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Sankho Chaudhuri
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“It is the playfulness while exploring the possibilities of one given medium that fascinates me. But enjoyment or reactions to a given medium or style can never be static, or else it would soon turn the artist into a fossil.”
Born in 1916 in Bihar, Chaudhuri is considered one of the stalwarts of Modern Indian sculpture, whose work is significant in the evolution of Indian sculpture away from the academic style based on mid-Victorian...
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“It is the playfulness while exploring the possibilities of one given medium that fascinates me. But enjoyment or reactions to a given medium or style can never be static, or else it would soon turn the artist into a fossil.”
Born in 1916 in Bihar, Chaudhuri is considered one of the stalwarts of Modern Indian sculpture, whose work is significant in the evolution of Indian sculpture away from the academic style based on mid-Victorian ideals of naturalism that had developed under the British Raj. In the 1940s, new styles and media were explored by sculptors, with a strong leaning towards abstraction. Chaudhuri was a student of Ramkinkar Baij, who was himself a key figure in this early emancipation from the mainstream British style. Though he was profoundly influenced by Baij, Chaudhuri was by no means restricted to one school of expression. He constantly strove to experiment and innovate with material, style and technique.
Sankho Chaudhuri passed away in 2006.
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Born
1916
Died
2006
Education
1949 Study tour of Europe. Worked in Paris and England. Visited Art Centres of Italy, Switzerland, Belgium and Holland
1945 Went to Nepal to assist Ramkinkar to execute War Memorial.
1945 Studied Nepalese System Of Metal Casting.
1945 Diploma in Fine Arts with distinction in Sculpture, Kala-Bhavan, Santiniketan
1939 Bachelor of Arts, Santiniketan
Exhibitions
Selected Posthumous Exhibitions
2010 'Celebration 2010', ...
Selected Posthumous Exhibitions
2010 'Celebration 2010', Annual Exhibition, Kumar Art Gallery, New Delhi
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2004 Sarjan Art Gallery, Baroda
1997 National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi
1995 Cymroza Art Gallery, Mumbai
1992 LTG Art Gallery, New Delhi
1992 Kolkata
1987 One man show of sketches and drawings, Kolkata
1987 One man show, New Delhi
1971 Retrospective show, National Gallery of Modem Art (NGMA), New Delhi
1969 One-man show in Mumbai
1957 One-man show in New Delhi
1946 1st One-man Show, Mumbai
Selected Group Exhibitions
1954 Exhibition of Contemporary Sculpture, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi
Joint Exhibitions
1979 With Ira Chaudhuri, Mumbai
Participations
1985 Represented India at UNESCO, Paris Conference on preservation - of Folk Lore Tradition
1982 Represented India at the International Conference, sponsored by UNESCO, Venice
1974 Participated in the 1st Biennale of Arab Artists
1961 Represented India at International Symposium of Sculptors in 1962 Yugoslavia
Honours and Awards
2004 Lifetime Achievement Award, Legend of India
2004 Lalit Kala Ratna...
2004 Lifetime Achievement Award, Legend of India
2004 Lalit Kala Ratna honoured by Lalit Kala Akademi
2002 Aditya Birla Kala Shikhar Puraskar
2000-02 Kali Das Samman
1998 Desikottama (Honorary Doctorate) by Viswa Bharati University
1997 Honorary Doctorate from Rabindra Bharati University
1982 Fellow, Lalit Kala Academy
1981 Aban-Gagan Award from Viswa Bharati University
1974 D. Litt (Honoris Casua) By the Center Escolar University, Philippines
1971 Padma Shri by the President of India
1956 National Award, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
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