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Sudarshan Shetty
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Born in 1961 in Mangalore, Sudarshan Shetty completed his Bachelor of Fine Arts, Sir J.J. School of Art, Mumbai (1980 to 85). He received Fellowship at the Kanoria Centre for Arts, Ahmedabad.
Sudarshan Shetty has been regularly creating artworks since 90s and mostly works on sculpture and installations. His work envisions a lyrical world full of playfulness and freedom liberated from political issues. It displays an intriguing...
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Born in 1961 in Mangalore, Sudarshan Shetty completed his Bachelor of Fine Arts, Sir J.J. School of Art, Mumbai (1980 to 85). He received Fellowship at the Kanoria Centre for Arts, Ahmedabad.
Sudarshan Shetty has been regularly creating artworks since 90s and mostly works on sculpture and installations. His work envisions a lyrical world full of playfulness and freedom liberated from political issues. It displays an intriguing combination of the representational and the abstract.
The Fukuoka Asian Art Museum invited Sudarshan Shetty for the series of exhibition, 'Contemporary Asian Artist' in September 2001. In the exhibition, the installation consisted of chairs, a desk, boats, stringed instrument, airplane, all with mechanical device and movable. In the installation composed of those objects 'For Here or To Go', Shetty created a new kaleidoscopic story. In the 'Amusement Parlor' created by him, anticipation for future possibilities as well as anxieties for irrationality and unknown precincts, or eeriness behind contemporary society and amusements were projected.
The artist strives to escape from the social framework, and at the same time, tries to collect scattered fragments of daily life. Through the process of editing and applying these (fragments), he superimposes various facets of contemporary society. In fact, though formally trained as a painter, Shetty progressively became interested in sculpture and installation, and began to combine his paintings with found objects that he painted. In 1996 he attended a sculpture workshop in Scotland that resulted in a spontaneous showing of swiftly executed watercolors; sketches in which the predominant leit motif was that of a carrier bag embellished by whimsical images and memories of the surroundings.
His art-world reflects contemporary urban life. By stimulating the memories of people's childhood and their playful-mind filled with curiosity, he cleverly escapes from the globalism that homogenizes the world and innocently plots to overthrow the value system led by politics and the economy.
He is also attracting a great deal of public attention as one of the leading artist in the Indian art scene internationally. He participated in the 'Private Mythology: Contemporary Art from India' (Tokyo) in 1998, 'Kwangju Biennale' (Korea) in 2000, and 'Century City' (UK) in 2001. Among his major art exhibitions are III Biennale of Indian Art, Roopankar Museum, Bhopal (1990), Solo show at the Holland Art Gallery, Rotterdam (1993), 'Paper Moon', solo show at Pundole Art Gallery, Mumbai (1995), Tryst with Destiny', Singapore Art Museum (1997), 'Art in the World', hosted by Beaux Arts Magazine, Paris (1998) and 'Century City: Art and Culture in the Modern Metropolis', Tate Modern (2001)
Sudarshan Shetty is currently based in Mumbai.
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Born
1961
Mangalore, Karnataka
Education
1980-85 Bachelor of Fine Arts (Painting), Sir J. J. School of Arts, Mumbai
Exhibitions
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2016 'shoonya ghar', National...
