Visual Drama

Stepping Up

The Idea

Question:
What happens when an object is removed from its reality?

Answer:
An unusual visual drama is achieved according to time, space and context.
Example:
The intensity and glamour of Maradona coming back-reinventing himself as the television showman and Beckham on the other falling into a dustbin.

The Horse 

Van Gogh Smiles 

Turner's Dog Barking at a Fish 

A Cage and an Aircraft 

Akbar's Sorrow 

The Flying Watch 

Love 

The Wall 

The Black Beauty 

He Moon 

The Triangle 

The Fish 

Mummy 

The Indian Red

The Window 

The Profile 

The Man 

The Hand 

The Nose 

Infinity 

The Smoke 

The Fire 

Beckmann's Look 

Resume

The Red Shadow

Born at Mangalore
Educational Details
M A (Fine),Faculty of Fine Arts, M S University of Baroda – 1989
PG Diploma in Marketing Mgt, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mangalore
B A (Literature), Calicut University, Kerala

Recognition – Govt of India recognition as outstanding artist
Recipient of Senior Fellowship from the Dept of Culture, New Delhi –2002-04

Curation / Coordination
Urban Metaphors – Exhibition of paintings by five young artists, ICCR Gallery, Hyderabad 2005
Artistic Development Program – A Fusion of Art for ADP associates at Welcomgroup Fortune Katriya - 2005
Lines of Destiny – Art for Tsunami An exhibition of art at Kakatitya Sheraton Hotels Hyderabad –2005
Conducted a workshop for Child and Police Project -Dr Reddy’s Foundation, Hyderabad – 2001, 2003
Nerves – An exhibition of drawings, Alliance Francaise de Hyderabad
Artists’& Scientists’ Symposium -Defence Research and Development Laboratories (DRDL), Hyd – 1999
All-India Painters Camp at Hasta Shilpa, Manipal - 1995

Lectures and Seminars
P T Reddy Memorial Lecture: The Relevance of Indigenous and it Consequences in Contemporary Art
Organised by Lalit Kala Akademi, Chennai at State Gallery of Art, Hyderabad – 2004
A series of lectures on contemporary art – College of Fine Arts, JNT University and SV College of Fine Arts, Hyd

Research / Documentation
Wooden Sculptures of Bhootaradhana - a research paper presented to the Regional Resources Centre for Folk Performing Arts, Udupi, Karnataka -1995
Certificate: UGC National Level Test for Eligibility for Lectureship in Art History- 1991

Publications
OPEN 1998 VENEZIA (on contemporary Indian sculpture for Arte Communications, Venice)
Post-Modernism -a booklet published by Lalit Kala Akademi, Bangalore - 1995
Articles published in Samakaleen Kala, journal of Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
Reviewed of art exhibitions for The Indian Express, Ahmedabad and Baroda editions 1989-90
Reviewed art activities for the Deccan Chronicle, Hyderabad
Art Critic / Reporter / Illustrator for Andhra Pradesh Times 1997

Teaching Experience
Visiting Faculty: Depts of Fashion and Accessory Design, NIFT, Hyderabad
Indian Academy of Catering Technology & Culinary Arts, Osmania University, Hyderabad
Dept of Fine Arts, PS Telugu University, Hyderabad - 2000-2002
Regular Faculty: College of Visual Art, Gulbarga University, Karnataka -1991-96

Camps/ Workshops participated
Toni Martina Graphic Workshop- College of Fine Arts, JNTU, Hyderabad - 1997
All-India Artists’ Camp, Mangalore - 1993
Graphic Camp by Prof Manfred Piontek of Stuttgart University, Lalit Kala Studios, New Delhi - 1986

Exhibitions
So Far So Good, Hyderabad - 2004
Nerves -Drawings, Alliance Francaise de Hyderabad - 2000
Recent Works - A solo-show, Gallery Threshold, Visakhapatnam - 1999
Man in the Gunny Bag and Other Works -Grand Kakatiya Hotel &Towers, Hyd
Genesis -Sketches and maquettes, Alliance Francaise de Hyderabad and Panaji
Collaged Imagery- A solo-show of collages, Surya Gallery, Hyderabad -1998
Art in Objects - Functional art, Holiday Inn Krishna, Hyderabad
Form and Space- Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Hyderabad - 1997
Temporal Passage - Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai and CCMB, Hyderabad -1993
We Five - Lalit Kala Gallery, Chennai - 1992
Kanoria Fellowship Holders Exhibition, VAC, Ahmedabad and Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai – 1990

Participations
International Art Exhibition for Gujarat Earthquake Victims -Hyderabad -2001
Art for Gujarat, Exhibition and auction organized by Times of India, Bangalore
Edge of the Century- Delhi Art Gallery - 1999
Art in Andhra Pradesh -Hotel Maurya Sherton, New Delhi -1998
Human Form and Art - organized by Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi- 1997
The Third International Biennial of Prints, Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal - 1995
Anniversary Shows, Chitram Gallery, Kochi -1993-94
Regional Exhibition of Art, Chennai and Bangalore
Young Indian Print-makers- CMC Gallery, New Delhi -1988
Prints – exhibition of graphic art, Max Mueller Bhavan, New Delhi - 1986

Scholarships/ Fellowships
Senior Fellowship, Govt of India, New Delhi - 2001
Fellowship by Kanoria Centre for Art, Ahmedabad 1989-90
Scholarship by the Karntaka Lalit Kala Akademi to pursue art at MS University of Baroda – 1987-89

Collections
Max Muellar Bhavan, New Delhi; Lalit Kala Studios, New Delhi; Lalit Kala Akademi, Bangalore; Hotel Taj Residency, Hyderabad; Hotel Grand Kakatiya, Hyderabad; Alliance Francaise de Hyderabad; ADP Pvt Ltd, Hyderabad; Dr Reddy’s Foundation, Hyderabad; Ektha.com, Hyderabad,Private collections in India and abroad