Born in 1935 in Kerala, A. Ramachandran graduated with a degree in Malayalam Literature from Kerala University before pursuing a Diploma in Fine Arts and Crafts from Kala Bhavan, VisvaBharati University at Santiniketan. Deeply influenced by Nandalal Bose, Ramachandran makes a strong case for Indian aesthetics and for the use of classical Indian images to…
Born in 1935 in Kerala, A. Ramachandran graduated with a degree in Malayalam Literature from Kerala University before pursuing a Diploma in Fine Arts and Crafts from Kala Bhavan, VisvaBharati University at Santiniketan. Deeply influenced by Nandalal Bose, Ramachandran makes a strong case for Indian aesthetics and for the use of classical Indian images to…
Rajendra Dhawan was born in 1936. He joined the Delhi College of Art in 1953. In 1960, he joined the Belgrade Institute of Art in Yugoslavia. His solo exhibitions were held at AIFACS, New Delhi (1964); Gallery Horn, Luxembourg (1973); Gallery Phillippe Bouakia, Paris (1994); Bodhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, Mumbai, Singapore (2005). He also…
ABOUT THE EVENT We have been going through distress and have been confined to our spaces for the last six months. The lockdowns and Covid have taken a toll on all of us. Covid has not gone, but we now move to the “Next Normal”. We wish to celebrate this “Next Normal” in our spaces…
Yusuf was born in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, in 1952. He obtained diploma in both painting and sculpture in the 70`s. He has held 25 one-man shows and has participated in important group shows including the VII Triennale, New Delhi in 1992 and the Bangladesh Biennale, Dhaka in 1995. Yusuf has also taken part in several…
Yusuf Arakkal was born in Kerala in 1945. In 1973, he completed the diploma in painting from Chitrakala Parishat College of Art, Bangalore (now Bengaluru). In 1980, he completed specialization in graphic print making from the National Academy Community Studios, New Delhi. He exhibited his works in numerous solo and group shows in many cities…
Thota Vaikuntam, popularly known as T. Vaikuntam, was born in Burugupalli, Andhra Pradesh in 1942. In 1970, he was awarded a diploma in painting by the College of Fine Arts and Architecture, Hyderabad. Two years later, he earned another diploma in painting and printmaking from the Faculty of Fine Arts at Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda.…
Suvankar Maitra has a bachelor degree in visual arts from Government College of Art and Craft, Kolkata. Since 2004, he has participated in numerous group shows in West Bengal, New Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai, Bengaluru and abroad. He has also held solo shows in Kolkata to showcase his work.
“My paintings are about the elements in nature, space, light and colour. I would collect my images from visual vocabulary, which are subtle sensuous and calm. My thought process is to work towards a celebration of nature.” This artist was born in 1940 and has been in the forefront of the art movement in the…
Sunil Das was born in 1939 in Calcutta (now Kolkata). He was a graduate from the Government College of Art and Craft. He was awarded the Shiromani Kala Puraskar while he was still studying in the college. He also studied at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He took part in various exhibitions…
