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PRESS REVIEWS----------
Exhibition of Paintings and
Drawings at the Museum of Fine
Arts, Panjab University,
Chandigarh from October 31 to
November 4, 2000
Raman Bhardwaj's paintings and
drawings reflect his endeavor
to prevail over human
frailties. This young artist
refuses to paint the ugliness
of our milieu. Not for...
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Collections:
Panjab University Museum,
Chandigarh, India
Alliance Francaise,
Chandigarh, India,
The Press Club, Chandigarh,
Government College of
Architecture, Chandigarh
The Indian Express Newspapers
Ltd., Chandigarh...
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Artist Statement for Raman Bhardwaj
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Memories of past and visions of future
My first and foremost concern as a visual artist, is the visual. I see shapes, lines and colours around me in life and wonder at the inexhaustible scope of their amalgamation, and reconstruct them on canvas, sometimes to convey some thought, sometimes just for the sake of striking visual pleasure. Craft is imperative to Art. Owing to my oriental background, symbolism always allures me when I sit to compose an artwork , yet I believe the form that gives outward expression to my paintings is based on an inner sub-conscious world. This sub-conscious world holds memories of past, and visions of future. I believe this system shapes my entire efforts at theme, style and composition. I always desire to convey some message through the language of visuals.
The world of visual art has travelled extensively since its cave days. But I don’t believe in linear growth, i.e., a growth in terms of chronological order. Artists of our age have an entire sea of ‘isms’ and `schools’ to prepare a cup of tea for themselves. The global culture influences every thinking mind and working hand with the borders of cultural identities merging at many points.
My skills are trained under western influence, but my life is trained under Indian values. I value the classical Indian paintings and also admire the Greek idealism. These polarities guide my style of expression which is largely figurative and emphatic in colours.
The inclusion of human form in my paintings occurs in two contexts. One reflecting the worldly surroundings and second bearing influences of the inner sub-conscious world. Human form is the visual interpretation of a `heroic valour’ in my paintings which is eventually manoeuvred by the powers of a higher subtle world. Thus, the hand of a man symbolizes both_ the efforts and the fate.
The art of painting travels parallel to the art of living. In both, life and art, we sometime take extemporaneous and sometime deliberate actions. However, the sincerity of these actions depends upon the intensity of necessity. The more intense the need, the more unobtrusive the action, and more truthful the performance. This is what I understand and believe of art.
-Raman Bhardwaj
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