The Great Clown series epitomises Krishna Reddy’s (1925 – 2018) exploration of new grounds in intaglio colour printmaking through the simultaneous multicolour viscosity process and his interest in the abstracted form of the performing clown. This printing process brings out a motif suspended in a moment of dynamic movement yet contained within a matrix of linear and concentric circles. Reddy’s work also encapsulates the dramatic transition in moods through colour the intricacies in the shifting planes of form, space and time in the performative act of the clown. Rooted in Reddy’s discerning observations of the environment, the Great Clown series traces the diverse trajectories of his lifelong pursuit to understand form as well as the alienation experienced by an artist in their creative exigencies.