THE RAJAM ART COLLECTION
Those CyberCadets who visit TAKA or read our books well know the amazing artwork of S. Rajam (10 February 1919 29 January 2010) musician and painter from Tamil Nadu. He worked on our art commissions for decades and by a small miracle we acquired his life's work, some 60 years worth, which we brought to Kauai and have kept in an archive container.
Amy-Ruth Holt, PhD in Art History (Ohio State University), came to know of the collection and flew to Kauai with her daughter, Maya, to spend five days cataloging and photographing key parts of the collection.
They have been sorting through the hundreds of paintings, all roughly organized in large manila envelopes, bringing new clarity to our collection. We thank you both for this important (and tedious) work, something only an expert could accomplish.
And we honor S. Rajam. His work lives on in every corner of our mission.
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March 28th, 2024 at 4:54 pm
Aum Sivaya , everyone.
Kanmani and myself were fortunate to have met this great artist, Rajam on two occassions . He lived near the famous Kapaliswara Temple in Mylapore, Chennai. He was a very simple man, always wearing a dhoti and a singlet. Similiar to the picture 1/7.
He developed his own style in his water colour paintings. He paints and then washes the colours that he had applied. That is why , all his paintings are not vibrant but looks like 50 or 60 years old.
Great Artist, Rajam Sir. Thanks to Paramachariya Sadasivanathaswami to have purchased all his paintings for our use.
Aum.
Jiva
March 28th, 2024 at 6:45 pm
Aum Shivaya, Wonderful feeling to read all these from akashic records !
Nice memories.
Adiyen.
March 29th, 2024 at 2:02 am
Wonderful art, wonderful room, wonderful people wonderful project! Aum Shanti
March 30th, 2024 at 4:55 pm
“AUM SIVAYA”!.