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Born in Varanasi in 1981, the young artist Phaneendra Nath Chaturvedi
unapologetically unmasks the men and women he draws in his large-format works to reveal the grotesque, robotic creatures he believes they really are. Skeletal forms in colorful shirts and dresses populate his multi-piece works on paper, some plugged into an electrical outlet, others held down with barbed wire and nuts and bolts.
These anthropomorphic beings...
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Born in Varanasi in 1981, the young artist Phaneendra Nath Chaturvedi
unapologetically unmasks the men and women he draws in his large-format works to reveal the grotesque, robotic creatures he believes they really are. Skeletal forms in colorful shirts and dresses populate his multi-piece works on paper, some plugged into an electrical outlet, others held down with barbed wire and nuts and bolts.
These anthropomorphic beings focus attention on the artificiality of beautiful appearances and the corruption that he believes has found its way into every aspect of contemporary human existence and interaction. Describing himself as a painter true to his ideology and perception, Chaturvedi accepts that his work is provocative, stark and ‘brutally honest’.
Chaturvedi received his BFA and MFA in painting from the College of Arts and Crafts at the University of Lucknow’s Faculty of Fine Arts, and secured a first position in order of merit at both levels. He was later honoured by his alma mater with the Vishisth Pratibha Samman in 2005. The artist has also received the All India Fine Art and Craft Society Award in 2004 and the All India Award from the Ministry of Culture of the Government of India in 2006.
Chaturvedi’s works have been featured in exhibitions in Indian including the 20th All India Art Exhibition in Nagpur, where his paintings won an award, the National Exhibition of Art at the National Academy of Art in Mumbai, the Inter-State Exhibition in Shimla, the Annual All India Art Exhibition, at AIFACS in New Delhi and the 10th Harmony Show in Mumbai among others. Three of his mixed media works on paper have also been shown at ‘Hybrid Trend’, a contemporary Asian art exhibitions held at Hangaram Art Museum and organized by the Seoul Art Center in South Korea.
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Born
1981
Varanasi
Education
Master of Fine Arts (Painting) College of Arts & Crafts, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Lucknow Bachelor of Fine Arts (Painting), College of Arts & Crafts, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Lucknow
Exhibitions
Selected Solo Exhibitions 2012 'An Anthropomorphic Incarnation',...
Selected Solo Exhibitions 2012 'An Anthropomorphic Incarnation', Karin Weber Gallery, Hong Kong2007 ‘An Anthropomorphic Angle’, The Mint, New Delhi 2003 ‘Lucknow’, Sponsored by Uttar Pradesh State Lalit Kala Academy
Selected Group Exhibitions 2010 'Who Has Seen Gandhi?', presented by Tangerine Art Space at Raj Bhavan; KynKyny Art Gallery and Tangerine Art Space, Bangalore 2007 ‘Asian Young Artists in Heyri’, Keumsan Gallery, Heyri Art Valley, Seoul, Korea 2006 ‘Hybrid Trend’, Contemporary Art Exhibition, Hangaram Art Museum, Seoul Art Center, Seoul, Korea 2006 ‘Faces’, Regional Center, Lalit Kala Academy, Lucknow. 2002 Uttar Pradesh State Lalit Kala Academy, Lucknow 2002 ‘Kalarth’, Lucknow 2002 College of Arts and Crafts, University of Lucknow, Lucknow. 2001 Paintings and Sculptures Exhibition, Lucknow. 2000 Paintings and Sculptures Exhibition, Lucknow
Participations 2014 'Ode to Monumental: Celebration, Visuality, Ideology', presented by Saffronart at Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi and Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai 2011 '50.25.10', presented by Artchutney at The Taj Corridor, The Taj West End, Bangalore
