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Arunkumar H G
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Arunkumar H G was born in 1968 in Karnataka, and completed his Bachelors and Masters degrees in Fine Art, specialising in sculpture, from the Faculty of Fine Arts, M S University of Baroda.
Arunkumar’s use of readymade objects such as toys, plastic, ceramics, cow dung, hay and TV monitors gives us a glimpse of his susceptibility towards the neo-pop movement. His toy-like, yet intricate sculptural works often convey a simple message....
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Arunkumar H G was born in 1968 in Karnataka, and completed his Bachelors and Masters degrees in Fine Art, specialising in sculpture, from the Faculty of Fine Arts, M S University of Baroda.
Arunkumar’s use of readymade objects such as toys, plastic, ceramics, cow dung, hay and TV monitors gives us a glimpse of his susceptibility towards the neo-pop movement. His toy-like, yet intricate sculptural works often convey a simple message. Sometimes, however, Arunkumar switches the dynamics of this relationship, creating works that physically appear basic, but convey a complex message quite contrary to their appearance.
At a glance, the artist’s colourful imagery, illusive and sometimes even exotic, may confuse the viewer. But once the sources of his inspiration are revealed and understood, their multi-layered associations become clear. In his recent series of works titled ‘Feed’, the artist seems simultaneously disturbed and amused by contemporary market forces, the acts of production and consumption, and the haphazard disposal of mass-produced goods.
Arunkumar HG lives and works in New Delhi. Some of his previous works include photographs, and inflatable sculptures made of canvas, latex, synthetic fur, rubber, foam and fibreglass. His solo shows include ‘Feed’ at Nature Morte, New Delhi and Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai, 2006; ‘Inflatable works’ at Nature Morte, New Delhi, 2001; and Studio Gallery, Garhi Artist Studio, New Delhi, 1997. Arunkumar is also an active member of Khoj Artist Collective, a contemporary art organisation that facilitates international art dialogue and artist exchange, and has completed residences at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, in 2005, and the University of South Australia, Adelaide, in 2007. The artist lives and works in Gurgaon, Haryana.
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Born
January 1, 1968
Karnataka
Education
1993-95 Master of Fine Arts (Sculpture), Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
1989-93 Bachelor of Fine Arts (Sculpture), Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
Exhibitions
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2010 'Tract', Nature Morte, New...
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2010 'Tract', Nature Morte, New Delhi
2006 ‘Feed’, Nature Morte, New Delhi and Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai
2002 Adelaide Festival of Arts, Australia
2001 ‘Inflatable Works’, Nature Morte, New Delhi
1997 Studio Gallery, Garhi Artist Studio, New Delhi
Selected Group Exhibitions
2013 Nature Morte, Gurgaon
2013 'ZONES OF CONTACT: Propositions on the Museum', Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA), New Delhi
2012 'Iconographic Investigations', Nature Morte, Gurgaon
2012 'Slipping Through The Cracks', Latitude 28, New Delhi
2012 'The Contemporary Sultanate', presented by Exhibit 320 at One Style Mile, Olive, New Delhi
2011 'The Lost Sparrow', presented by Gallery Threshold at Visual Art Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
2011 'Skin Deep: The Art of Fibreglass', The Viewing Room, Mumbai
2011 'Between Seasons', Gallery Beyond, Mumbai
2011 'Conundrum', Bose Pacia, New York
2010 'Changing Skin', presented by The Fine Art Company at Coomaraswamy Hall, Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalay, Mumbai
2010 Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai
2010 'Freedom to March: Rediscovering Gandhi through Dandi', presented by Ojas Art at Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
2010 'Who Has Seen Gandhi?', presented by Tangerine Art Space at Raj Bhavan; KynKyny Art Gallery and Tangerine Art Space, Bangalore
