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Ratnadeep G Adivrekar
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Ratnadeep Gopal Adivrekar’s painting Memoirs Of The Unreal City received the prestigious Emerging Artist of the Year 2003 at the Harmony show. The award carries with it a purse of Rs.1 lakh. Obviously Ratnadeep Adivrekar’s is elated. Not hiding his joy at having won the honor and the accolades that followed, he says, "No other exhibition got as much attention (for me) as this one -- even on a national level."
The 'Harmony Excellence...
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Ratnadeep Gopal Adivrekar’s painting Memoirs Of The Unreal City received the prestigious Emerging Artist of the Year 2003 at the Harmony show. The award carries with it a purse of Rs.1 lakh. Obviously Ratnadeep Adivrekar’s is elated. Not hiding his joy at having won the honor and the accolades that followed, he says, "No other exhibition got as much attention (for me) as this one -- even on a national level."
The 'Harmony Excellence Award for Emerging Artist of the Year' was instituted in 1998 and is given annually to emerging talent under the age of 35 years from among a nation-wide participation of artists in the Harmony Show. This year about thirty artists under 35 years participated in the show. Every year, two artists are selected for this award -- one for a painting and another for an artwork from another discipline. This year, there were 126 participating artists, of whom about 45 were first-timers. The panel of judges that consisted of eminent personalities including Dr. Sarayu Doshi, Harsh Goenka, Mala Singh, Dilip De, Vickram Sethi, and Tina Ambani, lauded Ratnadeep Adivrekar as an artist "with a distinctly unique style that captivates the viewer's attention."
In his 'Memoirs of the Unreal City' Ratnadeep Adivrekar captures realism in a very surrealistic way.
This talented painter has shown immense promise as he takes a step further in carrying the artistic legacy of his father and eminent painter, Gopal Adivrekar. An abstract painter, Gopal Adivrekar took the art of non-figurative painting to a new high. His influence on the art scene has been two-fold: both as an artist and as an organizer.
Curiously, though Ratnadeep comes from a family with a background of art, he always "wanted to do something different" so he chose to join the science faculty. However, the love of art that ran in his veins was too deep to resist. As he has been quoted as saying: "One fine day I realized that I want to be a painter. As soon as the thought popped in to my mind I went ahead and aired my views to my father. To my surprise he said, "Go ahead and do what you would like to do."
The father-son often had long chats and discussions about their work during from which he Ratnadeep drew inspiration. During his budding years, his father was a solid guide and teacher to him. Ratnadeep recounts, "He is a self made man. It was indeed a difficult task for him, coming down to Mumbai from a small village in Konkan and making a name for himself. For this very reason I hold him in high esteem. He has helped me a lot in building my career as a painter. He has this special way of explaining things, which has helped me a lot in learning about my work and has enabled me to reach the position where I am today. He gave me total freedom to do what I wanted."
The master painter he was, Gopal Adivrekar's canvases, a sheer poetry in color, drew heavily from the beautiful coastal region of Konkan - its blue sea, the white of the surf, black rock glistening in the sun, clouds, birds and golden sands. On the other hand, Ratnadeep has specialized in post-modern art painting. Ratnadeep, very much proud of his father’s achievements, is determined to create his own niche in the art world. He says, "Being his son, people had certain expectations from me, however I have managed to create my own identity through my work."
The artist lives and works in Mumbai
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Born
1974
Education
1997 Bachelor of Fine Arts (Painting), Sir J.J. School of Art, Mumbai
Exhibitions
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2010 Crimson- The Art Resource,...
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2010 Crimson- The Art Resource, Bangalore
2009 'Proverbial In(ter)ventions', NUS Museum, Singapore
2004 ‘Refraction of ideas’, Artists Centre, Mumbai
2002 Crimson Art Gallery, Bangalore, Karnataka
2000 ‘Souvenirs from Journeys Within', Kala Academy, Panaji, Goa
1999 Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
1998 ‘Memoirs of the Unreal City and Findings through Journeys', Y.B Chavan Art Gallery, Mumbai
Selected Group Exhibitions
2005 ‘Future and Present’, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Mumbai
2005 ‘Indian contemporary art’, Chelsea Art College, U.K.
