Laxma Goud

Laxma Goud’s detailed figurative works depict exaggerated mythic figures among the rural realities of the Indian countryside. In operatic etchings, pastels, charcoal drawings, paintings, and sculptures, Goud renders heroes in extravagant armor, multicolored mythological goddesses, and the lives of rural townspeople with equal dynamism and drama. Goud draws on his childhood in rural India and incorporates traditional tribal ornaments and elements of Indian dress such as lungis and saris. His works also course with eroticism, often featuring genitalia and suggestive poses amid the pastoral tableaux. Goud has exhibited in New York, Mumbai, New Delhi, London, Washington, D.C., Munich, Taiwan, Geneva, and Amsterdam. His works are in the collections of the Phillips Collection, the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, and the Glenbarra Art Museum.