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 Celebration 2009, mixed media on canvas, 36" x 60"  Joyful Musings 2006, mixed media on canvas, 36" x 60"  Ebullient 2008, acrylics and mixed media on canvas, 24" x 36"  Ephemeral 2002, acrylics, oil, and mixed media with fibers and rice paper on canvas, 24" x 36" |
About the Artist:
Mediums:
Acrylics, multi/mixed-media, drawing, printmaking (monoprints and lithographs), charcoal, public art, murals
Describe your work:
My present career as a conceptual artist emerged after I received my Bachelors degree in Painting in the 1990s. An opportunity for a solo exhibition at the Arc Gallery/Educational Foundation at Chicago in 1994 was followed by exhibitions at different art galleries on Broadway's Soho District, New York City, New York that earned me many a praise from critics. My paintings compare the mental emotion of Happiness as a visual entity as fleeting and ephemeral to short-lived garden blooms and continually evolving seasons. Through intense colors and variety of textural materials when combined with any light situation my paintings visually "challenge" the boundaries of their two-dimensional surfaces as an art collector described them. The abstract figuration alluding to human forms and the presence of circles in my work signify ongoing human life-cycle, trying phases followed by happy spells in a positive sense and life and rebirth as influenced by my roots from India. Initial inspiration for my current body of work stemmed from observing Claude Monet's garden in Giverny, France, during an extended visit to Paris and the rest of Europe on different occasions, one such dedicated to studying Painting and French Art History in 1992.
My journey as an artist has evolved over time from a representational background of my childhood and adolescent years in India to the present phase of abstraction, during which I have developed a significant body of work on the theme of portraying Happiness as a visual entity. A significant number of pieces from this series are owned by individual collectors and corporations including educational institutions around the United States and in Europe. Education; Training:
I received a Bachelors degree in Painting with honors from the School of Art and Design at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA in 1993, and a M.B.A in Art Museum Administration in 1997 from the College of Commerce and Business Administration at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA. Originally from India, I received a Bachelors degree in Fine Arts from Stella Maris College, Chennai, India before moving to the United States in the 1980s as follows:
* College of Commerce & Business Administration, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, U.S.A Degree: Master of Business Administration (M.B.A), 1997 Concentrations: Arts Administration & Human Resources M.B.A Summer Internship: New Museum of Contemporary Art, Broadway, New York City, New York USA: 1996 * School of Art & Design, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois U.S.A Degree: Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) Major: Studio Art Painting 1993 * Parkland College, Champaign, Illinois, U.S.A Certificate, Advanced Web Design 1999 FOREIGN STUDY Paris and Giverny, France: Contemporary French Art History, and Painting (Studio) 1992 Professional affiliations:
Among other affiliations/memberships/volunteering/charity assignments, I am a current member of the Committee for Diversity Practices of the College Art Association, New York (2007-2010). Website: http://www.collegeart.org/committees/diversity.html
* I have been accepted as an Associate Member by S1 Artspace, Sheffield, UK beginning August 2009 (new)
When did you begin to consider yourself as an artist?
Drawing and painting since the age of four when I made my foray into art (and music) at a weekend art school for children, I grew up entering competitions and earning prizes while growing up in India. Some recollections include an evening when one of my watercolor paintings being exhibited at the Birla Academy of Art & Culture Kolkata India and being awarded a silver trophy by eminent sculptor Chintamani Kar, then principal of the Govt. College of Art and Craft, Kolkata when I was about 11 years old. Earlier at age ten, I was declared a winner in a national child art competition organized by Hindustan Unilever Limited, India. Those early shows led to my seeking higher education, earning a Bachelors degree in Fine Arts from Stella Maris College, Chennai India. After moving to the United States in the 1980s, I continued making art, and earned a second Bachelors degree in Painting with honors from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, in 1993 as mentioned above, followed by a M.B.A in Human Resources and Art Museum Administration in 1997 including a summer internship in 1996 at the New Museum of Contemporary Art, Broadway, New York.
Name one or two of your influences (artists or otherwise):
Initial inspiration for my current body of work stemmed from observing Claude Monet's garden in Giverny, France, during an extended visit to Paris and thereafter the rest of Europe on different occasions, one such dedicated to studying Painting and French Art History in 1992.
What is the Price Range for your works?
Based on collectors who have purchased my work in Indianapolis and elsewhere, for an 18 in. x 24 in. painting: $2,000 up to $12,500 for a 48 in. x 72 in
Are you represented by any Galleries or in any Collections?
COMMISSIONS:
April 2008: Public Art Commission to create a 13.8 feet wide, 4 feet high wall mural in the front lobby of Crooked Creek Elementary School, Marion County, Indianapolis. Project made possible through a grant to the school by the Washington Township, Indianapolis. Style: My signature style of abstraction. Theme: Global August 2006-February 2007: Public Art Installation “Picture Windows 2006: Urban Interpretations”, venue Chase Towers, Indianapolis. A project by the Arts Council of Indianapolis, supported by the Indianapolis Cultural Development Commission 2005: Created set of 5” X 7” postcard paintings for Florida International University Department of Art, Miami Florida, USA event to coincide with Art Basel Miami 2005 2005: Set of ten 6.5" X 5" paintings, Indianapolis Art Museum/Arts Park "Gallery of the Machine" project 2004: Created two 4' X 6' paintings for the MGM Mirage, on permanent display inside the Conservatory Gardens of the Bellagio, Las Vegas COLLECTIONS: •AirVan Consulting, Inc. Indianapolis, Indiana USA •Madam C.J. Walker Theater Center, Indianapolis, Indiana USA •Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA •MGM Mirage Design Group, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA •The College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA •The University of Illinois Foundation, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA •Corporate collection, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe •Several private collections around the United States and Europe Forthcoming Exhibitions:
Spotlight Art @ Clowes: Invitational Exhibition,Clowes Memorial Hall of Butler University, Indianapolis, April 12 – May 24, 2010. 2009:
Invitational exhibition,The Brevard Art Museum of Arts and Sciences. Melbourne, Florida, USA.May 15 - July 12, 2009
"A Postcard is Worth 1000 Words Exhibition", APW Gallery Long Island City, New York, USA. June 5 - June 29, 2009
Have you won any awards?
2006 Viewers Choice Award, Exhibition, Print Gallery, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA: “Impromptu Show “ 4 Star Gallery, Indianapolis
2004 Awarded site-specific commission by the MGM Mirage, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. 1994 “Outstanding Achievement in the Painting Discipline” Product Grant Award, LIQUITEX Excellence in Art, Binney & Smith, Inc. USA 1995 “Outstanding Achievement in the Painting Discipline,” Product Grant Award,, LIQUITEX Excellence in Art, Binney & Smith, Inc. USA |
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