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Shahid Datawala
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“I want to tell a clean simple story and then leave it to the viewer.”
Shahid Datawala’s monochromatic photographic compositions don’t necessarily begin or end within the frame. By shooting a part of the whole, Datawala leaves a lot to the viewer’s imagination. A perfectionist by nature, and unique in his approach to photography, Datawala does not capture a moment, but instead preconceives a shot in his head, composes the frame...
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“I want to tell a clean simple story and then leave it to the viewer.”
Shahid Datawala’s monochromatic photographic compositions don’t necessarily begin or end within the frame. By shooting a part of the whole, Datawala leaves a lot to the viewer’s imagination. A perfectionist by nature, and unique in his approach to photography, Datawala does not capture a moment, but instead preconceives a shot in his head, composes the frame for it, and then waits for his idea to happen. The artist is known to have waited over three hours to capture that perfect shot.
“I actually construct it in my head and then I wait for that thing to happen. It’s very tongue-in-cheek when it does. Sometimes I see a frame and construct a story instantly. And then I wait. And that wait can be indefinite,” communicates the artist in an interview with Gulan Kriplani for Tasveer Arts.
A self-taught photographer, Datawala articulates his compositions in his own distinctive manner. The dynamic contrast in his frames and their inquisitive composition makes them appear slightly haunted. The viewer can sense a chill in the air or a gentle breeze blowing through his desolate architectural shots.
Born in 1974, Datawala’s solo shows include the forthcoming one at Sua House, Bangalore, to be held in 2009; ‘Shadowboxing’, presented by Tasveer Arts at Art Motif, New Delhi, in 2008; and ‘Dress Circle’ at Foss- Gandhi and Jehangir Nicholson Gallery, National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA), Mumbai, in 2006. Amongst his group shows are, ‘India: Public Paces, Private Spaces Contemporary Photography and Video Art’, at the Newark Museum, New Jersey, in 2007, and at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, in 2008; ‘Click! Contemporary Photography from India’ at Vadehra Gallery, New Delhi, and Grosvenor Vadehra, London, in 2008; and ‘Postvisual World’ at Priyasri Art Gallery, Mumbai, also in 2008.
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Born
1974
Education
Self Taught
Exhibitions
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2009 Sua House, Bangalore
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Selected Solo Exhibitions
2009 Sua House, Bangalore
2008 ‘Shadowboxing’, presented by Tasveer and The Seagull Foundation for Arts at Kolkata
2008 ‘Shadowboxing’, presented by Tasveer at Art Motif, New Delhi
2008 'Where the City Rests', Matthieu Foss Gallery, Mumbai
2006-07 Tasveer, Bangalore, Kaolkata and New Delhi
2006 ‘Dress Circle’, Foss- Gandi, and Jehangir Nicholson Gallery, National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA), Mumbai
2006 'Dress Circle', Tasveer, Bangalore, Mumbai
2001 'A Walk With Pillars', Max Mueller Bhavan, New Delhi
Selected Group Exhibitions
2010 'By George', presented by Cherry Art Foundation at Alliance Francaise de Delhi, New Delhi
2009 'Caturday is Cleaning Day', The Loft, Mumbai
2008 ‘India: Public Paces, Private Spaces’, Contemporary Photography and Video Art, organized by The Newark Museum at Target Gallery, Minneapolis Institute of Arts
2008 ‘Click ! Contemporary Photography from India’, Vadehra Gallery, New Delhi and Grosvenor Vadehra Gallery, London
2008 ‘Postvisual World’, Priyasri Art Gallery, Mumbai
2007 'Dress Circle', Part of a Three-Person Show at Metropolis, Rome
2007 'What Wears Me', Matthieu Foss Gallery, Mumbai
Participations
2010 'Where Three Dreams Cross: 150 Years of Photography from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh', Whitechapel Gallery, London; Fotomuseum Winterthur, Switzerland
2007 ‘Metropolis : Containing What Contents ?’, project by Rialto Santambrogio and StalkAgency in collaboration with Focus India at Festa del Cinema di Roma 2007, Rome
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PAST AUCTIONS
Showing
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Lot 30
Details
EDITIONS 24-Hour Auction
18-19 May 2011
Mini (Car Series)
Archival print on paper
41 x 27 in
Winning bid
$1,586
Rs 69,000
(Inclusive of buyer's premium)
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