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2016 'shoonya ghar', National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi
2014 'Every Broken Moment, Piece by Piece', Gallery Ske, New Delhi
2012 'The Pieces Earth Took Away', Galerie Krinzinger, Vienna
2011-12 'Listen Outside this House', Gallery Ske, Bangalore
2011 'Between the Tea Cup and a Sinking Constellation', Galerie Daniel Templon, Paris
2010 'This Too Shall Pass', Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Mumbai City Museum, Mumbai
2010 'The More I Die the Lighter I Get', Jack Tilton, New York
2010 'From Here to There and Back Again', Ierimonti Gallery, Milan
2009 Galerie Daniel Templon, Paris
2009 'Six Drops', Gallery Ske, Bangalore
2008 'Leaving Home', Galerie Krinzinger, Vienna, Austria
2008 ‘Savin Skin’, Jack Tilton Gallery, New York
2006 ‘Love’, GALLERYSKE, Bangalore and Bodhi Art, Mumbai
2005 ‘Eight Corners of The World’, Gallery Ske, Bangalore
2004 ‘Static’s’, Chemould Gallery, Mumbai
2003 ‘Consanguinity’, Nature Morte, Bose Pascia Modern at the Habitat Visual Arts Centre, New Delhi
2001 'For Here or To Go Installation’, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Japan
1996 Paintings at Max Muller Bhavan, Mumbai
1995 ‘Paper Moon’, Pundole Art Gallery and Framji Cawasjee Hall, Mumbai and Ravindra Bhavan, New Delhi
1991 ‘Holland Art Gallery, Rotterdam, a Part of Spirit of India Celebration in The Netherlands, Galerie Drie, Amsterdam
1991 Worked on a Commissioned Installation Project at Hotel Imperial, New Delhi, based on Indian Circus
Selected Group Exhibitions
2013-14 'Inaugural Show', Gallery Ske, New Delhi
2011 'Against All Odds: A Contemporary Response to the Historiography of Archiving Collecting, and Museums in India', Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
2010 'Looking Glass: The Existence of Difference', Twenty Indian Contemporary Artists presented by Religare Arts Initiative, New Delhi in collaboration with American Centre; British Council; Goethe-Institut/ Max Mueller Bhavan, New Delhi
2010-11 'In Transition: New Art from India', Richmond Art Gallery, Richmond, BC, Canada; Surrey Art Gallery, Surrey, Canada
2010 Art Musings, Mumbai
2009-10 'Sculpture', The Guild, Mumbai
2009 'India Contemporary', GEM, Museum of Contemporary Art, Hague
2009 'Vistaar II', presented by Seven Arts Limited at The Stainless Gallery, New Delhi
2009 'In The Mood For Paper', F2 Gallery, Beijing
2009 'For Life: The Language of Communication', Tilton Gallery, New York
2009 'Conversations', The Loft, Mumbai
2008-09 'Where In The World', Devi Art Foundation, New Delhi
2008-09 Gallery Ske, Bangalore
2008 'Still Moving Image', Devi Art Foundation, New Delhi
2008 'The Destruction Party', The Royal Monceau Hotel, Paris
2008 ‘Affair’, 1 x 1 Gallery, Dubai
2007 ‘India 20’, Rabindra Bhavan, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
2007 ‘Unholy Truths’, Initial Access, Frank Cohen Collection, Wolverhampton, UK
2007 ‘Pink’, Gallerie Mirchandani and Steinreucke, Mumbai
2006 ‘With Love’, conducted by GALLERYSKE and Tilton Gallery, at Miami Design District
2005 'Bombay Boys', Palette Art Gallery, New Delhi
2005 ‘Configurations'’, Anant Art Gallery, New Delhi
2005 Gallery Ske, Bangalore
2005 'Endless Terrain', Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi
2004 ‘Bombay x 17’, Kashi Art Gallery, Kochi
2003 'Zoom: Contemporary Art from India’, Culturgest, Lisbon
2003 ‘Highlights', Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai
2001 Installation at the Apparao Gallery, New Delhi
2001 'Excerpts from the Bestsellers', Installation at the David Sassoon Library, Mumbai
2001 ‘Century cites’, Tate Modern, London
2000 ‘Lone Boat River Song', Interactive Mechanical Installation ,Spike Island, Bristol, UK
2000 ‘Making Circles’, Installation at the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Mumbai
2000 ‘Bollywood- Passenger Terminal’, Foundation for Indian Artists, Amsterdam
1999 Sotheby’s Prize Exhibition, Jehangir Nicholson Gallery, Mumbai
1999 'Private Mythologies', Contemporary Art from India, The Japan Foundation, Tokyo
1999 Completed Commissioned Public Sculpture in Fukuoka, Japan, a Part of Hakata Reverain Art Project
1999 ‘Legatee’, The Fine Arts Company, Mumbai
1999 ‘Embarkations ‘, Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai
1998 'Colors of Independence', Centre for International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata and National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi
1998 'Tryst with Destiny' Contemporary Indian Art, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
1998 Inaugural Exhibition, Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai
1998 ‘Presences of the Past’, Jehangir Nicholson Gallery, Mumbai
