Suresh Pushpangathan

Son of a traditional sculptor, Suresh Pushpangathan spent much of his childhood whittling away wood pieces as he watched his father create large statues in Sandalwood. During the time he was not at his father's studio, he spent his time wandering through the lush tropical foliage around Varkala, Kerala, an area dotted with a lot of backwater reflections and the coastal serenity. His exposure to nature led him to start painting at an early stage, eventually committing to his creativity when he enrolled at the Chitra Kala Parishath Bangalore, graduating in 2002. In 2011 he took a short break pursuing his Master degree in Art & Design from the University of Bedfordshire, Luton, United Kingdom.
Nature and his father’s works has been his initial and immediate inspirations. The play of light, its ever changing hues and its effect on our moods, wavering in and out of our emotional depths continues to fascinate him. Through his deft and sensitive strokes, he tries to capture this theme; the interplay of light and color, knowing that each tone and every hue effects us profoundly.
His recent works outlines the key areas of approach, to paintings with contexts identifying an immediate response to the human eye, which corresponds to a short memory, or a social or historical significance of that particular gesture or an activity which reminds of his own memories, which quite often remind you of your origin and sociological existence in certain geographical condition, for there’s a possibility of a small bridge connecting the abstract and the real.. It tends to appear of something unidentified or even mysterious, where it keeps inquiring and begin to evolve a feeling, or a moment of associating ones self or of certain metaphors and similes. Metaphysically these elements broaden in his work, which may possibly fall into an arena of contemporary abstraction or figurative abstraction.

Suresh Pushpangathan has had several successful shows and his work is in a number of private collections across the world.

QUALIFICATION:


2012 -2013 – Masters in Art & Design, University of Bedfordshire,
Luton, United Kingdom.


1996 - 2002 – Bachelor of Fine Arts (specialized in Painting)
Karnataka Chithrakala Parishath, Bangalore, India.

SOLO SHOWS :

2016: ``Thumbi & Thamara – The transparent soul ‘’ – at the VISUAL ARTS GALLERY –
India –habitat centre, New Delhi.

2011: Solo show at the Epicentre,”India Art Mart” and group show at Alliance
Franchise, Delhi. India

2010: Solo Show at the “TSAR” Strand Art Room, Colaba, Mumbai. India

2005: Portraits of children, Solo Show at Time & Space art gallery, Bangalore.

2004: Large one man show at Bangalore’s prominent “Time & Space “gallery. The people gathered for the occasion represented the best of Bangalore, and the ceremonial lamp was lighted by Rani Vijaya devi, The sister of the last maharaja of Mysore who – not so long ago - ruled over Bangalore.




GROUP SHOWS :



2016: CONFLUENCE - Canarys- art gallery- Indore, MP.

2016: “ The new collection “ – Time & space art Gallery,Guild-Bangalore.

2016: Charity show by the Smile foundation- Bangalore club,Bangalore.

2016: “The passage of India” – Venkattappa art gallery,Bangalore.

2015: Dubai art fair, Dubai.

2015: Group show at the Nehru Centre, London.

2014: Art for peace - kuwait, Kuwait City.

2013: VIVIDA – Famers gallery, London.UK

2013: “Affection” Group show at the Nehru Centre, London.

2012: The “Deep Purple Art show”, Cultivate, Vyneer Street. London.

2012: Islington Exhibits By Rowans arts, London, Supported by the Arts Council
England.

2012: Group show at Novea art Gallery, Delhi, India

2011: Group show in Chandigarh, Alliance Franchise. India


2010: Group show at “soul sante “organized by Sattva & Prasad Bidappa
associates.Banglore, India

2009: Group show at the old “white field club “organized by Sattva.Banglore.

2009: Group Show at the BSOAP Gallery, Bangalore.

2008: Charity show in collaboration with leela Galleria and Renaissance gallery, Bangalore.

2008: Group show at welcome art gallery, Bangalore.

2008: Group show at sattva gallery, Bangalore.

2007: Group Show, Organized by Rotary Club, Bangalore.

2006: Charity Show organized by the Rotary Club, Bangalore.

2005: Participated in Chitrasanthe, organized by Karnataka Chitrakala parishath, Bangalore.

2004: Group show at Leela art Galleria,Leela palace, Bangalore.

2004: Drawings exhibited in Frank furt book fair (Frank furt) for the book release of "With Wagner and Strauss in Hitler’s Germany”.

2002: Charity shows for terminally ill-organised by Karunashraya, Bangalore.

2002: Group show at the Kahawa design centre. Bangalore.

2001: Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, Gandhi Freedom Fighter's Camp, Bangalore.

1995: Children's cultural fest organized by Kannada Sahitya Parishath.Bangalore

1993: Enviro. - organized by Rotary Club.Banglore





NATIONAL ART CAMPS :


National art festival in Sikkim, Gangtok, Organised by Lalitkala academy , New Delhi.2017.

COMMISSIONS:

 Illustration for the book titled “BEYOND FERTILITY”

 Illustration, Portrait, Poster Designs for the Autobiography of Mr. Rex Harrower Titled “An American boy in the Nazi Germany”.

 Larger painting for MANTRI Developers,

 Five Commissioned Paintings for PCPM Consultant, Pvt Ltd.

 Temple Sketches and Paintings for Proland Software’s & Astrazenica.

 Commissioned paintings for The Strand Art Room, Paul & associates.

 Large commissioned paintings for the Gaikwad Art Found









COLLECTIONS:

The Gaikwad art foundation, The Hindhuja groups,The strand art Room,
International Music & Arts Society,
Karunashraya, Blore, Khahawa, Proland Software Pvt. Ltd., Astrazenica Pvt. Ltd.
AN. Prakash Builders, Paul & Associates, Time & Space Art Gallery, Prasad Bidappa
Associates, Gallery G, Ambara, Fidelity, Kanta Enterprises, Bangalore School of Music,
Karnataka Handicrafts Corporation, Hindustan Aeronautical ltd, India. Mantri Developers,
Many private and public collections in India and Abroad. Lalitkala academy,New Delhi.