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Antonio E. Costa
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Antonio E Costa is truly an international artist and citizen. Born in 1942, Costa was a member of the third generation of a family of artists and writers who had moved from Goa to Africa. Although most of his childhood was spent in his birthplace, Ethiopia, Costa was educated primarily in Canada, graduating in fine arts from the University of Calgary there, and going on to obtain a Masters degree in Environmental Studies at the University of...
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Antonio E Costa is truly an international artist and citizen. Born in 1942, Costa was a member of the third generation of a family of artists and writers who had moved from Goa to Africa. Although most of his childhood was spent in his birthplace, Ethiopia, Costa was educated primarily in Canada, graduating in fine arts from the University of Calgary there, and going on to obtain a Masters degree in Environmental Studies at the University of York in the same country. Apart from these early travels, the artist also journeyed and drew experiences in countries like Zimbabwe, Spain, Brazil and Angola before finally settling in Bangalore to paint, exhibit and occasionally deliver guest lectures at art faculties.
It is no wonder then that Antonio E Costa’s work bears the very strong imprint of his experiences with the several diverse cultures that shaped him and even those he became familiar with whilst traveling through them. The many landscapes he saw and remembers, from dry, hot Ethiopia to verdant and Amazonian Brazil, play very important roles in his painting and new age sculpture, as do the textures he felt there. In his paintings we see how well he marries form and texture with already existing shapes and images. This technique can also be attributed to the fact that Costa had made inroads in the field of experimental architectural and urban design earlier in his career.
Best known for his large mixed media abstracts, Antonio E Costa believes in melding all his experiences to give rise to art that speaks to every viewer. Whether using materials symbolic of rural and urban, or chaste and polluted, Costa is always cross-referencing his media to create what can be called ‘the whole picture’, connecting elements that are poles apart from each other. He has used materials like different woods from various countries, metal, plexi glass and handmade paper and surfaces like pre-painted canvases and pine boards to create these works.
Costa also firmly considers that change is the only constant in life and that although ‘the whole picture’ will remain intact, there is always a give and take mechanism operating between its elements. Similarly, there is a give and take between himself and the world in terms of the inspiration he imbibes and the art he produces. Saying that he is always open to change, Antonio E Costa remains a learner in an ever-changing world.
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Born
1942
Education
Woodworking, Ontario College of Art and Design
Master of Environmental Studies Program from York University, Toronto
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from the University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Exhibitions
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2012-13 ‘Haiku Moments’, The Fine Art...
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2012-13 ‘Haiku Moments’, The Fine Art Company, Mumbai
2009 ‘Vistas’, Gallery Art Motif, New Delhi and The Fine Art Company, Mumbai
2004 Jamaat, Mumbai
2004 La Parete Gallery, Toronto
2003 Fundacao Oriente, Goa
1999,2000 The Fine Art Company, Mumbai
1999 Goethe Institute, Max Mueller Bhavan, Bangalore
1997 Gallery Sumukha, Bangalore
Selected Group Exhibitions
2013 'Still Life', Gallery Art Motif, New Delhi
India Cloth Project, Gallery 7, Toronto, Canada; Galerie Eric Baudet, Le Havre, France
1996 Chateau des Ducs, Limoges, France
1996 Franco-Indian group exhibition, The Easel Art Gallery, Chennai
1995 Delta Gallery, Harare, Zimbabwe
1993 Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
1992-96 1992-96 Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
1990 Botswana National Museum, Gaborone, Botswana
1990 National Art Gallery, Harare, Zimbabwe
1986 Del Bello Gallery, Toronto
1985-86 International Design Competitions II/III, Osaka, Japan
1984 Madison Art Gallery, Toronto
Honours and Awards
1999 Alliance Francaise, Pondicherry
1996 Delfina Studio Trust, Art Residency, Spain
1989,90 Canadian High Commission, Zimbabwe
1984 Canada Council
1966 Kenya Society of Arts & Crafts
1999 Alliance Francaise, Pondicherry
1996 Delfina Studio Trust, Art Residency, Spain
1989,90 Canadian High Commission, Zimbabwe
1984 Canada Council
1966 Kenya Society of Arts & Crafts
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PAST AUCTIONS
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PAST StoryLTD AUCTIONS
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Lot 70
Details
No-reserve Auction of Art
21-22 July 2015
Floral Landscape
Mixed media on canvas
48 x 48 in
Winning bid
$1,217
Rs 76,680
(Inclusive of buyer's premium)
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Lot 38
Details
Absolute Art Auction
14-15 April 2014
Floral Landscape
Mixed media on canvas
48 x 48 in
Winning bid
$501
Rs 29,550
(Inclusive of buyer's premium)
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