T. Vaikuntam was born in Andhra Pradesh in 1942. He completed a Diploma in Painting at the College of Fine Arts and Architecture, Hyderabad in 1970, followed by another Painting and Printmaking degree from the Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda, in 1972. It was only, however, later that he developed his own distinct style under the guidance…
Tutu Patnaik breathes life into stone that can only be called magnificent. A random rock may just be another piece to many but not Tutu Patnaik. Having completed his Bachelors of Fine Art from Banaras University, Patnaik did his Masters from Delhi College of Art. He has been a part of large symposiums in many countries…
Born in Madhubani in Bihar, Sachindra Nath Jha studied at the College of Arts at Patna. His works are based on the river Ganga and all that happens around the river, that includes the flowers, pujas and ceremonies. He loves to use vibrant colours like green, blue, violet and red. Though he started off as a…
Krishen Khanna grew up in pre-partition Lahore, before moving to England, to study at the Imperial Service College on a scholarship. Thereafter he returned to India and became a part of the Progressive Artist Group (PAG) with whom he would hold his first exhibition in 1949. In 1962 was awarded the Rockefeller Fellowship and was Artist-in-Residence…
Born in 1978, in Jharkhand, Rajesh Ram studied at the Patna School of Art in 2002, and in 2007. He participated in an Art Appreciation Course at the National Museum in New Delhi. An award winner at the 17th All India Art Contest, Nagpur, the artist has held several solo exhibitions across India. The artist lives…
Born in Lahore in British India, Dhanraj Bhagat acquired a Diploma in sculpture from the city’s Mayo College of Art. Bhagat began working with clay before finding true inspiration in wood. His early wood sculptures bore liquid, stream-like forms of the sensual feminine, with smooth, elongated lines. Post partition, his started acquiring rough edges and un-smoothed…
The Baroda based artist, APURVA DESAI, studied painting at C. N. College of Fine Art, Ahmedabad and did Masters in Painting from M. S. University, Baroda. Apurva Desai He describes himself as ”an urban landscapist’. His series titled ‘A Shipyard Symphony’, based on his experience in the ship-breaking yards at Alang in Gujarat. He has…
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D.V.S. Krishna was born in 1973 at Nellore, Andhra Pradesh. He holds a bachelor’s degree in painting from JNTU, Hyderabad. He has participated in group shows organized by institutions like the Hyderabad Art Society Ahuja Museum for Arts (Kolakata) and World Telugu Federation. D.V.S. Krishna has had two solo shows so far. The fibreglass sculptures…
