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| Beauty beyond the Real World in Krishna Prakash Shah's Paintings
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Shree Ram Khanal, Ph.D.
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Abstract:
Krishna Prakash Shah's colorful compositions capture the beauty that is beyond the real world in the sense that the colors and shapes on the canvas do not represent the recognizable objects and events of the external world. Rhythmic lines and colorful patterns have been used for their own sake without direct reference to the objective world. The works suggest the invisible aspects. The beauty created in his works cannot be found in the real world. His imagination goes beyond the immediate reality and creates its own world that is more beautiful than the real world. His abstract compositions stand for their own sake without recognizable subject matter. They provide space for the viewer's imagination. They link the shapes and colors to make images in the mind that are different from things in this world. The shapes in the painting keep on changing their forms. Different forms and visuals can be seen in subsequent viewings. There is a spontaneous flow toward an unknown horizon. The melodious motion of dynamic visual shapes provides a unique experience. The free flow of fluid form provides the rapture of novel taste. Shapes and colors melt into each other, creating a unique blend. The sense of playful forms is ever-shifting for the quest for the novel world beyond. This article attempts to indicate the beauty in Shah's abstract forms that are different from the beauty we experience in this visible world.
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