K M Adimoolam was a revered abstract painter He was born in the year 1938 in Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu Under the guidance of a sculptor, Dhanapalhe moved to Chennai in 1959 He was part of the revolutionary Madras Art Movement, which emerged in the early 1960s under the leadership of K C S Paniker 

Adimoolam completed his Diploma in Advanced Painting in 1966 soon thereafter he conceptualised a series of works dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi, this mammoth project included over 100 drawings and sketches narrating the different life phases and moods of the father of the nation He was sponsored by the Association of British Scholars to study and work as a resident artist 

Being exposed to iconic artists and studying their respective styles influenced him to push his boundaries He wandered off into non-representative and abstract imagery in comparison to his early-age works of figurative painting which was his forte Colour is what fascinated him and he infused the vibrations of colour to interpret his perspective of Nature He did not permit himself to justify the imagery with a programmed shape but drove his vision in pure augmented measures His tryst with Tamil writers resulted in him working on illustrations for their works, this association constantly fuelled his cerebral development by pushing him to translate words onto a canvas The merging of two creative tangents helped him master the art of Abstract Expressionism The ease with which he proffered space was ingenious and teleported the viewer into unknown dimensions

In his own words "My canvases are neither representative of nature nor the perception of my mind My works are not bound with words; they are purely concerned with a vision that tries to reveal some untold truths from nature I interpret it through colours, without focusing on any aspect No preconceived imagery has impeded my spontaneous interplay of colours They create life, verve, void and texture, and an inherent sense of energy My innate optimism permeates through the colours as the joie de vivre My heart and mind are filled with nature, at every moment It is a wonderful experience; this love and awe that provokes my ever-creative and anxious mind to penetrate the reality that lies beyond our vista”

Several of his solo and group shows are a testimony to his artistic skills