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Hanuman Kambli
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Here is an artist, who sources his inspiration from mythology, and yet, values the contemporariness of his work. Hanuman Kambli is among the renowned Goan artists of today.
Born and brought up in Pirna village, in North Goa, Hanuman still cherishes the childhood images of rusty but simple villagers, enchanting nature, and an almost still life. The classes in those days would be conducted in the premises of a temple since the village...
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Here is an artist, who sources his inspiration from mythology, and yet, values the contemporariness of his work. Hanuman Kambli is among the renowned Goan artists of today.
Born and brought up in Pirna village, in North Goa, Hanuman still cherishes the childhood images of rusty but simple villagers, enchanting nature, and an almost still life. The classes in those days would be conducted in the premises of a temple since the village school did not have a permanent building. While the teacher taught the lessons, the chanting of religious hymns would go on. Masks of Kirtimukh, a Janus-like multi-faced persona, adorned the temple walls. The teacher would often silence his wards by saying that the demon would punish them.
The artist reminisces to say, "I would be scared of the demon. For me, he represented the ugly side of life. The imagery in my work is a residue of my early memories of the Hindu temples in Goa. The icon that repeatedly surfaces is the one that frightened me as a young boy, and which obviously has left an indelible impression on my mind."
Kambli's work has elements of traditional imagery, from both, religious sources and art sources about religion. However, he does not rely only on mythology, and presents themes and ideas drawn from his immediate surroundings. In his prints, one can see his family, his home, the land of his ancestors and the Indian gods, apart from the encroaching builders and "developers" that leave a stark impression on a viewer. His paintings invariably deal with current socioeconomic issues. The impact of development on the culture of Goa is a recurring theme.
The process of delving into the inner recesses of mind, not only of others but also of the self must go on, he says. Constant winding and unwinding of thoughts, ideas and themes, keep an artist in tune with his creative instincts. For this to happen, there should be a quest to be honest to one's spirit, more so for a creative person. True to this philosophy, Kambli self-introspects all the time; he questions himself, tries to analyze the trends in society, and to understand the people around. He says, "All of us wear masks to hide our real face. This perhaps has become inevitable in todays modern, mechanical age, when human beings feel suppressed for various reasons. Primarily, urbanization has corrupted our self-being. We cannot even enjoy nature in its truest sense, and beauty, because we are reluctant to be open and free. We hold ourselves back, and deprive ourselves of a divine joy. I depict this confused state of mind, and try to show the hurdles that prevent us from being in unison with the nature."
As an uninformed child, he related good and bad virtues to the looks of an individual. It was the simplification of a complex issue. The scary face of a demon in the temples meant to the child, all that was disparaging in life. As he grew up, he realized that one's face speaks little about oneself, and that one's appearance can be deceiving. So, it's unadvisable to take one on one's face value.
Kambli paints the demonic faces, which have a frightening and fierce look about them, quite in contrast to the creator, who is a calm person. The painter laughs at this suggestion to add: "The face even could be mine. I may outwardly appear calm, but need not be so. I just don't want to point out the dichotomy in society. As I have said, it's also a process of self-introspection." However, the artist does not harbour ill feeling about any individual for the way he or she behaves. He refuses to be judgmental, believing that even evil is part of human nature.
Apart from the strong influence of childhood images, Kambli is deeply moved by the wide spectrum of events at the social, political and artistic level. He says, "Two separate news reports of the killing of a baby girl foetus: one in the tribal regions of India and the other in the US, shocked me. Both the acts are equally gruesome, though performed in different modes. This is a universal phenomenon that I contemplated over, relating it to my personal experiences, which added to the intensity of the feelings. My work 'Descend of mother' is based on it."
He adds, "I don't want my paintings to be a work of fantasy. Though I am committed to my roots, the contemporariness of my work is more important to me as an artist."
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Born
September 18, 1956
Goa
Education
1980-82 Master of Fine Art (MFA)in Print Making, Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan
1973-78 Bachelor of Fine Art (BFA), Goa College of Art, University of Bombay, Mumbai
Exhibitions
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2001 Art Chamber, Calangute,...
