Bursting with energy and life force, this visual cornucopia
celebratesthe work of Sri Lankan Australian sculptor and painter, Ramesh
Mario Nithiyendran. He is one of Australia's most prominent and
sought-after contemporary artists, and the youngest artist ever to have
a solo exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia. His exuberant
ceramic idols and installations gleam with vivid, impossible-to-ignore
immediacy, provoking and stimulating audiences as he explores the
politics of sex, gender, and religion.
Continually playing with form, materiality, and scale, Ramesh hasset new
benchmarks in the field of ceramics. This highly anticipated monograph
catalogues over 500 pieces in his signature neo-Expressionist style, as
well as diary excerpts and a piece on his art process and materials. The
rough-edged playfulness of his animated beings will appeal to both
established collectors and seekers of the unconventional.