1997 ‘Shilpayan', 100 years of Sculpture in India, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi
1996 ‘165 Inches in Time’, an Installation at the Marichal College, Aberdeen, Scotland
1996 ‘Private Languages', Pundole Art Gallery, Mumbai
1995 'Sculpture 95', Gallerie Espace and Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi
1994 Installation with Morzottos Fashion show at Bhuli Bhatiari, Delhi
1991 Worked on a Commissioned Installation Project, based on Indian Circus at Hotel Imperial, New Delhi
1990 Kanoria Centre for the Arts Exhibition, Mumbai
1988 Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, Ahmedabad
1987 'Kala Yatra', Bangalore
1984 Lalit Kala Akademi Exhibition, New Delhi
Joint Exhibitions
2005 'Shift' -a Collaborative Architectural Installation with Shantanu Poredi and Manisha Agarwal, Philips Contemporary, Mumbai
1999 ‘A Brisk Walk Makes You Feel Good’, with Vinay Mahidhar and Sunitha Kumar, A Collaborative Photo Installation at Sakshi Art Gallery, Mumbai
1998 With Leslie Dill, Nature More, New Delhi
Participations
2017 'Transforming Vision: 21st century art from the Pizzuti Collection', Pizzuti Collection, Columbus, Ohio
2013 'Aesthetic Bind: Subject of Death', Celebrating 50 Years of Contemporary Art, Chemould Prescott Road, Mumbai
2012-13 Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2012, Kochi
2012 'Indian Highway VI', organized in collaboration with the Serpentine Gallery, London, and the Astrup Fearnley Museet, Oslo, Norway at The Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA), Beijing
2012 ‘To Let the World In: Narrative and Beyond in Contemporary Indian Art’, as part of Art Chennai, Edition II at Lalit Kala Regional Centre, Chennai
2012 'Crossings: Time Unfolded, Part 2', Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA), New Delhi
2011 'Crossroads : India Escalate', India Pavilion at Prague Biennale 5
2011 'The Matter Within: New Contemporary Art Of India', Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco
2011 'Homespun', Devi Art Foundation, New Delhi
2011 'Paris-Delhi-Bombay', Centre Pompidou, Paris
2011 'Sympathy for the Devil', Vanhaerents Art Collection, Brussels
2011 India Inclusive, World Economic Forum in Davos
2011 Art Brussels, Belgium presented by Gallery Ske, Bangalore
2011 'Time Unfolded', Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA), New Delhi
2011 'Indian Highway', Traveling Exhibition at Lyon Museum of Contemporary Art, Lyon
2010 'FIAC 2010', Paris represented by Galerie Krinzinger, Vienna
2010 'The 11th Hour: An Exhibition of Contemporary Art from India / Diaspora', Tang Contemporary, Beijing
2010 'On the Road to the Next Milestone', part of the Exhibition 'Indian Highway', at Herning Museum of Contemporary Art (HEART), Herning
2010 'Contemplating the Void: Interventions in the Guggenheim Museum Rotunda', Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY
2009 'Spheres 2009', Galleria Continua, Le Moulin
2009 'Frieze Art Fair', London presented by Galerie Krinzinger, Wein
2009 'Arte Fiera 2009', Bologna represented by The Guild, Mumbai
2008 'The History of Loss', at Frieze Art Fair represented by Gallery Ske, Bangalore
2008 Presented by Gallery SKE, Bangalore; Tilton Gallery at Art Basel Miami Beach, Basel
2008 'CIGE 2008', Beijing represented by The Guild, Mumbai
2008 'Armory Show', Pier 94, New York
2007 'On The Edge of Vision: New Idioms In Indian and Italian Contemporary Art', organized by the Italian Cultural Institute in New Delhi in collaboration with the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi at Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata and National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Mumbai and New Delhi
2000 Represented India at the Kwangju Biennale, South Korea
1998 Represented India at the Art in the World, Palace de Retz, Paris
1983 ‘Monsoon Art Show', Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
1982 Bombay Art Society Exhibition, Mumbai
Honours and Awards
2007 New Installations by Artists from India, The Mattress Factory,...
2007 New Installations by Artists from India, The Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh, USA as a Part of Residency
1999 Charles Wallace India Award to Work at the Art Space, Bristol
1997 Sanskriti Award, New Delhi
1996 Worked at the Scottish Sculpture Workshop under Mobil Visual Arts Project
1993 Artist in Residence, Sanskriti Kendra, New Delhi
1987 Fellow at Kanoria Centre for Arts, Ahmedabad
1987 Worked as Visiting Faculty at National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad
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Generation-i.
4-31 March 2004
Orange Mat Steel ...
Acrylic and oil on canvas
24 x 24 in
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