




Press
-
A metropolis of many narratives
At first glance, the sands of Mumbai’s Chowpatty Beach on a summer evening appear to be the large canvas. A man clad in a vest and lungi strides into the frame. Three women in casually draped saris are deep in animated conversation. A boy plays cricket with a cardboard carton for wickets. The wind carries with it sheets of paper gone rogue.
The Hindu
29 Apr 2018 -
CQ Interviews: Sameer Kulavoor’s “A Man of the Crowd” spotlights the heart of a city – its people
It is easy to get lost in the exhibition “A Man of the Crowd” by Sameer Kulavoor. His produced world has done away with architecture, signals or landmarks while prioritising everyday people. Each character seems familiar and expresses a sense of motion almost like they have a destination in mind. The more you look the more you see with this series.
Colour Quotient, Asian Paints
25 Apr 2018 -
“A Man of the Crowd”: Indian graphic artist Sameer Kulavoor – in conversation
The Indian artist brings together art and design to present his unique observations of both the urban spaces that he is familiar with in Mumbai and the characters that inhabit them.
Art Radar
22 Apr 2018 -
Pieces of an everyday puzzle
What characterises a metropolis? Is it the burgeoning skyline that’s looming over us everyday, the red traffic signals that are going unnoticed? Or is it the movement of the throngs, navigating themselves through spaces in unison. What’s binding them all, in a day packed with different agendas.
The Hindu
06 Apr 2018 -
Sameer Kulavoor’s Latest Exhibition Explores The Many Faces Of Urban Life
Every person has a story and in a city like Mumbai there are millions of tales, some waiting to be read out loud and others are hidden away behind coy smiles and dramatic eyes. Sometimes when words fail, art stands up, paving the way for emotions and experiences that words could never do justice too. Giving life to grey canvases with faceless human figures rendered in fluorescent hues, ‘The Man of the Crowd’ celebrates cities and its layered identities with a fascinating tale to tell.
Homegrown
26 Mar 2018 -
What You Get With Sameer Kulavoor’s Paintings
In his debut solo exhibition of paintings, Sameer Kulavoor stays true to his concerns as he people-watches Mumbai
Mid-day
25 Mar 2018 -
Artist Sameer Kulavoor’s Mumbai exhibition celebrates the chaos of urban living
2017 was a busy year for visual artist and illustrator Sameer Kulavoor. He travelled across India and to cities like Copenhagen, Berlin, Bangkok, Stockholm, New York, Hanoi, Las Vegas and Ho Chi Minh. He carried along his travel journal where he made sketches and recorded observations. “Every metropolis feels familiar in some ways because we are trained to deal with it — similar problems, similar multiplicity, similar juxtapositions of contrasting elements, people and scale,” recalls Kulavoor.
The Hindustan Times
24 Mar 2018 -
City tales
Tons of thousands of people go about the daily rigmarole of their lives in the bustling metropolis of Mumbai. Each of them carries a unique story within them and is striving to win his or her battles. This forms the basis of graphic designer, illustrator and artist Sameer Kulavoor’s solo exhibition, A Man of the Crowd, which is currently on display at TARQ, an art gallery in Colaba..
DNA
24 Mar 2018 -
Minimalist, whimsical: Meet Sameer Kulavoor, the artist
Sameer Kulavoor, Mumbai-based graphic designer, illustrator and founder of Bombay Duck Designs, is known for his minimalist style and whimsical illustrations.
Hindustan Times
19 Mar 2018 -
A Man Of The Crowd — Sameer Kulavoor
A Man of the Crowd, artist and designer Sameer Kulavoor’s first solo exhibition at TARQ Gallery, of original paintings and sculptures, opened this March. We explored the landscapes and characters with Sameer, who indulged us in an in-depth interview about the series
Design Fabric
15 Mar 2018 -
TARQ hosts Sameer Kulavoor’s exhibition, A Man of the Crowd
Sameer Kulavoor, founder of Bombay Duck Designs, brings his contemplations on what characterises ‘the urban’ to a new exhibition, A Man of the Crowd, which opens March 15 at TARQ art gallery, Mumbai. The title is inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s short story, The Man of the Crowd, and much like Poe’s unnamed narrator who observes the urban throng, Kulavoor renders his subjects with just that touch of lightness against the backdrop of the big city in literal and metaphoric shades of grey.
Architectural Digest
14 Mar 2018 -
Exhibition: Sameer Kulavoor’s ‘A Man of the Crowd
“At first my observations took an abstract and generalizing turn. I looked at the passengers in masses, and thought of them in their aggregate relations. Soon, however, I descended to details, and regarded with minute interest the innumerable varieties of figure, dress, air, gait, visage, and expression of countenance.” – says the narrator in the short story ‘The Man of the Crowd’ by Edgar Allan Poe while observing people in the city of London.
The Floating Magazine
08 Mar 2018