Balkrishna Patel Profile   |    Summary Balkrishna Patel was born in Ahmedabad in 1925 and he studied painting under the tutelage of Ravishanker Rawal at Ahmedabad and Prof. N.S. Bendre at the aculty of fine Arts M.S.University, Baroda. Patel was also part of the group 1980, and exhibited in the groups only exhibition in 1963. The current body of Patels paintings is minimalist, almost as if less is more for the artist. Patels the line to its optimum, he uses it sparingly... Read More Balkrishna Patel was born in Ahmedabad in 1925 and he studied painting under the tutelage of Ravishanker Rawal at Ahmedabad and Prof. N.S. Bendre at the aculty of fine Arts M.S.University, Baroda. Patel was also part of the group 1980, and exhibited in the groups only exhibition in 1963. The current body of Patels paintings is minimalist, almost as if less is more for the artist. Patels the line to its optimum, he uses it sparingly but the impact he creates by the negative space is powerful. Patel also uses color sparingly, only a hint of it, as not wanting to burden the paintings. Horse and women or the figure of the woman seem occupy the artists current repertoire. Both have strong symbolic implications, the horse a symbol of power, strength has been used in the realm of art since time immemorial, every artist has at some time or the other painted it, but what sets Patel's rendition of the horse apart is that he seems to be cajoling the viewer into rethinking about the associated symbolism of the animal. By putting the two, horse and woman together he seems to be balancing the 2 life forces, the male and the female, the yin and the yang. Though his line of thought is more serene, both are at peace with themselves and not wrought with intensions. They are at times playful and dancing to the love song of life. The woman is sometimes seen astride, at times the horse is beckoning her to an unknown land, coaxing her to explore the world. At times he seems to be enthralled by her. Patel has won several awards including the Merit Award, Lalit Kala Akadami (1957), Merit Award, Bombay Art Society,(1957), National Award, (1969, 1978), Gujarat Rajya Lalit Kala Award,(1993). Patel has showing his works in solo exhibitions at the Jahangir Art Gallery (1959) Dhoomimal Art Gallery, (1965,1988) Gallery Chemould, Mumbai, (1969,1971,1972) Gallery Chemould New Delhi, 1971 Contemporary Art Gallery,Ahmedabad, (1974,1976,1987, Art Heritage,Delhi, (1993) And has also participated in several group shows in India and Abroad His works can be found in the permanent collection of National Gallery of Modern Art, Lalit Kala Akademi, Roopankar Museum, Bhopal. The artist lives in Ahmedabad. Read Less Born 1925    Education Studied Painting under Shri Ravishanker Rawal at Ahmedabad and Prof. Bendre at Faculty of fine Arts M.S.University, Baroda Exhibitions ONE-MAN SHOW 1959 Jahangir Art Gallery 1965,1988 Dhoomimal... ONE-MAN SHOW 1959 Jahangir Art Gallery 1965,1988 Dhoomimal Art Gallery 1969,1971,1972 Gallery Chemould Bombay 1971 Gallery Chemould New Delhi 1974,1976,1987 Contemporary Art Gallery,Ahmedabad 1993 Visual Art Centre,Ahmedabad 1993 Art Heritage,Delhi 1975 Trienalle Indiam 1986 Visual Art Centre Ahmedabad Participated in many group Show in India and Abroad 2008-09 'Paz Mandala', Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi 2011 'Ethos V: Indian Art Through the Lens of History (1900 to 1980), Indigo Blue Art, Singapore Honours and Awards 1993 Guiarat Rajya Lalit Kala Award 1978 National Award, New Delhi 1969 National Award, New Delhi 1957 Merit Award, Lalit Kala Akadami, New Delhi 1957 Merit Award, Bombay Art Society, Mumbai 1993 Guiarat Rajya Lalit Kala Award 1978 National Award, New Delhi 1969 National Award, New Delhi 1957 Merit Award, Lalit Kala Akadami, New Delhi 1957 Merit Award, Bombay Art Society, Mumbai Read More Read Less Read Less
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