Thota Vaikuntam is a renowned contemporary Indian artist from Telangana, a state that has served as a constant source of inspiration for his work. Vaikuntam’s art has a feeling of strength and strong muliebrity to it, a power that springs from paint or charcoal that he applies to the surface, from his controlled lines, and from the finest strokes he performs. The women of his birthplace, with their pervasive red bindis and bright saris that highlight their dusky skin, have long been his muses since childhood as he grew up with villagers.
“My art is my village.” says, Thota Vaikuntam. He finds his inspiration from personal life and visual narratives demonstrated by his mother from a young age. Vaikuntum owes her mother for passing down her creative side to him. Initially, Vaikunthum suffered from insolvency. He struggled as an artist for quite a long time. Thota Vaikuntam holds the power of rural appeal. The artist represents village life with several unique forks of rural…