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2001 Art Chamber, Calangute, Goa
1999 Space Gallery, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, USA
1998 Gallery Alliance Fracaise, Panaji, Goa
1997 Galleria Ralino, Panjim, Goa
1996 British Council Division, Art Gallery, New Delhi
1996 Chaze Art & Craft Centre, Margao, Goa
1995 Wimbledon School of Art, London
1995 British Council Division Art Gallery, Mumbai
1993 Art Gallery, Institute Menezes Braganca, Goa
1992 Art Gallery, Institute Menezes Braganca, Goa
1991 Art Heritage, New Delhi
1985 Art Gallery, State Academy, Goa
Selected Group Exhibitions
1999 'Fado', Group Exhibition of Goan Artists presented by Fundacao Oriente at Jamaat Art Gallery, Mumbai
1999 'Tempestivus' Group Exhibition of The Goan Art Forum at 'Casa Goa', Calangute Goa
1998 'Four Printmaker from Goa', Atelier 2221, New Delhi
1997 The Minature Museum of Modern Art, Amsterdam
1996 Alliance Francaise, Panaji Goa
1996 Box Print Show, Hardware Gallery, London
1996 Exhibition of Mini Prints organized by Gallery Espace collaboration with British Council Division, New Delhi
1996 'Print Exhibition', The National College, Oslo, Norway
1995 'Degree show', Wimbledon School of Art, The Morley Gallery, London
1995 'Print Show', Bremen, Germany
1995 Organized by The Goan Art Forum at Cymroza Art Gallery, Mumbai
1994 'Six Contemporaries from Goa' Chitram Art Gallery, Cochin Kerala
1994 'Continuum' Art Exhibition by Goan art Forum, Panaji, Goa
1993 Kala Peetam, Kerala
1992 'Backyard Ritual', Art Exhibition, Goan Art Forum, Goa
1992 'A Searching Encounter' Camp and Art Exhibition of paintings for the Visually Impaired by 'Naquab', Panaji, Goa
1990 Working Artists Exhibition organised by Lalit Kala Academy Regional Centre, Chennai
1988 'Art and Life' a travelling Exhibition in India organised by Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
1989 Fine Art Exhibition organized by INTACH, Goa
1985 Duo Show, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
1981,82 Birla Academy of Arts and Culture, Kolkata
1981,82 Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
1979 Group 17’ Art Exhibition Goa
1978 Chitrakala Parishad Art Exhibition, Bangalore
1978,79 Artist camp and Exhibition organised by Kala Academy, Goa
Participations
2010 'National Printmaking Portfolio', Marvel Art Gallery, Ahmedabad
1992 All India Graphic Camp Exhibition organised by Lalit Kala Academy, at Garhi Artist Studio New Delhi
1991 VII Triennial International Painters camp and Exhibition Goa
1988 "Kala Mela" organised by Sanyogita Artist group Bangalore
1987 Graphic Camp and Exhibition organised by WZCC, Udaipur and Kala Academy Goa also worked as 'Resource person' to conduct this camp
1998 International Miniature Print Exhibition, Barcelona Spain CAMP AND WORKSHOP (ON INVITATION)
1997 International Print Triennial Society, Carcow _ Poland
1997 International Triennial of Graphic Art, Bitola Macedonia 9th International Print Biennial Varna Bulgaria International Biennial of Graphic Art Ljubljana, Slovenia
1995,98 Tokyo International Mini Print Triennial Tama Art University, Tokyo Japan
1995 The 7th International Biennial of Print & Drawing, Taipei Taiwan
1995 The 3rd Kochi International Triennial Exhibition of Prints Japan
1995 'Circa', National Exhibition of Contemporary Art, Chaze Centre, Goa
1994 & 2000 IV & VI International Art Triennale Majdanek, Lublin Poland 1994 International Print Exhibition 'Minature 7' Gallery, Gamblebyen Norway (On invitation)
1994 F B A National Print Exhibition, Mall Gallery, London
1993,96 1st & 2nd Egyptian International Print Trienniale, Giza, Egypt (On invitation)
1992 All India Graphic Camp and Exhibition organised by Lalit Kala Academy, Garhi Artists Studio, New Delhi
1992 'N S Bendre Memorial Art Exhibition', organized by Individual Cultural Centre, Jammu
1991 First Independente Art Exhibition, organised by Goan Art Forum, Goa
1991 'Contemporary 91', Goan Art Forum Goa
1991 VII Trienniale, International Painters camp and Exhibition, Goa
1991 All India Arts Exhibition by Vijaya Fine Arts Society, Gadag, Karnataka
1991 Mini Print International Cadaques, Barcelona, Spain and many cities in Japan
1991 First International Expo of Postal Art, Sao Paulo Brazil
1991,97 Second & Fourth Bharat Bhavan International Biennial of Prints, Bhopal India
1990 Regional Art Exhibition, Chennai
1990,92,95 International Exhibition of Prints, Kanagawa Japan
1989,90,91 All India Art Exhibition organised by All India Fine art and Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi
1988 III International Graphic Art Exhibition organised by AIFACS Delhi (On invitation)
1987 'Contemporary Print Making in India' a Travelling Exhibition in many Cities of USA
1987 Jamini Roy Centenary Art Exhibition, Kolkata
1986 Represented India in the II Bienniale of Havana Cuba ( On Invitation)
1986,90,92,94,96 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, & 6th Bharat Bhavan Bienniale of Contemporary Art, Bhopal
1983,85,88,90 National Exhibition of Art, New Delhi
1983,84 All India Exhibition of Drawings, Chandigarh
1979 State Art Exhibition, Goa
1979,81,85 All India Exhibition of Prints, Chandigarh & New Delhi
Honours and Awards
1999 Fulbright Fellowship to U.S.A
1994-95 The Charles Wallace India...
1999 Fulbright Fellowship to U.S.A
1994-95 The Charles Wallace India Trust Art Award
1994-95 Artist in Residence at The Wimbledon School of Art, London
1989-90 Research Grant from Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
1985 'Group 8' Medal, All India Exhibition of Prints, New Delhi
1981 Honourable Mention, All India Exhibition of Prints, Chandigarh
1980-83 Merit Scholarship from the State Academy, Goa
1978,79 Fellowship from the Goa College of Art, Goa
1978,85 Prizes State Art Exhibitions, Goa
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