Kalal Laxma Goud’s practice is reconstructed from his memories, personal observations and key events, transported across a plethora of mediums. Using these memories as significant starting points, Goud often reinterprets and represents the rural landscape of his adolescence. Accompanying these settings are figures of both men and women, animals, flora, and mythical creatures drawn from folklore. His practice is further characterised by having a strong visual language that is explicitly erotic and rural.

Born in 1940 in Nizampur, Andhra Pradesh (present day Telangana) to a family of toddy brewers, Goud completed his diploma in Drawing and Painting from the Government School of Art and Architecture, Hyderabad in 1963. He went on to study Mural Painting and Printmaking at the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. His shift to these urban centers nudged him to reflect on the stifled sexuality and moral grandstanding of the urban people. Raised in a more sexually liberal society, he transfers his observations of sensuality and eroticism into his visual language. The versatility of his practice is highlighted by his adeptness to handle multiple mediums ranging from printmaking, drawings, paintings, murals and sculptures, which he uses to capture the quintessential elements of the Indian ethos.