2010 'Snow', The Palette Art Gallery, New Delhi in collaboration with Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai
2010 'The Way We Are', Mon Art Gallerie, Kolkata
2009 'A New Vanguard: Trends in Contemporary Indian Art', Saffronart, New York; The Guild, New York
2009 ‘Expression at Tihar’ Ojas Art, New Delhi
2009 'The Human Animal', jointly presented by Gallery Threshold and Arts I (Religare Arts Initiative) at Gallery Threshold, New Delhi
2009 'Zip Files', Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai
2008 'Shifting Terrains: Altered Realities', The Shrine Gallery, New Delhi
2008 'Portrait of a Place', Rob Dean Art Gallery, London
2007 China International Gallery Exposition, Beijing
2007 ‘Indian Color’, Gallery Keumsan, Seoul
2007 ‘Making Unmaking’, Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi
2007 ‘Making History Our Own’, Sahmat, New Delhi
2007 ‘Inaugural Show’, Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai
2007 ''Here There Now', Gallery Soulflower, Bangkok
2006 ‘Bronze’, Rabindra Bhavan and Gallery Espace, New Delhi
2006 ‘Satyagraha’, Travancore Gallery, New Delhi
2005 ‘Span’, Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai
2005 ‘Negotiating Matters’, Anant Art Gallery, New Delhi
2005 ‘Are We Like This Only’, Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi
2004 ‘Buy-Self’, Ateliers d’ Artistes d la Ville de Marseille, Marseille, France
2004 ‘Vanitas Vanitatum’, Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai
2004 ‘Swarnrekha’, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
2004 ‘Journeys’, Anant Art Gallery, New Delhi
2003 ‘Making of India’, Sahmat, New Delhi
2003 ‘Highlights’, Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai
2003 ‘CHROMA’, Public Art Project in Bergen, Norway
2003 ‘Sheesha’, Ecole Superieure des Beaux-Arts de Tours, France
2002 ‘CHROMA’, with Norwegian Artists at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
2001 ‘Art on Move Project’, Sahmat, New Delhi
1999 ‘Edge of the Century’, Art Konsult, New Delhi
1998 Nutida knost fran indien, Goteborg and Stockholm, Sweden from National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) collection
1998 ‘Face to Face’, Baroda Alumni Association Exhibition, New Delhi
1995 ‘Young Baroda’, Art Today Gallery, New Delhi
Joint Exhibitions
2011 'Route/ Root', with Sunoj D, The Guild, Mumbai
Participations
2011 'Take 2', Arushi Art Gallery, New Delhi2011 'Miniscule Marvel', presented by Contemplate at Gallery BMB, Mumbai
2011 '1:3:1- Part III', W+K Exp, New Delhi
2010 'Size Matters or Does it?', Part 1 at Latitude 28, New Delhi
2009 'Expressions at Tihar', Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, New Delhi
2009 'Harvest 09: Part II', Arushi Arts, New Delhi
2008 'Chaos in Order', mounted by Lalit Kala Akademi in association with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Social Republic of Vietnam and the Embassy of India in Vietnam
2008 'Harvest 2008', organized by Arushi Arts at The Stainless Gallery, New Delhi
2005 ‘World at Hunger’, World Social Forum, Porto Alegre, Brazil
2004 International Artists Workshop, George Keyt Foundation, Colombo.
2000 KHOJ International Artists Workshop, Modinagar, U.P.
1997 International Artists Workshop, IX Triennale, India at Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi.
1996 International Sculpture Symposium, Kannada University, Hampi
1993 37th National Exhibition, Lalit Kala Academy, Chennai
Honours and Awards
2007 Artist in Residency, University of South Australia, Adelaide
2005 Public Art Residency at JawaharLal Nehru University (JNU) Campus, New Delhi
2002 Australian Cultural Residency, Adelaide Festival of Arts, Australia
2000 KHOJ International Artist-in-Residence, New Delhi.
1999 ARCUS Artist-in-Residence Program, Moriya Town, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.
2007 Artist in Residency, University of South Australia, Adelaide
2005 Public Art Residency at JawaharLal Nehru University (JNU) Campus, New Delhi
2002 Australian Cultural Residency, Adelaide Festival of Arts, Australia
2000 KHOJ International Artist-in-Residence, New Delhi.
1999 ARCUS Artist-in-Residence Program, Moriya Town, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.
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