School of Fine Arts for Integrated Diploma in Fine Arts and painting. The Madras campus also gifted him with sculpturing, but he couldn’t continue there because he had to return to his village to look after the family agriculture.[2][dead link]
Works and social life[edit]
During his school days, he was influenced and inspired by his drawing teachers.[2][dead link] During college he became a hardcore fan of Vincent Van Gogh.[2][dead link] Shadananan began his career as a painter, installation artist and sculptor in the late 1960s. In 1964 he took initiative to start the Palakkad Chithrakala Parishath[2][dead link] which conducted a number of seminars and classes on painting, later became a centre of excellence. In later stage Shadananan expanded his métier into the world of landscape installations. A number of his famous installation are found in parks and gardens in and around Palakkad.[2][dead link] He started and published the Malayalam magazine 'Suhruth-സുഹൃത്ത് ' along with his friend Chembakassery Viswam as editor at Chitur. For the first time in Malayalam he used the Wood cut printing in the magazine.[2][dead link] The magazine printed the initial day stories of Maythil Radhakrishnan and even the poem "Kuraththi- കുറത്തി " of Kadammanitta.
Shadananan is very active in the sociocultural activities of Palakkad. He headed or became member in many art related groups in Palakkad. In 2010 he was nominated member of the Kerala Folklore Akademi and the Kerala Lalithakala Akademi (General Council Members constituted as per G.O.(Rt) No.210/10/CAD dated 29.3.2010).[3][2][4][5][6] He is a living encyclopedia of folklore arts in Palakkad and surroundings (Ancient Valluvanad). Especially the Kanyar Kali and Porattu Nadakam.
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Chief Electoral Officer, Kerala". ceo.kerala.gov.in. Retrieved 2017-08-16.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 https://scontent-sin6-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/p526x296/20622165_2024304154466654_629807986037466911_n.jpg?oh=d84fc5bad951f83e66d88b318e8e6043&oe=5A393FD8
- ↑ "General Council - Previous | Kerala Lalithakala Akademi". www.lalithkala.org. Retrieved 2017-08-16.
- ↑ "Shadananan Anikkath felicitated". The Hindu. Retrieved 2017-08-16.
- ↑ "Shadananan Anikkath - TattaMangalam.com". TattaMangalam.com. 2010-05-14. Retrieved 2017-08-16.
- ↑ "Swaralaya to felicitate Kuttettan, Prakash Ulleri". The Hindu. Retrieved 2017-08-16.
7. http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195644463.001.0001/acref-9780195644463-e-0506 Porattu Nadakam
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