Exhibition


Exhibition of paintings

by

MURLI DHAR RAI

5th March to 31st March, 2010

at




GALLERIE GANESHA
E-557 Greater Kailash - II
New Delhi - 110048
Phone : 011-29217306, 011-29226043

 

Murli Dhar Rai creates magic on the canvas by painting light and air without a brush. Instead of using a brush, he prefers a knife, spatula even a toothbrush. "I have a special liking for knife and spatula because it creates good effects on the painting than brush," says Rai. He has done figurative work and landscapes. But later, abstract forms composed his pictorial language. "In Banaras, where I spent my student days, I studied old buildings. The movement of light on architectural elements like doors, windows or other structures fascinates me," he says. The perfect sequential of layering, scraping, erasing, scrubbing and scratching can be seen in his paintings. His paintings portray the typical physicality of gestures, which have earned him widespread recognition.

 


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MURLI DHAR RAI …

Born : 1971,Varanasi

Education : M.F.a. in faculty of Visual art, Banaras hindu university, (Gold Medallist)

Scholarship : National Cultural Scholarship 1997, Gvernment of india, hrd, department of Culture, New delhi. 'Garhi Scholarship 2000' lalit Kala akademi, New delhi.

Awards : 2000 - all india art Exhibition (Painting) aiFaCS, New delhi. 8th all india Eexhibition art 1996, lalit Kala akademi, lucknow. 65th all india Exhibition of art 1999, amritsar, Punjab. 1994 all india Exhibition, SCZCC,Nagpur. 2002, 23rd annul art Exhibition, lalit Kala akademi,
lucknow. 1993 u.P State art Exhibition, WaV Varanasi. 1997 State level Exhibition of art Shilp Kala Parishad, Patna. 2002, regional art Exhibition, lalit Kala akademi, lucknow.

Solo Show : organized by Gallerie Ganesha, New delhi, 2006.

Group Shows : 2001, organized by Gallerie Ganesha, New delhi. 2001, organized by Gallerie Ganesha, india habitat Center, New delhi. Participated in various shows and art camps in india. 'art in step' india habitat Center, organized by Gallerie Ganesha, 2007. '60th Mile Stone' Travancore art Gallery, New delhi, 2007. 'art for a Sunnier Tomorrow' organized by Savera NGO, hotel inter Continental, New delhi 2007. Group Show, dhoomimal art Centre, New delhi, 2009, ‘art summit 2009’, New delhi.

Collections : National Gallery of Modern art, 2000, New delhi. lalit Kala akademi, lucknow, 2001. Bharat Petroleum, Government of india, and other private collectors.