
richard benzide

richard benzide (1944-2020) oru american svayam padippicha naadodi art chithrakaaranaayirunnu, addehathinte vyathirikthamaya chhaayaachithra shailikkum paattenukalude upayogathinum perukettayaalaan. southu karolinayile pendalttanilaanu addeham thaamasichirunnathu.ennaal, thante jeevithathinte avasana kurachu varshangal jorjiyayilaanu chelavazhichathu.
jeevitam.
1944 november 29 nuu merilaandile baltimoril janicha benzide anchu vayassullappol southu karolinayilekku thamasam maari. southu karolinayile greenvilleyile sterling haiskoolil addeham padichu. ezhu varsham yuu. esile sevanakalamaaya greenvilleyile ezz & echu green staambu storil jolie cheythathulppede niravadhi jolikal addeham thante jeevithathiludaneelam cheythu.ezz. sainyavum pinneedu vadakkan karolinayile charlottil oru hotel shef aayi. addeham rund thavana vivaham kazhichu, aadyam 1966 ll maagi holidayilum (1969 ll vivaahamochanam nedi) randaamathethu 1974 ll merii givensilum (1976 ll vivaahamochanam nedi). addehathinu avadhikkaalathu rund penmakkalum sammaanamaayi oru makan oru makalum undaayirunnu. 2020 october 13nuu 75-aamm vayassil addeham jorjiyayil vachu antharichu.
kalajeevitajeevitam.
jeevithathiludaneelam niravadhi jolikal barnside nadathiyittundengilum, chitrakala addehathinte ettavum sthiramaaya shradhayaayi thudarnnu. chila kalacharithrakaaranmaarum curettarmaarum vishwasikkunnathu bensaidinte vishayangal "baibil kathakal, naadodikkadhakal, nazhsari raims ennivayil ninnulla oru aafrikkan puraanamaan" ennaanu. "mattu kalaasrishtikalilum dainamdina vasthukkalilum, sainika chihnam muthal bear maggukalum telephone thoonukalum vare addeham thante paintingukalude roopangal kandethukayum thante 'roman aksharamala' ennu vilikkunna vyakthigatha chinnangal kandupidikkukayum cheythu.'chilanthikal, paambukal, mattu jeevikal ennivayulppedeyulla eee chinnangal palappozhum parannathum vrithaakruthiyilullathum mukhammoodi polullathumaaya mukhangalude thithreekaranathe chuttippattiyaan, athu addeham swapnangalil kaanukayum mathilukalil ninnu purathuvarikayum cheythu.'avan thante munvashathe, nokkunna roopangalkku rajaakkanmaar, raajnjikal, purohithanmaar enningane padavi nalkunnu.'" 
metteeriyalukalum saankethikavidyakalum.
churaykka, cardboard, sttikkukal, lohathinte scrappukal thudangiya kandethiya vasthukkalil peyint cheyyaan benzide ariyappettirunnu, ennaal addehathinte ettavum saadhaaranamaaya uparithalam nerttha plyvudaayirunnu. addeham inaamal oru praadhamika paaliyaayi upayogikkukayum oru feeld tipp pena upayogichu thante rachana varaykkukayum thudarnnu varnnabhamaaya peyint upayogichu droingle niraykkukayum cheythu. thudarnnu poortthiyaakkiya painting oru divasathekku purathu oru meshappurathu upekshichu addeham aaa kashanam kaalaavasthaykku anuyojyamaakkaan anuvadichu. saadhaarana 30 'x 30' allengil athil kuravaayirunnu bensaidinte kashanangalude valippam.
shekharangal.
minnepolis instittyoott oof art, smithsonian american art museum, milwaki art museum, accland art museum ennivayude sthiramaaya shekharangalilaanu bensaidinte srishtikal. 2016ll southu karolinayile kolambiyayile makkisikk myoosiyathil addeham oru retrospective shhow nadatthi.

