Born in Thrissur in 1966, Kerala, Murali Cheeroth earned a BFA in 1992 and MFA in 1995 from Santinikethan, West Bengal, and an Advanced Computer Diploma in Digital Media. According to the artist, his working process is “a kind of extraction
Born in Thrissur in 1966, Kerala, Murali Cheeroth earned a BFA in 1992 and MFA in 1995 from Santinikethan, West Bengal, and an Advanced Computer Diploma in Digital Media. According to the artist, his working process is “a kind of extraction system, that draws on tiny concerns about uber urbanization, frenzied globalization and the visual/virtual stimulation therein, and folds and unfolds them into another reality to simplify their characteristics and relationships in order to build a new visual experience that is clear and vivid”. Before he settled in Bangalore, Cheeroth lived in many cities, and used his experience as an “outsider” to inform his art.
His work is vivid commentaries and observations of cultural structures and identities in society. Often stitching together a collage of jarring imagery, Cheeroth renders his work with neon saturations that bear resemblance, more to new media and advertisement, than fine art. While fairly recognizable, the subjects in Cheeroth’s paintings are deformed, distorted, and multi-layered to create overlapping perspectives.
Cheeroth has held solo shows in many cities across the country, and participated in over 20 group shows in India. He has also been part of international shows, like Emerging India, which was presented by Art Alive Gallery at the Royal College of Art, London, in 2007. Cheeroth has received many awards, including the State Lalit Kala Akademi Award in 1997-98; Kanoria Scholarship for Print Making in 1997; Cultural Scholarship by Department of Culture, Ministry of Human Resource Development, New Delhi during 1993-95.
Academics
Diploma in Fine Arts, College of Fine Arts, Thrissur, 1986
BFA in 1992 from Kalabhavan, Shantiniketan, West Bengal
MFA in Graphic art, Kalabhavan, Shanthiniketan, 1995
Born in Thrissur in 1966, Kerala, Murali Cheeroth earned a BFA in 1992 and MFA in 1995 from Santinikethan, West Bengal, and an Advanced Computer Diploma in Digital Media. According to the artist, his working process is “a kind of extraction system, that draws on tiny concerns about uber
Born in Thrissur in 1966, Kerala, Murali Cheeroth earned a BFA in 1992 and MFA in 1995 from Santinikethan, West Bengal, and an Advanced Computer Diploma in Digital Media. According to the artist, his working process is “a kind of extraction system, that draws on tiny concerns about uber urbanization, frenzied globalization and the visual/virtual stimulation therein, and folds and unfolds them into another reality to simplify their characteristics and relationships in order to build a new visual experience that is clear and vivid”. Before he settled in Bangalore, Cheeroth lived in many cities, and used his experience as an “outsider” to inform his art.
His work is vivid commentaries and observations of cultural structures and identities in society. Often stitching together a collage of jarring imagery, Cheeroth renders his work with neon saturations that bear resemblance, more to new media and advertisement, than fine art. While fairly recognizable, the subjects in Cheeroth’s paintings are deformed, distorted, and multi-layered to create overlapping perspectives.
Cheeroth has held solo shows in many cities across the country, and participated in over 20 group shows in India. He has also been part of international shows, like Emerging India, which was presented by Art Alive Gallery at the Royal College of Art, London, in 2007. Cheeroth has received many awards, including the State Lalit Kala Akademi Award in 1997-98; Kanoria Scholarship for Print Making in 1997; Cultural Scholarship by Department of Culture, Ministry of Human Resource Development, New Delhi during 1993-95.
Academics
Diploma in Fine Arts, College of Fine Arts, Thrissur, 1986
BFA in 1992 from Kalabhavan, Shantiniketan, West Bengal
MFA in Graphic art, Kalabhavan, Shanthiniketan, 1995
Diploma in multimedia from C-DAC, Ahmedabad, 2001
Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions:
Exercise 1 and 2 (soundscapes) a solo performance as part of studio 365 art residency, Goa, India in 2017
Performance at international open platform, invited by Theertha art residency, Colombo in 2017
Performance at Colombo Art Biennale invited by Theertha art residency, Colombo, 2016
Workshop and solo performance, Kolkata International Performance Festival, 2015
Performance at National Design Yatra organized by IID Kerala chapter. ToyaToya, Calicut, Nov 2016
Performance at Kerala Museum, in association with Pagan Foundation, The art show titled ‘Another Life is Possible’ Kochi, Oct. 2016
Missing (seeds on the left side of the River) 30 minutes duration performance, at Site art space, Baroda, 2016
Performance and exhibition titled “Reimagining: (Un)Reality “organized by YepArt Art, at the Hatworks Boulevard, Dec. 2016
Performance “Missing”, Part of Baswanagudi Art project. Project 560, funded by IFA, Bangalore
Performance and video show at Upavan Arts Festival, Thane, Mumbai, Jan. 2014
Performance, ACT (Artist Create Together) at National Gallery of Modern Art, Bangalore, Nov, 2013
