A perfectly proportioned man (created by Leonardo da Vinci), correlating the symmetry of human anatomy to the symmetry of the universe. What you see, hear, eat and feel, it’s all inside Meeting Benches way, the Vitruvian approach to life. You are looking for emotion on canvas, Madurai’s shades of emotion. RAJA RAVI VARMA 1/4 – He was born into an aristocratic family belonging to the Nair caste. At the young age his talent was spotted by his uncle Raja Raja Varma. He received widespread acclaim, after he won an award for an exhibition of his paintings at Vienna. RAJA RAVI VARMA 2/4 – He learned the basics of painting in Madurai. He travelled throughout India in search of subjects. Coming from a family of creative personnel comprising of scholars, poets and painters, it was only natural for young Varma to be blessed with artistic ingenuity.
RAJA RAVI VARMA 3/4 – He was trained in water painting by Rama Swami Naidu. He often modelled Hindu Goddesses on South Indian women, whom he considered beautiful. He is famous for his paintings based on Indian mythology & epics. It was through trial and error that he finally learned the nuances of oil painting by blending colors, mixing them in pliable medium and smoothly manoeuvring through the strokes, allowing time for the color to dry. RAJA RAVI VARMA 4/4 – He was trained in oil painting by Dutch portraitist Jenson. He is particularly noted for his paintings depicting episodes from the story of Dushyanta and Shakuntala, and Nala and Damayanti, from the Mahabharata. His early works depicted the basic elements of Tanjore painting, which essentially comprises of demonstrating the feminine emotion on canvas. You can see more on Meeting Benches, looking for: RAJA RAVI VARMA (1848/1906), INDIAN PAINTER – The fusion of European techniques with a purely Indian sensibility
