Tandoor Painting

Raj More is visual Contemporary artist and Film Director Mumbai. He is two times National awarded Artist (Fine art & Films).Born at Akola, Maharashtra, India. Raj More has been adventures and bold from childhood. He is multitalented and well acquainted in sports, drama, film and adventure. He studied in Sir JJ School of Applied Art Mumbai. His achievements are, he has many feathers on his cap as a visual fine artist & Filmmaker He is winner of 67th National Film Awards/Best Debut Director for his short film Khisa. Also win 54th National Academy Award by Lalit Kala Academy New Delhi. Winner of Asia Art Award & Excellence prize present by EM Art Gallery & a collaborative venture with Korean Govt, Seoul, Korea. Winner of Hussian-Bendre awards by Bombay art society, Mumbai to name a few similarly won awards in other institutions and competitions. His debut directed film "KHISA"(pocket) get National Film Awards, Berlin Film festival, Indian Panorama for (IFIFI) 51st International film festival ,7th annual DFW South Asian Film Festival, Toyota USA!, President of India National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, India. ‘Certificate of Special Mention’ for the Prize Award by the NHRC 2021, Filmfare Short Film Awards 2021 etc and so many international awards, nomination and official selection and travel in all film festival circuit ground the world festivals. Now he bring ‘’BICHAULIYA’’Short film based on Saadat Hasan Manto’s Story,it’s a new adaptation screenplay of today time and contemporary new vision of 2022.Its a story of man’s manhood!.(“ बिचौलिया ” यह एक आदमी की मर्दानगी को चुनौती देने वाली कहानी है। ) Since then Raj More has expressed his style for last 20 years working in his studio at Kandivali Mumbai with an approach of contemporary thoughts and chunky content. The colors applied thickly to a canvas have become a staple technique of modern abstract and semi figurative, in his work. His styles depict and represent the city he lives in and his biggest influence are the people around him and the city culture which he expresses on his canvas. He does not use the word technique but relates the word technique with the cites chaos, happening, socio-political events around him. His power lies in the socio – political events in the city and events that causes fame and information. He has performed Solo shows in India and Aboard from eminent personalities and reputed art collectors in India and Abroad.