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Praneet Soi
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Born in 1971, Praneet Soi completed his Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in painting from the Faculty of Fine Arts at M.S. University, Baroda, in 1994 and 1996 respectively, before obtaining another Master’s degree from the University of California in San Diego in 2001. Soi has also completed courses at the Empire Academy of Visual Arts in Amsterdam.
Soi’s paintings and sculptural works usually deal with trauma in various forms....
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Born in 1971, Praneet Soi completed his Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in painting from the Faculty of Fine Arts at M.S. University, Baroda, in 1994 and 1996 respectively, before obtaining another Master’s degree from the University of California in San Diego in 2001. Soi has also completed courses at the Empire Academy of Visual Arts in Amsterdam.
Soi’s paintings and sculptural works usually deal with trauma in various forms. The artist generally paints grim pictures using an almost monochromatic palette of greys. His paintings are flat and sparse, and the dark backgrounds frequently overwhelm the subjects, spelling a troublesome fate. Along with the colour scheme, the figures themselves seem to demonstrate great despair, giving the artist’s works an eerie feel.
In his ‘Disasters of War’ series, for example, Soi explores media-dispersed images of war and unrest from around the world. Falling figures, figures holding heads in despair, and beheaded figures feature prominently in these works.
Soi was nominated for the Prix de Rome in 2005, and was invited by the Dutch Ministry of Finance to submit a design for a commemorative coin celebrating the 50 year Statute of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. His solo shows include ‘Juggernaut’ at Project 88, Mumbai,in 2008, and Galerie Martin Van Zomeren, Amsterdam, in 2007; ‘Face to Face’ at the Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, in 2006; and ‘Northern Wind’ at Galerie Martin Van Zomeren, Amsterdam, in 2005.
Soi lives and works between Amsterdam and Kolkata.
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Born
November 26, 1971
Kolkata
Education
2002-03 Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten (Empire Academy of Visual Arts), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2001 Masters Degree, Visual Arts, University of California, San Diego
1996 Master of Fine Arts (Painting), Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
1994 Bachelors of Fine Arts (Painting), Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
Exhibitions
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2011 'Notes on Astaticism', Vadehra...
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2011 'Notes on Astaticism', Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi
2009 'Still Life', Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi
2009 Het Oog (the Eye), Van Abbe Museum, Eindhoven, Netherlands
2009 'Cut-Out', Gallery Martin Van Zomeren, Netherlands
2008 ‘Juggernaut’, Project 88, Mumbai
2007 ‘Juggernaut’, Galerie Martin Van Zomeren, Amsterdam
2006 ‘Face to Face’, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
2005 ‘Northern Wind’, Galerie Martin Van Zomeren, Amsterdam
2004 'Spinning Stories ... # 3’, The Kromme, Tent, Rotterdam.
2004 'A Short Walk’, The Inkijk, SKOR in conjunction with W139, Amsterdam.
2003 University of California, San Diego, US.A.
2000 University of California, San Diego, US.A.
1996 Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
1994 Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
Selected Group Exhibitions
2013 'The SKODA Prize Show', National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Ministry of Culture, Government of India in collaboration with The Skoda Prize at National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi
2013 'Peak Shift Effect', Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi
2012 'Reconstructing (White) 3', The Loft, Mumbai
2012 'Cynical Love: Life in the Everyday', Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, New Delhi
2011 'Genius without Talent', presented by de Appel Arts Centre at de Appel Boys' School, Amsterdam
2011 'Concepts & Ideas 2011', Centre of International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata
2011 'India is Now….', Kunstverein Göttingen, Germany
2010 'ID/entity', Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi
2009 'Progressive to Altermodern: 62 Years of Indian Modern Art', Grosvenor Gallery, London
2005 ‘Are We Changing the World’, Extra City, Antwerp in Collaboration with Narcisse Tordoir
2004 'Singular Identities’, India Habitat Center, New Delhi.
2004 ‘Yugoslav bien all for Young Artists’, Vrsac, Yugoslavia.
2004 'Violence of Tone', W139 Amsterdam.
2004 Project Space, Space for Contemporary Art, Mirta Demaré Gallery, Rotterdam.
2003 'Open Studios’, Empire Academy of Visual Arts, Amsterdam
2003 Center for Contemporary Art, Bucharest, Romania.
2002 'Open Studios’, Empire Academy of Visual Arts, Amsterdam.
2002 Thomas and Praneet, The Baadcuyp, Amsterdam.
1999 The A Gallery, New York
Joint Exhibitions
2008 'Bird in Hand', with Carlos Amorales at Gallery Project 88, Mumbai
Participations
2011 'Writing in the Wall', residency at Art Space, Sydney
2011 'Generation in Transition: New Art from India', Zacheta National Gallery of Art, Warszawa, Poland
2011 'Everyone Agrees: It's About to Explode', Venice Biennale, Venice
2010 Ural Industrial Bienale of Contemporary Art, Ekatarinburg, Russia
2010 'False Recognition', 14th Vilinus Painting Triennal, CAC, Adelaide
2010 'Adelaide International', CASCA, Australia
2009 'ARCOmadrid', Spain represented by Project 88, Mumbai
2009 'Contemporary Art from India', Palais Benedictine, Fecamp, France supported by Gallerie 88, Kolkata
2009 3rd Riwaq Biennale, Ramallah, Palestine
2008 7th Gwangju Biennale, Gwangju Biennale, Korea
2003 ‘Prophetic Corners', 6th Periferic Biennial, Iasi, Romania
Honours and Awards
2004 Grant from Ministry of Education Culture & Science, Netherlands....
2004 Grant from Ministry of Education Culture & Science, Netherlands.
2004 Invited by The Ministry of Finance in Holland, to submit a design for a commemorative coin celebrating the 50 year Statute of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
2003 Ministry of Education Culture & Science, Netherlands.
2003 The Russell 2002 Grant, University of California, San Diego, USA
2001 Residency at Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Maine, USA
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