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{{short description|Indian artist}}
{{short description|Indian artist}}
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'''Paris Mohan Kumar''' is an [[UNESCO]] honored artist and [[environmental activist]] from [[Mahé, Puducherry|Mahe]], Kerala, India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/culture/art/2017/mar/09/unesco-honoured-artist-paris-mohan-kumars-artworks-find-a-permanent-address-in-kochi-274.html|title=UNESCO-honoured artist Paris Mohan Kumar’s artworks find a permanent address in Kochi|website=www.indulgexpress.com}}</ref>
'''Paris Mohan Kumar''' is an [[UNESCO]] honored artist and [[environmental activist]] from [[Mahé, Puducherry|Mahe]], Kerala, India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/culture/art/2017/mar/09/unesco-honoured-artist-paris-mohan-kumars-artworks-find-a-permanent-address-in-kochi-274.html|title=UNESCO-honoured artist Paris Mohan Kumar's artworks find a permanent address in Kochi|website=www.indulgexpress.com}}</ref>


==Early career==
==Early career==
Hailing from Mahe, Mohan Kumar began his art pursuits in [[Pondicherry|Puducherry]], India and later moved to Paris.
Mohan Kumar began his art pursuits in [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]], India and later moved to Paris. In 1988, he was listed by UNESCO as one of the 40 greatest artists in the world.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/art/paris-mohan-kumars-exhibition-in-fort-kochi/article8560537.ece|title=Of nature and nurture and the tug of conscience|newspaper=The Hindu |date=May 5, 2016|via=www.thehindu.com|quote=In 1988, Mohan Kumar was listed by UNESCO as one of the 40 greatest artists in the world.}}</ref>
Self-taught, his style – forms, features – shows a clear blend of Parisian and indigenous influences. The female form ranges from lissom, waif-like, androgynous to fuller silhouettes, the features fervid and fashionable.
 
In 1988, he was listed by UNESCO as one of the 40 greatest artists in the world.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/art/paris-mohan-kumars-exhibition-in-fort-kochi/article8560537.ece|title=Of nature and nurture and the tug of conscience|date=May 5, 2016|via=www.thehindu.com|quote=In 1988, Mohan Kumar was listed by UNESCO as one of the 40 greatest artists in the world.}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 19:29, 9 December 2023


Paris Mohan Kumar is an UNESCO honored artist and environmental activist from Mahe, Kerala, India.[1]

Early career[edit | edit source]

Mohan Kumar began his art pursuits in Puducherry, India and later moved to Paris. In 1988, he was listed by UNESCO as one of the 40 greatest artists in the world.[2]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "UNESCO-honoured artist Paris Mohan Kumar's artworks find a permanent address in Kochi". www.indulgexpress.com.
  2. "Of nature and nurture and the tug of conscience". The Hindu. 5 May 2016 – via www.thehindu.com. In 1988, Mohan Kumar was listed by UNESCO as one of the 40 greatest artists in the world.