Annaraya S Hangargi Profile   |    Summary At first glance, Annaraya S. Hangargi’s art seems deeply disturbing, with its dark overtones and fiendish protagonists. Using red, black and gray, Hangargi manages to shock, leaving the viewer to unravel the mysteries of his work. Deeply influenced by the current social situation, and our growing negligence towards environmental and health issues, the artist chooses his art as a medium of expression. Highlighting man’s growing... Read More At first glance, Annaraya S. Hangargi’s art seems deeply disturbing, with its dark overtones and fiendish protagonists. Using red, black and gray, Hangargi manages to shock, leaving the viewer to unravel the mysteries of his work. Deeply influenced by the current social situation, and our growing negligence towards environmental and health issues, the artist chooses his art as a medium of expression. Highlighting man’s growing indifference, Hangargi looks back towards traditional beliefs, both questioning them and gaining inspiration from them. While the crow in his art is eerie and haunting, his use of the bird is a reaction to an age old religious belief. Similarly, religious symbols like the ‘swastika’ which is the symbol for peace and harmony, when rendered in bold red turns into a menacing sign that is capable of destruction. Born in 1977 in Gulbarga in Karnataka, Hangargi received his Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from the MMK College of Visual Art at Gulbarga University, Karnataka in 2000. In 2002, he received his Master’s degree, with a specialization in graphics, from Kalabhavan at the Vishwa Bharati University, Santiniketan, West Bengal. Hangargi’s art has been featured as a part of several group shows including ‘Aronya’ organized by Reflection of Another Day (RAD) at Gallery CB-56, Kolkata, in 1998; and several others at galleries like the Karnataka Lalit Kala Akademi, Bangalore; Saga Art College, Japan; and Kitab Mahal Art Gallery, Mumbai. He has also participated in the All India Drawing Exhibition at Punjab Lalit Kala Akademi, Chandigarh, in 2002; the Annual Exhibition at the Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata, in 2001-02; and the Inter – University Exhibition, Gulbarga, in 1998. In 2000, the artist was awarded the K.K. Hebbar Award for Graphics; and in 2001, he was awarded at the All India Annual Art Exhibitions at both the Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, and the West Bengal Sate Academy, Kolkata. Read Less Born September 3, 1977   Gulbarga, Karnataka Education 2000-02 Master of Fine Arts (Graphics), Kalabhavan, Vishva-Bharathi University, Santiniketan, West Bengal 1995-2000 Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), MMK College of Visual Art, Gulbarga University, Gulbarga, Karnataka Exhibitions Selected Solo Exhibitions 2011 Made in Gallery, Pondicherry... Selected Solo Exhibitions 2011 Made in Gallery, Pondicherry Selected Group Exhibitions 2011 Trikon, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai 2011 'Narrative Movements', Made in Gallery, Pondicherry 2010 'Abstract Expressions', Iconart Gallery, Hyderabad 2006 Kitab Mahal Art Gallery, Mumbai 2002 Traveling Exhibition in Camberwell Art College , London; Australia and India 2001 Saga Art Collage, Japan 2001 Karnataka Lalit Kala Academy, Bangalore 2001 Lakshana Art Gallery, Hyderabad 2000 Renaissance Gallery , Bangalore in Association with KK Hebbar Art Foundation 2000 Nandan Gallery, Vishva-bharathi, Santiniketan, West Bengal 1998 ‘Aronya’, organized by Reflection of Another Day (RAD) at Gallery CB-56, Kolkata Participations 2010 All India Fine Art & Craft Society (AIFACS), New Delhi 2004 Bombay Art Society, Mumbai 2002 All India Drawing Exhibition, Punjab Lalit Kala Academy, Chandigarh 2001-02 Annual Exhibition, Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata 2001-02 All India Annual Art Exhibition, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi 2001-02 All India Annual Art Exhibition, West Bengal State Academy 1998 Inter – University Exhibition ,Gulbarga , Karnataka 1998 Special Art Exhibition 1998 (Golden Jubilee Celebration of Indian Independence), organized by Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi 1997 Rashtriya Kala Mela, organized by Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi 1997 Kala Mahostava, Annual Exhibition, MMK Collage, Gulbarga Honours and Awards 2001 All India Annual Art Exhibition, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi 2001 All India Annual Art Exhibition, West Bengal Sate Academy, Kolkata 2000 KK Hebbar Award for Graphics, Bangalore 2001 All India Annual Art Exhibition, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi 2001 All India Annual Art Exhibition, West Bengal Sate Academy, Kolkata 2000 KK Hebbar Award for Graphics, Bangalore Read More Read Less Read Less
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