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Mag. Kapil Kaul
Mag. Kapil Kaul
Kapil Kaul is an artist. His interest and fascination for art-painting and drawing, developed early from his childhood. He left his native place Srinagar in 1978-79. He studied painting and graphics at the University of Art in Austria. In recognition of his talent, the Austrian Ministry of Science and Research in Vienna granted him a scholarship for three years. He finished his academic studies with merit in 1985-86. Now he teaches Graphic Arts at HTL1 Bau Und Design, Linz, Austria.
Kapil is the son of legendry teacher and Kashmir Shaivism Scholar Pt. Janki Nath Kaul 'Kamal'. Kapil's works are in various public and private collections in Europe and USA.
 Maej Kashir (Mother Kashmir) is represented as an indigenous common Kashmiri woman with Tar(n)ga (the head gear) flanked on both sides over the ears with Dejhoor (the two golden almond shaped ornaments), a sign of her marital status. She has a stuff of rag on her head. That in Kashmiri is either (1) aatha-taez (a rag for utensil cleaning in kitchen) or (2) huur ( a stuff of cloth dipped into clay to white-wash the walls of house) The latter has a pun (double meaning). To wish someone ‘Huur lagun’ in Kashmiri mean to get wiped out. (Similar like, “get lost”) A muzzle of a weapon is raising her golden ornament but she shows no fear. She seems to be looking with wide open eyes to the person holding the weapon. Behind her in the background on the left side is deluge (tufan), the trees are shaking (slanting), snow covered peaks far away and a capsized boat are a sign of immense disturbance. On the right side there is a holy shrine, (familiar to every Kashmiri) radiating calmness and silence.
Source: Milchar, March-April 2012 issue |
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