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The art bazaar of Bangalore is surely emerging out of its slumber, and is making its presence felt in the national art melas. There was a time when Bangalore known for its laid back attitude wouldn't venture out beyond the traditional Mysore and Tanjore school of painting. "South Indian art is restricted to Mysore and Tanjore paintings" moaned Crimson Art Gallery owner Silloo Daruwalla who has migrated to Bangalore from Mumbai. But that is no longer true.
Many bright young artists are making their presence felt and painting the city with vibrant hues. The increasing number of art galleries is a testimony to this. Not long ago there was only one art gallery in Bangalore, the city's Louvre: Venkatappa Art Gallery. Today there at least a dozen. Although this is peanuts compared to the 164 galleries in Delhi, Bangalore is certainly making a valient effort in the right direction. The highly successful Artist Camp held by the city's renowned art organisation Karnataka Chitrkala Parishath is point in case. Artists from all over the country participated and made the city proud.
For details check out the artists and the gallery list.
| Artists | Gallery |
| TM Aziz | Images |
| Laxma Gowd | Sakshi Art gallery |
| SG Vasudev | Crimson Art Gallery |
| MS Chandrashekhar | Renaissance Art Gallery |
| Yusuf Arakkal | Venkatappa Art Gallery |
| JMS Mani | Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath |
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Born: Trichur Kerala
Education: M.F.A. Jamia Islamia, New Delhi.
Awards: 1989 12th All India Exhibition of Art, Bangalore. 1992 Regional Art Exhibition, Madras.
Aziz's art is steeped inthe expressionistic figuration of Kerala from where he hails. His characters reflect situations that represents states of mind, bodu gestures, and articulate and dramatic movements from life and theatre. He uses the male body as a significant motif with conviction.
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Born: 1924
Education: Sri Chamarajendra Technical Institute, Mysore.
Awards: Gold medal in Mysore Dasara Exhibition, Rajyotsava Award, Govt. of Karnataka.
Chandrashekar began his artistic career by reproducing some of the Ajanta Murals for the National Museum, New Delhi when he was a senior artist with the Archeological survey of India. He is an accompalished water colour landscape artist and participates in various international camps from time to time. He is an Executive Member of the College of Fine Art at the Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath.
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Born: 1940
Education: The College of Fine Arts and Architecture, Hyderabad. Faculty of Fine Arts, M S University of Baroda.
Laxma Goud has explored the rustic landscape and the women of Andhra with the dexterity ofa goldsmith. His eye for detail is amazing and his graphic techniques are of a very high artistic quality. His works speak an erotic language where women explore themselves with nature, bejeweled and naked, in dramatic confrontation with man and beast.
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Born: 1941
Education: Diploma in Fine Arts, Govt. College of Arts & Crafts, Madras
Awards: National Award, Lalitha Kala Akademi - 1968 Lalitha Kala Akademi, Tamilnadu - 1965, 77, 79
Vasudev creates archetypal images like Vriksha, Purusha, Prakriti, etc. from folk and urban manifestations. He balances his ornate calligraphic line with gestural brush strokes,creating decorative motifs from nature, modern grafitti and archaic reliefs. He has used metal embossing techniques to create reliefs and utilitarian craft. He is a significant artist from K C S Panniker's Cholamandalam.
Yusuf Arakkal
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Born: 1945
Education: Chitra Kala Parishat, College of Fine Art, Bangalore. National Academy, Studios, Delhi.
Awards: National Award in 1983. 3rd Asian Art Biennale Dhaka - Bangladesh 1986.
Yusuf Arakkal's dramatic style of using texture and light to depict human images in different moods and situations has earned him the distinction of being a highly original artist. His subjective preoccupation remains an emotional intensity that sustains humanity at the same time. His minimal palatte is stark and grim and comes closer to percieving "real" images from sepia photographs. He works in mediums such as oil, water colour, graphics and sculpture.
