L Ramachandran

A self-taught photographer, L Ramachandran in defining his creative contours sought a different genre, making him the only Indian representative photographer of the Playboy magazine in India. And achieving this position was no mean feat for this young and avid aspiring photographer. Having found a creative niche, presently his oeuvre spans varied genres as architecture, travel, lifestyle, fashion, glamor,celebrities, fine art, contemporary and performing arts. For this artist whatever be the genre, his exploration with light for the articulation of his subject/theme is fundamentally the image or thought through which the light makes the image ‘appear’ standing at the junction between the gaze of the observer and the image/object bringing it alive as a vibrant pulsating form. He captures the alluring forms of the body with artistry and dexterity that the line between craft and art dissolving to make the distinction fluid. For Ramachandran the technique of manipulating light becomes an opportunity for a double play: it amplifies the concept of illusion and the sensuous rich erotic visual forms. The extreme chiaroscuro or the contrast of light and dark eventually takes on the mantle of alluring romantic and yet opulent chief protagoni...

ATIM's top 60 masters contemporary artist award - 2017
B&W spider award - 2016
Hp award - 2016
STC beat lighting (Hensel) - 2014 Miami
TEA award - 2013 India
STC best student award - 2013 Santorini
STC best student award - 2012 United States
Photographer's forum magazine - 2011 United States
ipa - International photography award - 2011 Los Angels

Melodrama of melting mesmerism - 2017
L Ramachandran's art photography - 2017 Croatia
top 60 masters contemporary art exhibition - 2017 Italy
Coex hall 34th Korea galleries art fair - 2016 Seoul
Gwangju 15 art fair - 2015 Korea
Singapore bank art fair - 2015 Singapore
Seoul International art fair - 2015 Korea
Korea - Busan international art fair - 2015
Artapart fair (5th edition) - 2014 Singapore
Bangkokart fair - 2013, Thailand