Born in 1973 at Bhograi, Balasore, Orissa .
There is a flood of colours in his paintings that reflect unlikely circumstances and childhood imaginations. This is the world where the oceans merge with the sky, the folklores become one with
Born in 1973 at Bhograi, Balasore, Orissa .
There is a flood of colours in his paintings that reflect unlikely circumstances and childhood imaginations. This is the world where the oceans merge with the sky, the folklores become one with contemporary reality. Here you see the tiger and the lamb live together in their struggle for survival. Mutuality and battle are the two sides of the same coin here!
The creative journey of Anup Kumar Chand, who was born in 1973 at Bhograi in Balasore district of Orissa, captures the observational strength of both the realistic and post-realistic (and the conscious and subconscious) state in a microscopic level. It is the beauty of the unlikely scenarios that make his works enchanting, and the wild flow of colours and textures further enhance this. Here we come face to face with the wild illusions and the unbridled imaginations. This world of fantasy, which sounds bizarre at times, not only touches your innards but starts a conversation with you on a personal level, as if you are travelling through a folklore.
In the landscape portrayal of Anup, one can experience the colourful world of animal and plant forms, which add a decorative value to the works. While there is a spontaneity and playfulness, there is also a socio-political and ecological dimension to it, which underscores the struggles for survival as wells. The apparently surreal portrayal of a tree that grows over a metal fencing, and taking the foreign object within its folds, points to this element of his creative world.
Moreover, there is a kind of juxtaposition of mutually conflicting images like tiger and a goat in the same frame. Apart from the surreal narration, it has a political dimension here and the wild cat in the surreal landscapes, which recurs in his frames, add to that political dimension as well. But politics is subtle that is concealed in the flavours of navrasas that he depict using various idioms and iconic symbols. His works have found place in many private collections.
He lives and works in (Delhi)
Academics
2004 Ph.D. in Visual Art from Indira Kala Sangeet Vishwavidyalaya, Khairagarh, Chhattisgarh.
1996 M.F.A. from Indira Kala Sangeet Vishwavidyalaya, Khairagarh, M.P.
1993 B.F.A. from B.K. College of Art and Crafts, Bhubaneswar of Utkal University, Orissa.
Awards
All India Award by AIFACS, New Delhi in 2010.
Honored by Lions Club, Bilaspur in 2005.
Junior Fellowship from Department of culture, Government of India in 2003.
Chhattisgarh and M.P. State Award by Mohakoshal Kala Parishad, Raipur in 2002.
All India Award, South Central Zone Cultural Center, Nagpur in 2002.
State Youth Award by state Youth Welfare Board, Govt. of Orissa in 2000.
Certificate Award, South Central Zone Cultural Center, Nagpur in 1999.
Born in 1973 at Bhograi, Balasore, Orissa .
There is a flood of colours in his paintings that reflect unlikely circumstances and childhood imaginations. This is the world where the oceans merge with the sky, the folklores become one with contemporary reality. Here you see the tiger and the lamb
Born in 1973 at Bhograi, Balasore, Orissa .
There is a flood of colours in his paintings that reflect unlikely circumstances and childhood imaginations. This is the world where the oceans merge with the sky, the folklores become one with contemporary reality. Here you see the tiger and the lamb live together in their struggle for survival. Mutuality and battle are the two sides of the same coin here!
The creative journey of Anup Kumar Chand, who was born in 1973 at Bhograi in Balasore district of Orissa, captures the observational strength of both the realistic and post-realistic (and the conscious and subconscious) state in a microscopic level. It is the beauty of the unlikely scenarios that make his works enchanting, and the wild flow of colours and textures further enhance this. Here we come face to face with the wild illusions and the unbridled imaginations. This world of fantasy, which sounds bizarre at times, not only touches your innards but starts a conversation with you on a personal level, as if you are travelling through a folklore.
In the landscape portrayal of Anup, one can experience the colourful world of animal and plant forms, which add a decorative value to the works. While there is a spontaneity and playfulness, there is also a socio-political and ecological dimension to it, which underscores the struggles for survival as wells. The apparently surreal portrayal of a tree that grows over a metal fencing, and taking the foreign object within its folds, points to this element of his creative world.
Moreover, there is a kind of juxtaposition of mutually conflicting images like tiger and a goat in the same frame. Apart from the surreal narration, it has a political dimension here and the wild cat in the surreal landscapes, which recurs in his frames, add to that political dimension as well. But politics is subtle that is concealed in the flavours of navrasas that he depict using various idioms and iconic symbols. His works have found place in many private collections.
He lives and works in (Delhi)
Academics
2004 Ph.D. in Visual Art from Indira Kala Sangeet Vishwavidyalaya, Khairagarh, Chhattisgarh.
1996 M.F.A. from Indira Kala Sangeet Vishwavidyalaya, Khairagarh, M.P.
1993 B.F.A. from B.K. College of Art and Crafts, Bhubaneswar of Utkal University, Orissa.
Awards
All India Award by AIFACS, New Delhi in 2010.
