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Artist Statement:
The freedom of expression is
the importance of the
Contemporary Art. In the
present scenario, many of the
artists take Self Identity as
their subjects; He was also
not spared from this.
" I am not a traditionalist,
questioning the social
condition of the society. To
achieve this, I use Visual
arts but not bothered of
Forms, Color, Medium etc."
The main elements of painting,
forms and colors deployed with
juxtaposition. We can see the
influence of metaphysics,
cognitive science,
anthropology and psychology in
his works, also contemporary
culture, globalization,
environmentalism, and
consumerism too.
He was also influenced by the
Conceptual art, Abstract art,
Indian Tantrik Art and African
Textile design. We can feel
the transparent color pattern
overlapped many places and it
forms a rhythm and flow.
Abstraction and realism are
merged in these works.
One of the importances you can
see in his work is that there
is no barrier of time, place,
space, religion, sex etc, it
is universal.
"I like layers, the sand
layers of the desert that form
after the soft wind, the mud
layers of the ponds after the
reduction of the water, same
way the pieces of the onion
and meat etc. are all ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
Absence of freedom Digital
print to Yoko Ono's Wish Tree
at the Museum of Modern Art,
New York
“Nature & Nurture”, The Kinsey
Institute Art Gallery, USA, as
part of the fall exhibition,
2010, Curator: Catherine
Johnson-Roehr
2010 2nd Anniversary Exhibit
and Contest, MOCA: Museum of
Computer Art, Brooklyn ...
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Artist Galleries:
Absence of freedom Digital
print to Yoko Ono's Wish Tree
at the Museum of Modern Art,
New York
“Nature & Nurture”, The Kinsey
Institute Art Gallery, USA, as
part of the fall exhibition,
2010, Curator: Catherine
Johnson-Roehr
Air India Manama, Bahrain
Jana Jagrathi, Kerala, India
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Collections:
Absence of freedom Digital
print to Yoko Ono's Wish Tree
at the Museum of Modern Art,
New York
“Nature & Nurture”, The Kinsey
Institute Art Gallery, USA, as
part of the fall exhibition,
2010, Curator: Catherine
Johnson-Roehr
Air India,Manama, Bahrain
Ravi Varma College of Fine
Arts, Kerala, India
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R Gopakumar Biography:
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38
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| Gender |
Male
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| Status |
Married
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| Children |
1
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| Religion |
Hindu |
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| Education |
Bachelor of Fine Arts |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Painting Acrylic
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Contemporary Art - (Now)
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
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| Biggest Artistic Inspiration |
I am not a traditionalist, questioning the social condition of the society. To achieve this I use Visual Arts but not bothered of Forms, Color, Medium etc.. |
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| Your Personal Biography |
Born in 1972 Kerala, India.
Academic Qualification:
1990-1995 5 year National Diploma in Fine Arts (Painting) from The Raja Ravi Varma College of Fine Arts, Mavelikara, Kerala, India.
2008-2009 Diploma in History of Art from The London Art College, Milnthorpe, UK
Prizes and Recognisations:
Appointed as Representative of IMMAGINE&POESIA for Bahrain/India.(IMMAGINE&POESIA is an international artistic literary movement founded at Alfa Teatro,
Torino, Italy in 2007, with the patronage of Aeronwy Thomas, Dylan Thomas's daughter.)
2009 1st Place Winner - 2nd NeoPopRealism Starz INTERNATIONAL Art Competition NY (USA)
1999 Air India Painting Award, Bahrain
1992 Scholarship for best Art Student from Kerala Lalita Kala Akademi, Kerala, India
Camps and Workshops:
1995 Stone Carving Workshop (Conducted by Hiroshi Mikami from Japan), Kerala, India
1993 Jana Jagrathi, Kerala, India
1989 Chitra Silpakala Camp, Kerala, India
1988 Nehru Yuva Kendra, Kerala, India
Exhibitions:
Absence of freedom Digital print to Yoko Ono's Wish Tree at the Museum of Modern Art, New York
“Nature & Nurture”, The Kinsey Institute Art Gallery, USA, as part of the fall exhibition, 2010, Curator: Catherine Johnson-Roehr
2010 2nd Anniversary Exhibit and Contest, MOCA: Museum of Computer Art, Brooklyn NY, USA, Jurors: Don Archer and Bob Dodson
2009 Art Student Exhibition, ISE Cultural Foundation NY, USA, Jurors: Jeremy Adams: Executive Director, Cue Art Foundation, Jonathan Goodman:
Art Critic, Brett Littman: Executive Director, The Drawing Center, David McFadden: Chief Curator, Museum of Arts and Design, Lee Tribe: Artist
2009 2nd NeoPopRealism Starz INTERNATIONAL Art Competition NY (USA), Juror Nadia Russ
2003 -At present Gopakumar Online Art Gallery
1991 - 1995 Ravi Varma College of Fine Arts, Kerala, India
2000 Bahrain Museum, Manama, Bahrain
1992 Bishop Moore College, Kerala, India
1996 Kerala Lelithakala Academy, Kerala, India
1996 Kadappakkada Sports Club, Kerala, India
Books:
Artist Exposed - R.Gopakumar by Mr PK(Pradeep Kr Maheshwari) 2010
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1450559077/ref=cm_sw_su_dp
ISBN-13: 978-1450559072
MOCA: Museum of Computer Art
Second Anniversary Exhibit 2010, Brooklyn, New York
http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/1587141
By Donarcher
International Contemporary Artists - by Olga Antoniadou and Eve Lemonidou 2010
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/9609322980/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_jdp_jcaYmb19RDPV9
ISBN-13: 978-9609322980
NeoPopRealism Starz: 21st Century ART' Vol 2 by Nadia Russ - 2010
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1450049958/ref=cm_sw_su_dp
ISBN-13: 978-1450049955
NeoPopRealism Starz: 21st Century ART' Vol 1 by Nadia Russ - 2009
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1441570853/ref=cm_sw_su_dp
ISBN-13: 978-1441570857
The ABC of ARTnership, Vol 2: Showcasing artists and their creativity by Mr PK(Pradeep Kr Maheshwari) 2009
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1442193093/ref=cm_sw_su_dp
ISBN-13: 978-1442193093
Collections:
Kinsey Institute Art Gallery art Collection, Indiana University, USA, Curator: Catherine Johnson-Roehr
Absence of freedom Digital print to Yoko Ono's Wish Tree at the Museum of Modern Art, New York
Air India – Manama, Bahrain
Ravi Varma College of Fine Arts, Kerala, India
Jana Jagrathi, Kerala, India
Web: www.gopakumarartgallery.com
www.indiancontemporaryartist.com
Email: gopanraman@hotmail.com
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