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Siji Krishnan (b. 1983, Mavelikkara, Kerala) was born and brought up in the countryside of southern India, and the vivid imagery of village life played an important role in the early years of her artistic career. As a child, she was more attached to her father than anyone else, and his presence, as well as absence, acted like a force that enabled her to shape her life as an artist. The images in her early works were inspired by her childhood,...
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Siji Krishnan (b. 1983, Mavelikkara, Kerala) was born and brought up in the countryside of southern India, and the vivid imagery of village life played an important role in the early years of her artistic career. As a child, she was more attached to her father than anyone else, and his presence, as well as absence, acted like a force that enabled her to shape her life as an artist. The images in her early works were inspired by her childhood, and mostly related to her father. But as she discovered new paths, she says, she "was transported from a very personal world to a collective one, as though a layer of memory was peeled off and a new one revealed." Her canvases became vaster and provided space for more inhabitants as she began to realise that it is essential to explore new territories and experiences in order to take her journey further. Krishnan's detailed paintings are characterised by their distinct texture, achieved by layering sheets of rice paper, and a muted, earthy palette. The fragility of the memories she portrays is underscored by the use of this delicate, fibrous surface. Krishnan has held solo exhibitions at Kashi Art Gallery in Kochi, Kerala, and Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke, Mumbai, and her works were exhibited at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale in 2012. The artist lives and works in Kochi.
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Born
1983
Kerala
Education
Master of Fine Arts, S.N. School of Fine Arts, Central University of Hyderabad
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Raja Ravi Varma College of Fine Arts, University of Kerala
Exhibitions
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2012 0 + 0 = 0 (my father’s...
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2012 0 + 0 = 0 (my father’s mathematics), Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke, Mumbai
2010 Paternal Instinct, Kashi Art Gallery, Kochi
2003 Depression from Solitude, Raja Ravi Varma College of Fine Arts, Kerala
Selected Group Exhibitions
2010 Her Work Is Never Done II, Gallery BMB, Mumbai
2009 Unfaithfully Yours, Gallery SKE Gallery, Bangalore
Participations
2012 Kochi Muziris Biennale, Aspinwall House, Kochi
2011 5th Anniversary Exhibition, Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke, Mumbai
2011 India Art Summit, New Delhi
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PAST AUCTIONS
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PAST StoryLTD AUCTIONS
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Lot 59
Details
No Reserve Art Auction
21-22 May 2019
Untitled
Mixed media on rice paper
27 x 19 in
Winning bid
$355
Rs 24,504
(Inclusive of buyer's premium)
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