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The Tale of the Talking Face
K. G. Subramanyan
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Description for The Tale of the Talking Face
Hardback. Offers a stinging parable of democracy gone wrong by narrating and illustrating the story of a princess whose autocratic rule brought nothing but suffering to her people, despite her ambition of progress for her country. Num Pages: 48 pages, illustrated throughout. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 283 x 11. Weight in Grams: 766.
In "The Tale of the Talking Face", eminent Indian artist K.G. Subramanyan offers a stinging parable of democracy gone wrong by narrating and illustrating the story of a princess whose autocratic rule brought nothing but suffering to her people, despite her ambition of progress for her country. A thinly veiled satire on the political drama of 1970s India, "The Tale of the Talking Face" is a universal record of the ever-deepening crisis of democracy and the threat of totalitarianism.
In "The Tale of the Talking Face", eminent Indian artist K.G. Subramanyan offers a stinging parable of democracy gone wrong by narrating and illustrating the story of a princess whose autocratic rule brought nothing but suffering to her people, despite her ambition of progress for her country. A thinly veiled satire on the political drama of 1970s India, "The Tale of the Talking Face" is a universal record of the ever-deepening crisis of democracy and the threat of totalitarianism.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
Number of Pages
48
Place of Publication
Greenford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857420053
SKU
V9780857420053
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About K. G. Subramanyan
K. G. Subramanyan, one of India's most respected artists, has worked with diverse media and materials, exhibiting extensively both within and outside the country. He has been part of the arts faculty at Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda, and is professor emeritus at the Kala Bhavan Center at Visva-Bharati University in Santiniketan. His other books include The Magic of Making: Essays ... Read more
Reviews for The Tale of the Talking Face
"[Subramanyan's] art is radical in content, open in its approach to style and aesthetic ideas, meeting the proponents of style and craftsmen as equals and reflecting a high standard of artistic skills of different kinds. Cowed down neither by the figurative and non-figurative debate, nor loyalty to a school, which would restrain his originality, he is the quintessential Indian contemporary ... Read more