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Born in Thrissur, Kerala, Murali Cheeroth earned a BFA in 1992 and MFA in 1995 from Santinikethan, West Bengal, and an advanced computer diploma in digital media. According to the artist, his working process is “a kind of extraction system, that draws on tiny concerns about uber urbanization, frenzied globalization and the visual/virtual stimulation therein, and folds and unfolds them into another reality to simplify their characteristics and...
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Born in Thrissur, Kerala, Murali Cheeroth earned a BFA in 1992 and MFA in 1995 from Santinikethan, West Bengal, and an advanced computer diploma in digital media. According to the artist, his working process is “a kind of extraction system, that draws on tiny concerns about uber urbanization, frenzied globalization and the visual/virtual stimulation therein, and folds and unfolds them into another reality to simplify their characteristics and relationships in order to build a new visual experience that is clear and vivid”. .br..br.
Before he settled in Bangalore, Cheeroth lived in many cities, and used his experience as an “outsider” to inform his art. His works are vivid commentaries and observations of cultural structures and identities in society. Often stitching together a collage of jarring imagery, Cheeroth renders his work with neon saturations that bear resemblance more to new media and advertisement, than fine art. While fairly recognisable, the subjects in Cheeroth’s paintings are deformed, distorted, and multi-layered to create overlapping perspectives. “His paintings show influences of both his immediate environment and city life, they are focused on his interest in the physical and psychological aspects of everyday life and human emotions” (Dr. Verena Widorn, ‘Habitus’, Sumukha Art Gallery, Bangalore, 2010). .br..br.
Cheeroth has held has solo shows in many cities across the country, and participated in over 20 group shows in India. He has also been part of international shows, like Emerging India, which was presented by Art Alive Gallery at the Royal College of Art, London, in 2007. Cheeroth has received many awards, including the State Lalit Kala Akademi Award in 1997-98; Kanoria Scholarship for Print Making in 1997; Cultural Scholarship by Department of Culture, Ministry of Human Resource Development, and New Delhi during 1993-95. .br..br.
The artist lives and works in Bangalore, Karnataka.
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Born
1966
Thrissur, Kerala
Education
2001 Diploma in Multimedia from C-DAC, Ahmedabad
1992 Bachelor of Fine Arts (Painting), Kala Bhavan, Santiniketan
1986 Diploma in Fine Arts from College of Fine Arts, Thrissur
Exhibitions
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2014 Urbanscapes, Galerie De Arts,...
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2014 Urbanscapes, Galerie De Arts, Bangalore
2010 Habitus, Sumukha Art Gallery, Chennai & Bangalore
2009 Unmarked, Viart Gallery, New Delhi
2007 Mise-En-Scene, Viart Gallery, New Delhi
2000 National Human Rights conference at M.R.A. Centre Panchagani- Maharashtra
2000 Contemporary Art Gallery, Ahmedabad Presented by Kerala Lalit kala Academy
Selected Group Exhibitions
2014 Reflected Reality, Kalakriti Art Gallery, Hyderabad
2013 Small is Big, Durbar Hall, Kochi
2012 Resurgence, VAM Art Gallery, Metuchen, New Jersey
2012 'Aqua', Gallery Beyond, Mumbai
2010 ‘A Look to the Future’, PAC Gallery, Cincinati, USA
2011 ‘Opening borders/opening objects’, University of Western Ontario
2009 ‘Ways of seeing’, Galley Soulflower and ICCR at Bankok, Thailand
2008 ‘The sun rises in the east’, Gallerie Christian Hosp, Triol, Austria
2007-08 1×1 Art Gallery, Dubai
2008 Engendered, Lincoln Centre, New York
2008 Trends & Trivia – an Indian story, Visual Arts Centre, Kennedy Road, Hong Kong
2008 ‘Millennium Turks: Envisaging Contemporary India’, curated by Bhavna Kakkar, Trident Hilton, New Delhi
2007 'Waging Peace', Arts For Peace Gallery, New York
2007 'The Big Draw', Exhibition of black and white works, at Crimson the Art Resource, Bangalore
2006 Gandhi Satyagraha Centenary Exhibition, Travancore Art Gallery, New Delhi and Kizo Gallery, Durban, South Africa
2006 'Rock + Music + Art', organized by Gallery Art Resource, Bangalore
2006 Organized by Gallery Open Eyed Dreams (OED), Durbar Hall, Kochi & Mumbai
2006 'Paper Flute', Gallery Espace, New Delhi
2006 Three man show with George Martin, Vinay K D at ViART Art Gallery, New Delhi
2006 'Recurrence', Exhibition of Paintings, New Delhi,
Joint Exhibitions
2003 With Azis T M at Kashi Art Gallery, Kochi
Participations
2014 Art Gwangju Art Fair, South Korea
2014 Chalo India, Basel Art Centre, Basel, Switzerland
2013 Summer show, Palette Art Gallery, New Delhi
2013 Wavy Banner Festival, Contemporary Visual Art Projects, Denmark
2012 India Art Fair, presented by Art Alive Gallery, New Delhi
2012 Colombo Art Biennale, Srilanka
2011 Take 2, Arushi Art Gallery, New Delhi
2010 Art Chicago, presented by PAC Gallery, Cincinnati
2009 ‘The Art of India – 20 Years of Contemporary Indian Art’, Munich, Germany
2008-09 India Art Summit, presented by Viart Gallery, New Delhi
2008 S H Contemporary, Shanghai, presented by Viart Gallery, New Delhi
2006 Waging Peace, International Exhibition, Rhode Island USA
2006 Gandhi Satyagraha centenary exhibition, Travancore Art Gallery New Delhi and Kizo Gallery, Durban
1996-97 State Exhibitions, Kerala State Lalith kala Akademi, Kerala
1996 Eastern India Print Biennale, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
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