Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Watercolourist who wishes to paint LANDSCAPES, but doesn't confirm to what art world defines as land...
About the artist
Joined In 2012
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About the artist
Joined In 2012
(797 Followers)
Watercolourist who wishes to paint LANDSCAPES, but doesn't confirm to what art world defines as landscape. Nor does he wishes to be called 'master' of certain 'kind' of landscape. For him, artist should be known by his vision and philosophy, not by subject or style in which he paints! Artist's signature should not be the 'image' he paints, but it should be in the 'way' he sees, imagines, thinks and paints....
As for his resume, having exhibited 5-6 solo shows in various media, he stopped all other media and began experimenting only in watercolours since 1999. And next 12 solos of his and many group shows too, were only in the fluid medium and on paper!
Have been awarded State award in 2003, and has been top 10 (finalist) in worldwide competitions of International artist magazine in landscape(2009) and Seascape (2010). He has attended various art camps including RWS art camp in India an part of Indian invitees.
He paints full time and in spare time lives a life of a recluse, roaming around....
post graduate in commerce
Till now 19 solo shows , at renowned public galleries in Mumbai, Delhi and numerous group shows all around India.
Held a very successful Solo show at Jehangir Art gallery, India's best public art space end of 2016, and sold half of exhibits despite demonetisation induced cash cruch in Indian economy!
Held solo show in Oct 17, premier art complex in the capital, lalit kala Akademi, with good critical and collector response.
Had my 20th solo show, very sucessful one, in Mumbai at Jehangir art gallery in may 2022.
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