2006 48th National Exhibition of National Academy of Art, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Mumbai 2006 26th Annual Exhibition of Uttar Pradesh State Lalit Kala Academy, Lucknow 2006 20th All India Art Exhibition, South Central Zone Cultural Centre (SCZCC), Nagpur 2006 Interstate Exchange Exhibition of Uttar Pradesh at Shimla 2006 Regional Art Exhibition at Uttar Pradesh State Lalit Kala Academy, Lucknow 2005 19th All India Art Exhibition, South Central Zone Cultural Centre (SCZCC), Nagpur 2005 10th Harmony Show, Mumbai 2005 71st All India Exhibition of Arts, Indian Academy of Fine Arts (IAFA), Amritsar 2005 25th Annual Exhibition of Uttar Pradesh State Lalit Kala Academy, Lucknow 2005 Regional Art Exhibition, College of Arts and Crafts, University of Lucknow 2004 18th All India Art Exhibition, South Central Zone Cultural Centre (SCZCC), Nagpur 2004 4th Northern Region Camlin Art Exhibition, New Delhi 2004 Regional Art Exhibition at Uttar Pradesh State Lalit Kala Academy, Lucknow 2004 Uttar Pradesh State Art Exhibition, All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi 2004 76th All India Art Exhibition, All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi 2004 10th All India Exhibition of Art, Uttar Pradesh State Lalit Kala Academy, Lucknow 2003 Annual Exhibition of Uttar Pradesh State Lalit Kala Academy, Lucknow 2003 All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS) State Art Exhibition, Uttar Pradesh State Lalit Kala Academy, Lucknow 2002 Annual Exhibition of Uttar Pradesh State Lalit Kala Academy, Lucknow 2002 Regional Arts Exhibition, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 2002 4th All India Arts Exhibition, Gulbarga, Katnataka 1999 National Kalidas Exhibition, Ujjain
Honours and Awards
2007-09 National Scholarship, Ministry of Culture, Government of India ...
2007-09 National Scholarship, Ministry of Culture, Government of India 2005-06 Research Grand of National Academy of Arts, New Delhi 2006 All India Award, South Central Zone Cultural Centre ( S.C.Z.C.C.), Nagpur, Ministry of Culture, Government of India 2005 ‘Vishishth Prathibha Samman’, Honored by University of Lucknow. 2004 All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS) Award, New Delhi 2004 ‘Vishishth Prathibha Samman’, Honored by University of Lucknow. 2003 State Level All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS) Award, New Delhi
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Can you tell us a little about the path that has led you to the large-scale works on paper that you create today?
I am working on large-scale drawings because my images require lot of open spaces, also the size of my forms has to be in proportion to the viewers for proper interaction.
What meaning do you ascribe to anthropomorphism and the robot-like characters that populate your works?...
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Can you tell us a little about the path that has led you to the large-scale works on paper that you create today?
I am working on large-scale drawings because my images require lot of open spaces, also the size of my forms has to be in proportion to the viewers for proper interaction.
What meaning do you ascribe to anthropomorphism and the robot-like characters that populate your works?
I mean in the literal sense of anthropomorphic.
Is there any significance to the fact that the surface of these works is fractured into multiple parts?
Initially it was a technical problem to get large size papers but later I found that divided spaces create a very interesting surface effect.
What inspires your work? Are there any artists whose work has had an impact on the development of your painterly career?
I can’t1 specifically single out any particular artist as my sole source of inspiration. But I have been admiring the works of numerous Indian and foreign artists. Prof. Jai Krishna Agarwal who is basically a printmaker was my guide during the course of my training in Fine Arts at the College of Arts & Crafts, University of Lucknow. Although, he was guiding me for painting but due to his associations I could pick up a lot of elements of prints. My early pen and ink drawings were almost like etchings or lithographs. I owe him a lot for the direction he gave me at the time when I needed it the most.
What are you working on at the moment? Any exciting upcoming projects?
There is no change in my working except for certain new elements which I have added in my recent works. I also have e feeling that I am drifting towards colors. May be my future works might be more colorful.
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