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Thota Vaikuntam wearing a face mask, glasses, and traditional Indian attire, stands beside a large white marble sculpture of a woman's head in an artist's studio.

Thota Vaikuntam’s evocative portraits of rural Telangana - stylised, frontal figures rendered with saturated primary colours and bold contours that have become emblematic of contemporary Indian figuration. From early charcoal studies to luminous canvases and serigraphs, his cohesive visual language celebrates the grace and resilience of Telangana’s women and communities, elevating everyday life into enduring icons.

“My women are like goddesses to me. Like Bhatukamma, the goddess of life. Or my mother, who gave me what I wanted. Everything emerges from that.”

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Thota Vaikuntam's publication Threads of Tradition

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