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Charan Sharma

CHARAN SHARMA<br>Born 1950 Nathdwara, Rajasthan<br><br>The word Buddha in Sanskrit means to be awake...

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Charan Sharma

Joined In 2010

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About the artist

Charan Sharma

Joined In 2010

(1 Follower)

ABOUT
EDUCATION

CHARAN SHARMA
Born 1950 Nathdwara, Rajasthan

The word Buddha in Sanskrit means to be awakened to a primordial reality of radiant compassion and self existing wisdom. Expressed in art, Buddhas

are not objects of worship, but mirrors of our innermost being, icons of the journey from ignorance to illumination. After experimenting with

different materials, techniques, themes and motifs, Buddha became the main theme of my art. During the last four years, I have enriched myself

traveling in all the Buddhist destinations, exploring various Buddha images.

We are artists of our own destiny, as the artist merges with his art, so too does the one who contemplates it deeply. As I look within myself, I

create the experience of mind, body, of the universe and all its infinite realms.

That's Enlightenment. To know that the entire universe is a projection of my own being and that I create within myself the texture and fabric of all

that exists. The theme: 'Enlightenment'-

'The Wisdom of Fulfillment... The wisdom, that arises from the direct experience of all phenomena being fulfilled. Knowing through personal

experience (for example, meditation Vipaasna) that all thi...

1974 M.A. in Drawing and painting, University of Udaipur
1976 Studied Graphics at Sir J.J School of Arts, Mumbai

Solo Exhibitions


2005 : Jehangir Art Gallery Mumbai
2004 : Hong Kong and Sydney Australia
2002 : Private showings in Hong Kong and San Francisco
2001 : Show at San Francisco organized by CRY USA
2001 : Private Show at San Francisco and Boston
2000 : Dynamic Break Through Dubai
1999 : Kalart Gallery, San Francisco
1998 : Images of Exuberance at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
1996 : Jehangir Art Gallery , Mumbai
1996 : Cache Art Gallery , Mumbai
1995 : Rajputana Palace, Sheraton Hotel , Jaipur
1994 : Cache Art Gallery, Mumbai.
1994 : Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
1993 : Lalit Kala Gallery, New Delhi
1991 : 'A Leap Beyond the Horizon', Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
1988 : Alliance Francaise de Singapore, Singapore
1987 : Taj Art Gallery, Mumbai
1982 : Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
1980 : Taj Art Gallery, Mumbai
1979 : Taj Art Gallery, Mumbai
1978 : Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
1974 : Lalit Kala Gallery, New Delhi
1974 : Suchna Kendra Udaipur


Group Participations


2005 : Harmony shows Mumbai.
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