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N.N Rimzon studied at the college of Fine Arts, Trivandrum from 1975 and in 1984 completed a Masters in Fine Arts (sculpture) at the University of Baroda. His work approaches the metaphysical subjects of birth, life and death with a rich vocabulary of symbols and metaphors. Free from religious iconography or undertones his work exhibits a distinctly personal response to questions on the meaning of life. N.N. Rimzon says; 'There is of course, the will. The will to integrate with the world, the will to change the world, to invent a new culture, a new society, to perhaps give new meaning to life. But the paradox is that the will controls neither death nor dying. And, after all, a work of art is all about death and life.'1
1. N.N. Rimzon, The Artist as Exile, Art Heritage 10, 1990-91, pp. 21-22.
Details
Date
1992
Materials used
charcoal on paper
Dimensions
25.0 x 45.0 cm
Signature & date
Not signed. Not dated.
Credit
Purchased 1994
Location
Not on display
Accession number
360.1994

Place
Where the work was made
India
Shown in 2 exhibitions
Exhibition history
India Songs:
- Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney 01 Apr 1993–09 May 1993
- Wollongong Art Gallery, Wollongong 15 May 1993–12 Jun 1993
- Orange Regional Gallery, Orange 25 Jun 1993–31 Jul 1993
- Canberra School of Art Gallery, Canberra 05 Aug 1993–04 Sep 1993
- Campbelltown Arts Centre, Campbelltown 17 Sep 1993–24 Oct 1993
Indian Painting, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 06 Apr 2001–11 Jun 2001
Referenced in 3 publications
Bibliography
India Songs: multiple streams in contemporary Indian art, Sydney, 1993, 53. cat.no. 19; Collection of the artist
Victoria Lynn, Art Asia Pacific, 'Between the pot and the sword. The art of N.N. Rimzon', pg. 86-99, Sydney, 1996, 89 (colour illus.).
Haema Sivanesan, Indian painting, 'Indian Painting', verso of poster., Sydney, 2001. cat.no. 6.19