Artists Directory >K.Ramesh Yanthra

My abstract is a very internal and personal experience.
I am a person who enjoys the simplest things in nature - the sun on my face, a kid’s smile and those minutes in the evening when everything glows in a pale purple just before the sunset.

What inspires me to create my abstract paintings is the beauty I see in simple things in nature – colosr, textures, patterns and forms. My abstract art does not look for representing something or somewhere instead it looks for making obvious the grandeur of simplicity.

my style has evolved from nature, using acrylic paints,to depict natures, to a more abstract style, incorporating surreal imagery, fragmented non-geometric forms, and a vivid array of colors. Furthermore, by using mixed media, I have been able to enhance the visual and textural aspects of my paintings more effectively.

Bio-Data

Born :
18 April 1971,Salem, India

Qualification:
M.F.A. (Painting) - 1999,
B.F.A. (Painting) - 1993,
Govt. College of Arts & Crafts,
University of Madras, Chennai.

Scholarships:
Lalit Kala Akademi Research Grant, Chennai - 1995 &1996.
Tamilnadu State Akedemi, Chennai - 1998

Solo Show:
Max Mueller Bhavan, Madras - 1994
AirPort Art Gallery , Madras -1996
Lalitkala Akademi , Chennai -1998
Chitraniketan Art Gallery,Trivandrum - 2004

Group Shows:
Chola Art Gallery, Chola Sheraton - Madras 1993,
Airport Art Gallery,Madras -1994-1995
Vinyasa Art Gallery, Chennai -1996
Lalitkalala Akademi, Chennai - 2002
Vinyasa Art Gallery, Chennai -2002
Sophisticated Innocence, Belgium - 2003
Lalitkala Akademi, Chennai - 2003
Lakshana Art Gallery,Bangalore - 2003
AIFACS Art gallery,New Delhi - 2004
Vinyasa Art Gallery, Chennai -2004
Chithrakala Parisath,Bangalore - 2005

Exhibitions Participated:
All India Drawing Exhibition, Pondicherry - 1991
College of Arts & Crafts Annuals - 1989, 90 & 97
All India Trade Fair Exhibition, Chennai - 1991
Kalamela Exhibitions, Chennai - 1993, New Delhi - 1994, Bangalore - 1995
Exhibition in aid of Earthquake victims in Maharashtra by Bharath Bhavan, Bhopal - 1994
Art Gallery, College of Arts & Crafts, Chennai - 1994
T.N. Arts & Crafts Improvement Association, Chennai - 1994 & 96
T.N.Ovia Nun Kalai Kuzhu, Annual Art Exhibition - 1995-98
Regional Art Exhibitions, Lalit Kala Akademi - 1995&97
Tamil Nadu Arts and Crafts Improvement Association Annul Art Exhibition - 1996
Avantika Art Exhibition, Delhi - 1996
50 years of Art in Independence India, AIFACS (State level) Chennai - 1997
LKA -Working Artist Exhibition,Chennai , 2000-02
Adogi mini print international 24 - CADAQUES,Spain – 2004-05

Address:
Studio Canvas,
222,Petars Road,
Rayapettah,
Chennai - 600 014.
Phone : + 91 98405 43420
Email: rameshyanthra@gmail.com
website: www.rameshyanthra.com

Nature –I, Medium : Acrylic on canvas, Size  : 36" x 36" Year :  2006