Krishen Khanna is perhaps one of the most versatile modernist of our times, whose life and art has borne witness to some of the most turbulent times of India’s political history.

Krishen Khanna’s works range from carefully constructed compositions to gestural, spontaneous works. His deployment of colour and strokes to evoke the human situation is unmatched. Works like his Bandwallas series captures the exuberant energy of the band of musicians. In his many monochromatic works one sees the energy in the frenzy of lines and tension in the tight compositions, with the overall picture pulsating with the interplay of formal elements. Through a lack of physical detail; Khanna’s paintings aspire towards a quality of timelessness and universality.