Photorealist Painter · Hyderabad, India
Keerthi
Kankipati
Optically convincing worlds built from close observation - self-portraits, lotus ponds, still life and the people closest to her, in oil, acrylic, watercolour and drawing.
“Anything and everything is an art piece in itself; it is only at the viewer’s behest that ordinary things unravel.”
On the photorealist practice of Keerthi Kankipati, from the Sight & Insight exhibition note
Bodies of work
Selected series
Oil & acrylic on canvas
Self-Portraits
The artist as her own most patient subject.
Oil & acrylic on canvas
Water Lilies
Lotus ponds studied leaf by leaf, drop by drop.
Oil & acrylic on canvas
My Home Cows
Portraits of cattle, and the empty ground they are left standing on.
Oil & acrylic on canvas
Portraits & Figures
The people closest to her, painted with an eye for detail.
Oil, acrylic, dry pastel & watercolour
Still Life
The studio grammar behind the photorealism.
Pencil, pen & charcoal on paper
Drawings
Where the observation begins - on paper, in line and tone.
A closer look
Featured paintings
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Self-Portrait with a Teacup
Oil and acrylic on canvas · 48 × 60 in
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Lily Pads and Koi
Oil and acrylic on canvas · 48 × 36 in
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Boy in the Ball Pool
Oil and acrylic on canvas · 48 × 48 in
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Horned Cow, Full Face
Oil on canvas
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Lotus Bud and Butterflies
Oil and acrylic on canvas · 48 × 48 in
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Still Life with Fruit Bowl, Copper Coffee Pot and Mantel Clock
Oil on canvas