Early Life and Background
Site Of The Day
RC Prakash, practising out of Kollam, Kerala, occupies a distinct space in contemporary Indian art where the visceral meets the philosophical. His work avoids the polished artifice of modern digital trends, opting instead for a grit that feels both ancient and urgent. Prakash’s process is rooted in the "scribble", a deliberate embrace of the accidental. By utilising charcoal as his primary medium, he taps into a primal visual language. The spontaneity of his strokes reflects a rejection of the rigid structures he sees encroaching on modern life. His work is not a lecture on freedom, but a visual manifestation of it; he translates daily emotional fluctuations into pointed, charcoal-smudged narratives. A recurring theme in Prakash's work is the levelling of the biological playing field. He often depicts the human figure on a strictly physical plane, stripped of social hierarchy and placed alongside other living beings.
Indian artist
Indian artist