Mysuru: The Department of Kannada & Culture has organised an ‘Interaction with achievers’ programme at Chamarajendra Government College for Visual Arts (CAVA) in Siddarthanagar on Sept. 5 at 11 am.

City Sculptor Appaneravanda Kiran Subbaiah, who was honoured with Vachana Chitra-Rachana Pithamaha M. Veerappa Datti Prashasti-2022 by the JSS Mahavidyapeetha, will be the guest for this month’s interaction with students.

Subbaiah is a skilled sculptor hailing from Parane village in Kodagu, now settled in Mysuru.

He studied sculpture at Chamarajendra Technical Institute (now Chamarajendra Academy of Visual Arts) and is known for creating multi-dimensional sculptures — a specialised genre which seems to be a single statue but actually has several more angles to it.

His unique feature is the creation of sculptures with two, three, four, or five dimensions in a single stone, which can be seen in a total of 212 sculptures, showcasing 655 different varieties. His house near Highway Circle in Bannimanatap is a one-of-its-kind sculpture museum aptly named ‘Shilpaniketana.’

In 2021, Kiran was conferred with Karnataka Kodava Sahitya Academy Award.