Whirlpool

Krishna Reddy

1963 · Mixed color intaglio · Drawings and Prints

Throughout his career, Krishna used radiating lines to convey a sense of movement. In the mid-1960s, he began to make allover compositions created almost exclusively with these lines, which he combined with sophisticated textural and tonal effects. Here, he eliminated extraneous details to focus on the vortex of a whirlpool and the cresting and cascading pools of water drawn into its orbit. Amplifying the sense of dynamism and energy seen in his 1960 etching River, he created a dramatic work that captures nature at its most magnificent and dangerous.

Artist

Krishna Reddy

Date

1963

Medium

Mixed color intaglio

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Gift of Judith Reddy, 2014