Prakaash Chandwadkar

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"Art is the visualization of constant change. Painting is meditation; painting is the joy of seeking contact with eternity, with the universal force. Colour and movement express my being in the moment."

Born in 1965, in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, Prakash Chandwadkar obtained his BFA from the Government School of Art at the Marathawada University in that city. He worked as a graphic artist for several years after his graduation...
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Born in 1965, in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, Prakash Chandwadkar obtained his BFA from the Government School of Art at the Marathawada University in that city. He worked as a graphic artist for several years after his graduation with prestigious institutions like the Bharat Bhavan in Bhopal, Garhi Artists’ Studio in New Delhi and Marg Publications in Mumbai. After establishing himself as a painter, photographer and printmaker of international renown in India and winning several awards for his work from the Indian government as well as in foreign art gatherings, Chandwadkar visited Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, in 1999 looking for something new to inspire and move his work.

Enamored by the city’s temple culture and the peoples’ total devotion, the artist decided to stay in Kathmandu for a while and paint in a studio there. Little did he know that this mountain city would become his new home. Now having held quite a few exhibitions of his work in Nepal, Chandwadkar says, "When I came to Kathmandu four years ago looking for inspiration, I discovered a city full of belief in divine powers and people immersed in worship," and this is what he tries to capture and interpret in his new multimedia works.

In 1999, Chandwadkar exhibited his series of leaf paintings, and then "From the Bodhi Tree" in 2000 and "Bamiyan Buddhas" in 2002. Early in 2003 the artist exhibited his works titled "Shakti Sthal" or seats of power, in which he tries to capture energy that is drawn from simple worship and the chanting of mantras. He visited close to 1,200 temples in the Himalayan valley to explore these divine energy forms and the absolute unwavering faith of the inhabitants. The artist’s recent body of works consists mainly of mixed or multimedia works, including vinyl prints and acrylic work, all of which are reflections on the several photographs he took on his ‘yatra’ or journey across the Himalayan valley kingdom, visiting shrines and other places of worship. Chandwadkar has also dabbled in sculpture and installation art, but whatever media he works with, the result is always centered on the themes of God and the divine. Shiva, the God of dance and destruction has especially inspired Prakash Chandwadkar, who even directed a dance video called "Shakti Strut" as homage to this fierce God.

Now living and working in Kathmandu, Prakash Chandwadkar feels totally at home there, saying, "I am inspired by Nepal and have been here for three years. I like to work in Nepal, where I paint from my heart."

Honours and Awards

1991 4th International Bienniale Exhibition of Prints Wakayama, Japan.

1993 All India Award, Rajasthan Lalit Kala Academy Jaipur.

1994 Vasantrao Naik Puraskar, Mumbai.

1996 6th Bharat Bhavan Bienniale of Contemporary Indian Art, Bhopal.

1997 Rudy Lawyer Award by Dnyaneshwar Nadkarni (Art Critic), Mumbai.

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