Osian's Auction Catalogue India The Passionate Detachment | February 2001

THE PASSIONATE DETACHMENT 178 159 KANWAL KRISHNA (1910 - 1993) Homage to Light Series Mixed Media on paper, 1985-6 53.2 x 73.4 cm. (20.9 x 28.9”) “ ‘Light reveals the secret of darkness…’ ‘Shadows give form to Light; otherwise Light is all blankness…’ ‘…In Art Forms, Light creates shadows and not shadows create Light…’ ‘…Light reveals to us; Darkness makes us conscious…’ ‘ We can reach Light only through our shadows; otherwise the source of Light we can never trace. The realisation of our own weakness is the true source of our new energy…’ ‘New Art Forms are born and not created…’” (Kanwal Krishna, from From My Note Book ). Rs. 150,000 – 200,000 $ 3,190 – 4,255 Refer to Flamed-Mosaic , HEART/ Mapin 1997 for colour illustration from same series. Fig. 51, p113. Refer to LKA Monograph , Fig # 13 for illustration of Homage to Light Series