Shivaraj M Artist

"Shivaraj M" - "Relatist" is a contemporary Indian artist and founder of "Relatism", a philosophical and artistic movement that understands reality as a living web of relationships. Emerging from the artist's lifelong engagement with animistic thought and expanded through philosophy, science, psychology, ecology, and Indian spiritual traditions, Relatism proposes that identity, meaning, and existence arise through interconnectedness rather than isolation. It offers a framework in which every form of existence - living or non-living - participates in the continuous unfolding of reality.

A graduate of the "Chamarajendra Academy of Visual Arts (CAVA), Mysuru", Shivaraj works primarily in acrylic and oil on canvas, combining realism with subtle surrealism to create visually compelling and philosophically layered works. His paintings investigate the relationships between humans, animals, birds, insects, plants, natural elements, and everyday objects, treating them not as separate categories but as participants in a shared continuum of existence.

Inspired by the animistic perception that the world is alive and deeply interconnected, his work extends this vision through Relatism, exploring how relationships shape identity, memory, trans...

B.F.A Applied Dept. Chamarajendra Academy of Visual Arts (CAVA) Mysore University, Mysore, Karnataka, India. (1998 – 2003)

2024 - My artwork was selected and displayed in
"State level painting exhibition" by "Lalithakala Academy" karnataka.
Exhibition held from 04-10-2024 to 07-10-2024
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A group Painting Camp, 11th March till 20th March 2016,
Group show at Karnataka Nataka Academy,Rangayana Mysore - 2007,
2006 - Dasara Event - I participated in the Dasara event, organized by Rangayana. It was a State level Painting workshop organized by CAVA in November 2006,
Attended N N Rimson workshop in CAVA Mysore.- 2006,
"One Painting thousand words" this was the event organised by CKP in Bangalore. A active discussion which was very interesting and interactive. - 2005,
Group Exhibition in Suchitra Art Gallery Mysore - 2005,
Chitra Kala Parishad,
Vegetarian Association Davanageree - Poster design - 2003,