Sameer Kulavoor b. 1983
Morning News, 2018
Acrylic on canvas
(HSN Code: 9701)
(HSN Code: 9701)
60 X 60 inches
Copyright Sameer Kulavoor 2018
This series of paintings and drawings are an expression of the artist's understanding of the tumultuous historical moment that we are currently experiencing. In this show, Kulavoor continues to be...
This series of paintings and drawings are an expression of the artist's understanding of the tumultuous historical moment that we are currently experiencing. In this show, Kulavoor continues to be fascinated with Social Media, and looks deeply at ideas of the personal and political through the ubiquitous blue screen.
While the artist has in some ways continued his unique observations of urban spaces – the landscape he is intimately familiar with –he now looks at these regular haunts through the lens of the growing pandemic. In this, he grows curiouser and curiouser as to how and why people adapt to the times by consuming content that is now readily available at your fingertips, and often times, leads to an information overload. In many ways, his works are a documentation of life not only in an urban metropolis but the restless mental state of living through a time of political turmoil.
As a sign of the times, it is not uncommon to find the omnipresent cell phone in several works, serving to alienate, entertain and often, making the private, public. Kulavoor continues to question and dissect how humanity, as a whole, is adapting to and fighting against these unchartered territories seeking change.
While the artist has in some ways continued his unique observations of urban spaces – the landscape he is intimately familiar with –he now looks at these regular haunts through the lens of the growing pandemic. In this, he grows curiouser and curiouser as to how and why people adapt to the times by consuming content that is now readily available at your fingertips, and often times, leads to an information overload. In many ways, his works are a documentation of life not only in an urban metropolis but the restless mental state of living through a time of political turmoil.
As a sign of the times, it is not uncommon to find the omnipresent cell phone in several works, serving to alienate, entertain and often, making the private, public. Kulavoor continues to question and dissect how humanity, as a whole, is adapting to and fighting against these unchartered territories seeking change.
Exhibitions
India Art Fair, New Delhi, represented by TARQ, 2019Literature
1. Domus India, Visual Notes; Lonely crowds,http://www.tarq.in/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/2019_02-Domus.pdf
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