2005 ‘Ardhanareshwar’, Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai
2005 ‘Pune Art Show’, Geetanjali Kirloskar and Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai
2004 ‘Christian Art Show’, Goa
2004 ‘Ideas and images IV', National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Mumbai
2004 ‘Tao of Shiva’, Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai
2003 Participated in Art on Train by WSF with Open Circle, Mumbai
2003 ‘Scared And Secular', Time & Space Gallery, Bangalore, Karnataka
2003 Kite Exhibition, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
2003 I.I.F.A. Art Show, Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai
2002 Self Portraits from RPG Collection, Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkatta
2002 Inaugural Exhibition, The Gallerie Maharaja, New Delhi
2002 ‘The Quotable Stencil', Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai
2002 Gallery Beyond, Mumbai
2002 ‘One Square Feet', Dhomimal Art Centre, New Delhi
2002 RPG ‘Mela’ Exhibition, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
2001 Concern India Exhibition,Jewels on Canvas, Mumbai
2001 Gujarat Relief Fund Exhibition, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Mumbai
2001 The RPG Collection Show, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Mumbai
2000 'Indian Contemporary Art', organized by Easel Art Gallery at Singapore & Hong Kong
2000 'Six Young Artist', Artist Centre, Mumbai
1999 ‘Art of the Red Soil’, Dabhol Power, Guhaghar
1999 'Art festival', Lakereen Art Gallery, Mumbai
1998 Mini Format Group Show, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi
1998 Artquest for CRY Group show, Mumbai
1997 Organized by Dr. Bhausaheb Deshmukh Academy, Mumbai
1996 'Vista Black & White', Chavan Art Gallery, Mumbai
1996 Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata
1995 Organized by Samyojitha Bangalore in Memory of Late Shri G.S.Shenoy, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai and Bangalore
1994 Organized by NAG Foundation, Pune, Maharashtra
1994 Dr. Bhausaheb Deshmukh Art Academy Show, Amravati, Maharashtra
Participations
2012 'Synergy 2012', 12th Anniversary Show, Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai
2010 'Evolve: 10th Anniversary Show', Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai
2002 Golden Jubilee Exhibition of Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
2001 44th National Art Exhibition, Lalit Kala Academy, Ahmedabad
2001 Maharashtra Mahoutsav Exhibition, All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi
2001 43rd National Art Exhibition, Lalit Kala Academy, Bangalore
2000-05 'Harmony Show', Nehru Centre, Mumbai
1999 Annual Art Exhibition organized by Indian Oil, Mumbai
1998 'Varsha 98', Monsoon show, Chavan Art Gallery, Mumbai
1997 'Monsoon Show', Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
1997 50years of Indian Independence, Bombay Art Society, Mumbai
1996 ‘Chatak', Nehru Art Gallery, Mumbai
1995 'Varsha 95', Monsoon Show, Chavan Art Gallery, Mumbai
1994-96,99,02 Annual Exhibition, Bombay Art Society, Mumbai
1994,95,96 Bombay Art Society Exhibition, Pune, and Goa
1994 'Kala Mela', organized by Lalit Kala Academy in New Delhi, Kolkata
1993,96 Annual Exhibition, Art Society of India Exhibition, Mumbai
1993,94,02 Maharashtra State Art Exhibition, Mumbai
Honours and Awards
2003 'Harmony Award', for Best Emerging Artist of the Year,...
2003 'Harmony Award', for Best Emerging Artist of the Year, Mumbai
2002 Bendre Hussain Scholarship, Mumbai
2002 Maharashtra State Art Award, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
2001 National Scholarship by Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
1999 Awarded The Governors Prize, The Bombay Art Society, Mumbai
1996 Awarded Best Painting Award at The Art Society of India, Mumbai
1994,96 Awarded Merit Certificate the Exhibition of The Bombay Art Society, Mumbai
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PAST StoryLTD AUCTIONS
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Lot 88
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No Reserve Art Auction
21-22 May 2019
Memoirs of the...
Oil and acrylic on canvas
35.5 x 47.5 in
Winning bid
$271
Rs 18,720
(Inclusive of buyer's premium)
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