New Delhi based Gallery Threshold presents a solo show of recent works by senior artist Rajendra Dhawan. Widely respected for his prolific output, his outstanding work seems to awaken a sense of serenity, spirituality and timelessness. It’s akin to a boundless exploration of the higher realm, so to say.
Rajendra Dhawan is returning to the capital city of India after a long gap of 14 years. Born in 1936, the artist first studied at the Delhi School of Art, before joining Dhawan Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris and later the Belgrade Institute of Art. He also founded a group 'The Unknown' that held shows from 1960-64. He taught painting until 1962 and received a grant to visit Yugoslavia in 1964. Having moved to Paris in 1970, he continues to reside there. He has had several solos and participations to his credit.
These include exhibitions at Bodhi Art, Singapore and Mumbai, 2005; Gallery White Elephant in Paris, 2004; Talwar Gallery in New York, 2002 ; Vadehra Art, Delhi, 1998; Galerie L’lf, Elne in France, 1995; Phillippe Bouakia, Paris, 1994; La Pardelere, Nantes, 1993; Gallery Francois in Paris, 1990; Shridharini Gallery, Delhi, 1981; du Haut-pave, Paris (1972,74 77,81,89); and ‘The Unknown’, an All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society show in Delhi, 1964. Some of his other significant one-man shows have been held at Galerie Horn, Luxembourg (1973, 75), Gallery Chemould, Mumbai (1989, 93), Dhoomimal Gallery, Delhi, and Galerie Francois Mitaine.
His wide array of paintings are in several prestigious collections of leading art institutions of India, Asia and Europe like The Glenbarra Museum, Japan; National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Delhi; the Lalit Kala Akademi (LKA), Delhi; the Bharat Bhavan Museum, Bhopal; Rigault Museum in Perpignan; The National Foundation of Contemporary Art, Paris; and the Teruss Museum in Elne. He is also an established artist in the international auction circuit as well.
Saturday, November 26, 2011
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