The geometric alchemy of Indian cosmologies
The artist
Trained in Chennai under K. C. S. Paniker and arriving in Paris in 1967 on a French government grant, Narayanan Akkitham has built a geometric abstraction drawing on tantric diagrams and Vedic thought as much as on the research of the School of Paris.
Triangles, circles, squares and calligraphic signs compose a meditation on the invisible structures of the world — a universal script between matter, energy and spirituality.
Discover the journey« Colour plays an essential role in this inner quest: layered in subtle veils, tones seem to radiate from the surface of the painting rather than settle upon it. »
Major works
81 works brought together for the exhibition — from the 1960s to the most recent creations.
The expert's eye
"Presenting Akkitham in Paris means returning to the city that welcomed him more than fifty years ago a painter it has never truly seen — and offering European audiences an encounter with one of contemporary India's great abstract painters."
October 1 — November 7, 2026 · Galerie AB, 5 rue Jacques Callot, Paris 6th · Tuesday to Saturday, 10:30 am to 7 pm.
