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GK-YUA-IP003

Yusuf Arakkal

Travel Drawings Series, London, Pen & Ink on Paper, 21 x 14 inches

INR  75,000

Medium Ink
Surface Paper
Dimension W: 14 Inches X H: 21 Inches X D: 1 Inches
W: 35.56 cm X H: 53.34 cm X D: 2.54 cm
Condition Excellent
Style Figurative
Movement Modern Indian Art
Year 2008
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About the Artist & his work :
Born : Yusuf Arakkal (1945 – 2016) was born in Kerala.
Education & Art Career : Both his parents died when he was young. Leaving the comforts of his house behind, he left for Bangalore, lonely but with a passion to become a painter. The hardships that he faced at Bangalore honed the artist in him and sharpened his sensibility. He took a diploma in painting from Karnataka Chitrakala Parishat (KCP), Bangalore and later specialized in graphic print making from National Academy community studios, Garhi, Delhi.
Solo International Show :
1992 – Relays De Monts – Siux, Limousin, France.
1993 – Gallerie Taormina Del Arte – Le Hwre, France.
1994 – Srijana Contemporary Art Gallery – Kathmandu, Nepal & Art Forum Gallery, Singapore.
1996 – Wallace Gallery, Chelsea, New York & Air Gallery, Dower Street, London.
Group International Shows :
1985 – Thirty contemporary Indian Artists at Habana, Cuba ; Contemporary Indian Art show at the National Museum Mexico City, Mexico ; Second Asian Art show, Fukuoka, Japan & Indian Printmaking, Festival of India, USA.
1986 – Sixth biennale de beau Art, Beaumount, France ; Third Asian Art Biennale, Dhaka, Bangladesh ; Inaugural exhibition of the National Museum of Modern Art, Seol, Korea.
1994 – Indian printmaking show, Maltwood Art Museum & Gallery Victoria, British Columbia & Indian Contemporary Art Show, Gallery Maya, Hong Kong.
1996 – Indian Contemporary Art show, Nagai Garo, Tokyo, Japan ; 32 Contemporary Indian artists – exhibition and auction by Christies, London & Women in Indian Art, by The Gallery, Visual Art Centre, Hong Kong.
1997 – Auction of Indian Contemporary Art by Christies, London.
Awards :
2005 : Lorenso-De-Medici Gold medal at at Florence Internazionale Biennale, in Florence, Italy for his work Bacon’s Man with the Child and Priest.
1979 & 81 : Karnataka Lalit Kala Academy Award,
1983 : The Shiromani Kala Puruskar from the Govt. of India,
1986 : Special award of the Third Asian Art Biennale, Dhaka, Bangladesh,
1989 : Karnataka Lalit Kala Academy honor.

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