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Nicola Durvasula
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Nicola Durvasula’s works present the oppositions and contradictions of contemporary life. Drawing from differences such as those between East and West and fine arts and popular culture, the artist intertwines images that are seldom seen in the same light. Her works, therefore, often appear surreal or mystical.
The use of painting along with her already eclectic style of drawing allows her audience to understand the time...
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Nicola Durvasula’s works present the oppositions and contradictions of contemporary life. Drawing from differences such as those between East and West and fine arts and popular culture, the artist intertwines images that are seldom seen in the same light. Her works, therefore, often appear surreal or mystical.
The use of painting along with her already eclectic style of drawing allows her audience to understand the time consuming nature of her process and simultaneously, the intensity of her thoughts portrayed. A hint of satirical humour can also been sensed in Durvasula’s compositions, which sometimes appear laced with subtle eroticism.
Nicola Durvasula was born in 1960 in Jersey, Great Britain. Her education in art started in 1985 with a Diplome National Superieur d’Expression Plastique from the Ecole des Beaux Arts du Havre, France. In the same year, she studied at Atelier Gravure, Ecole des Beaux Arts de Paris, France; and in 1993, she received a Diplome Unilingue de Langue et Civilisation Orientales from the Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales, Paris, France. In 2004, Durvasula graduated from Kent Institute of Art and Design with a Master’s degree in Fine Art. Her recent solo exhibitions include, ‘Life is But a Dream Part VII’ at Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai, in 2008; ‘Static Lines And Where They Take You’ at Thomas Erben Gallery, New York, in 2007; Rachmaninoff’s, London, in 2004; Nature Morte, New Delhi, in 2004; Galerie Rue Montgrand, École Supérieure Des Beaux-Arts de Marseille, Marseille, in 2004; and ‘Indian Rope Trick’ at Centre 19, Montbeliard, in 2002. Her work has also been featured in several group shows, the most recent being held at Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke, Mumbai, in 2008; ‘The Acceptance World’ at Rachmaninoff’s, London, in 2007; ‘House of Mirrors’ at Grosvenor Vadehra, London, in 2007; and Thomas Erben Gallery, New York, in 2006.
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Born
1960
Jersey, British Isles
Education
2004 M.A. Fine Art, Kent Institute of Art & Design, Canterbury, U.K
1993 Diplome Unilingue de Langue et Civilisation Orientales, Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales, Paris, France
1985 Atelier Gravure, Ecole des Beaux Arts de Paris, France
1984 Diplome National Superieur d’Expression Plastique, Ecole des Beaux Arts du Havre, France
Exhibitions
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2012 'I Am Here', Galerie...
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2012 'I Am Here', Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke, Mumbai
2011 'Blame it on the Sun', Rachmaninoff's, London
2008 ‘Life is But a Dream’, Part VII, Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai
2008 Nicola Durvasula, Rachmaninoff's, London
2007 ‘Static Lines And Where They Take You’, Thomas Erben Gallery, New York
2006 Rachmaninoff’s, London
2004 Nature Morte, New Delhi
2004 Galerie Rue Montgrand, École Supérieure Des Beaux-Arts De Marseille, Marseille
2002 ‘Indian Rope Trick’, Centre 19, Montbeliard, France
2000 Gallery Chemould, Mumbai
1994 Max Mueller Bhavan, Hyderabad
Selected Group Exhibitions
2010 'Les Printemps des Poetes', Salon de Lecture, Musee de Quai Branly, Paris
2009 'Anglo-Indian Express', Grosvenor Gallery, London
2009 'Progressive to Altermodern: 62 Years of Indian Modern Art', Grosvenor Gallery, London
2008-09 'Whose Touch This Is, I Think I Know…', Gallery Threshold, New Delhi
2008-09 'Where In The World', Devi Art Foundation, New Delhi
2008 'Zeitgeist', Alliance Francaise de Delhi and Palette Art Gallery, New Delhi
2008 'Three Dots Three Points of View Under One Roof', Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke, Mumbai
2007 ‘The Acceptance World’, Rachmaninoff’s, London
2007 ‘House of Mirrors’, Grosvenor Vadehra, London
2007 ‘Salon 2007: New British Painting and Works on Paper’, 319 Portobello Rd, London
2006 Thomas Erben Gallery, New York
2004 ‘Subtlety-Minimally’, Sakshi Gallery, New Delhi
2003 ‘Enchanting the Icon’, Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai
2001 ‘The Human Factor’, The Guild, Mumbai
2004 ‘Passion Fantastic’, Herbert Read Gallery, Canterbury, Kent
2001 ‘Art on the Move’, SAHMAT, New Delhi
1999 ‘Art from India’, with Anita Dube, Pushpamala N. and Rummana Hussain at Patricia Correia Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
1999 ‘Of, Based On Or Obtained By Tradition’, Nature Morte, New Delhi
1999 ‘Boundlessly Various And Everything Simultaneously’, Bose Pacia Modern, New York
1997 ‘Inter(RE)ferences ‘,Grande Galerie, Rouen, France
Joint Exhibitions
2005 With Immo Klink at Rachmaninoff’s, London
1998 ‘Born in 1960’, with C.K. Rajan, Sakshi Gallery, Bangalore
Participations
2012-13 'Re-picturing the Feminine: New and Hybrid Realities in the Artworld', Gallery OED, Kochi
2011 'Homespun', Devi Art Foundation, New Delhi
2011 'Fabular Bodies: New Narratives in the Art of the Miniature',
presented by Harmony Art Foundation at Coomaraswamy Hall, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharah Vastu Sangrahalaya, Mumbai
2006 ‘Lila/Play: Contemporary Miniatures and New Art from South Asia’, Cultural Festival of the Melbourne 2006, Commonwealth Games, Melbourne, Australia
1998 Pacaembu Project (Urban Sculpture), Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Watercolour, gouache and pencil on paper
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Untitled
Watercolour, gouache and pencil on paper
11.5 x 8.5 in
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Autumn Auction 2008
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a)The Design of...
Pencil and gouache on paper
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