There is a sprawling field of yellow against a strip of pale blue sky with towering mountains in the background — all on canvas in a painting titled Spring in Jeju by Son Ilsam at the Lalit Kala Akademi. Not too far away, a flock of deer stand majestically against a starry sky painted in hues of green and black in Magesh Ramachandran’s A placid dream.
At Confluence, the fifth edition of the Chennai Biennial organised by the InKo Centre and K-Art International Exchange Association, the works of 50 artists from South Korea and India are on display, chronicling a range of perceptions — encompassing Nature, people, and the world around them.