Honored by Lions Club, Bilaspur in 2005.
Junior Fellowship from Department of culture, Government of India in 2003.
Chhattisgarh and M.P. State Award by Mohakoshal Kala Parishad, Raipur in 2002.
All India Award, South Central Zone Cultural Center, Nagpur in 2002.
State Youth Award by state Youth Welfare Board, Govt. of Orissa in 2000.
Certificate Award, South Central Zone Cultural Center, Nagpur in 1999.
Scholarship of Orissa Lalit Kala Akademi in 1994.
Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions
Jehangir Art Gallery, Kala Ghoda in 2016.
Triveni Art Gallery, New Delhi in 2008.
Orissa Modern Art Gallery, Bhubaneswar in 2005.
DPS, Art Gallery, Bilaspur in 2004.
I.K.S.V.V, Khairagarh, (C.G.) in 1996.
Suchana Bhawan, Bhubaneswar in 1992.
Group Exhibitions
Museum art gallery, Chandigarh in 2009.
Amdavad ni ghupha Gallery, Ahmadabad in 2009.
Hotel Crown Plaza, Gurgaon in 2009.
Rashtriya Lalit Kala Kendra, Bhubaneswar in 2009.
Gita Art Gallery, New Delhi in 2009.
The Agony and the Ecstasy, Kriti Art Gallery, Vadodara in 2009.
Open palm court, India Habitat Center, New Delhi in 2008.
‘Ka’ Mohatsava at I.K.S.V.V., Khairagarh, (C.G.) in 2008.
Art Summit India, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi in 2008.
From the men of flying colors, Nehru Art gallery, Bhilai in 2008.
From the men of flying colors, Orissa Modern Art Gallery, Bhubaneswar in 2008.
Art Expo India, World trade centre, Mumbai in 2008.
From a palace, Rabindra Bhawan Art gallery, New Delhi in 2008.
Travonkar Art Gallery, New Delhi in 2007.
Bilaspur in 2007.
Orissa Modern Art Gallery, Bhubaneswar in 2007.
Winter show: 2005 at Venkatappa Art Gallery, Bangalore in 2005.
Color Leaves, Group exhibition, at Rabindra Bhavan Gallery, New Delhi in 2003.
Harvest, organized by Arushi Art, New Delhi in 2003.
Chhattisgarh and M.P. State Art Exhibition by Mohakoshal Kala Parrisad, Raipur, Chhattisgarh in 2002.
State Level Exhibition, A.I.F.A.C.S. at Bhubaneswar in 2002.
Painting Exhibition at Gallery Space, Hyderabad in 2002.
Group show with Hukum & Shubhra at Nehru Art gallery, Bhilai in 2002.
Five Contemporary Artists from Orissa at Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata in 2002.
Confluence, at Pegasus Art Gallery, Hyderabad in 2002.
Bihaniya, Contemporary Art of Chhattisgarh, at Rabindra Bhavan Galleries, New Delhi in 2002.
All India Art Exhibition, S.C.Z.C.C., Nagpur in 2002.
44th National Exhibition of Art at Ahmadabad by National Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi in 2001.
State Level Exhibition, A.I.F.A.C.S. at Bhubaneswar in 2001.
State Art Exhibition, Orissa Lalit Kala Akademi, Bhubaneswar in 2001.
Artist from Chhattisgarh, Mahakoshal Kala Parisad, Raipur in 2001.
All India Art Exhibition, S.C.Z.C.C., Nagpur in 2000.
State Level Exhibition, A.I.F.A.C.S. at Bhubaneswar in 2000.
All India Art Exhibition, S.C.Z.C.C., Nagpur in 1999.
All India Art Exhibition, A.I.F.A.C.S., New Delhi in 1999.
State Art Exhibition, Orissa Lalit Kala Akademi, Bhubaneswar in 1999.
All India Art Exhibition, S.C.Z.C.C., Nagpur in 1998.
Concoction, Rashtriya Lalit Kala Kendra, Bhubaneswar in 1998.
Two man Show with Hukum, Image India Art Gallery, New Delhi in 1998.
State Art Exhibition, Orissa Lalit Kala Akademi, Bhubaneswar in 1998.
10th Rashtriya Kala Mela, New Delhi in 1998.
Akarshan Art Gallery, New Delhi in 1997.
Beyond the Shores, Ravindra Bhawan, New Delhi in 1996.
All India Art Exhibition, S.C.Z.C.C., Nagpur in 1995.
Indo-Japan Art Exhibition, Universe Gallery, Cuttack in 1994.
State Art Exhibition, Orissa Lalit Kala Akademi, Bhubaneswar in 1994.
State Art Exhibition, Orissa Lalit Kala Akademi, Bhubaneswar in 1993.
State Art Exhibition, Orissa Lalit Kala Akademi, Bhubaneswar in 1992.
Suchana Bhawan, organized by B.D.A., Bhubaneswar in 1989.
