Ramkishan Adig is one of the most important Indian artist

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s and also a prominent and influential practitioner of The Social-Realism style in painting.Born of a small village in Rajasthan

Rajasthan

Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...

 (India

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), studied art at Rajasthan school of Art, Jaipur

Jaipur

Jaipur , also popularly known as the Pink City, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. Founded on 18 November 1727 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, the ruler of Amber, the city today has a population of more than 3.1 million....

. In 1996 his poster awarded by ACCU( Asia/Pacific Cultural Centre for UNESCO

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), Japan

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. He joined the Progressive Writers Association and Peoples' Theater Association as an executive. He participated many national and international level exhibitions.

About

Adig is a very talented artist; whose roots are very deep in Rajasthani folk, culture, music, art and craft. His earlier works were mainly based and depicted the folk art of the sand dunes’ state, specially his use of folk motifs was very attractive, as well as presenting the hard life and the finer aspects too.

Around the Sun

In his new paintings, Adig has transcended himself. Now his creativity has gone beyond the mere motifs and finds the wider path to communicate itself in many ways, as the sun shines throughout the day all over the world, enlightens the every aspect of human life. As you can see in every painting sun’s presence has a very meaningful perspective to converse the vast characteristics of the subject. Although the subject is not so much defined but the images reminds us of the relationships, which have been lost in the long span of time, and there is a incredibly deep and urgent call for reconstruction of the relations.
It seems that his earlier work has not yet permitted him too much to go away from the folk inspiration, that’s why the Chhapa, hands in various kinds of movements, plays a significant role in his paintings. Earlier there was a good use of ‘Breaking frames’ in his work; means the subject desire to come Out of the frame. But now you can see the place of a flower full thread of time and space has taken that frame. But now you can see the use of space in his works, he has not yet succeeded a lot, as he still wish to till the complete canvas, with all the possible imageries. It means he has very much conveyed through his paintings and a very small part of that has come out. Such a thrust opens the horizons of the artist, which should always be welcomed.
Adig has an intense affection for vibrant colours as well as for black too. Here he has done some finer experiments with lighter colours like white and yellow. The shades of his colours depict the wonderful use of knife.
Seeing his work we can say that the sun playing a vital role in Adig’s paintings represents the all sorts of energy to reinforce the human relationships in the age of fast communication where the love strings has lost its meanings. These paintings try to bring the lighten side of the finding aspects of human affairs.

Prem Chand Gandhi
Poet, writer, critic and columnist (at Around the Sun Exhibition)

His paintings talk about freedom which is wrapped up in societal norms, traditional etiquettes, and at times in male chauvinism. For painter Ramkishan Adig, today's women are enjoying the bliss of freedom but within a cocoon. Something similar has been portrayed in his exhibition-Mohatarma, which was inaugurated on Wednesday at the Surekh art gallery of Jawahar Kala Kendra.

Adig who is famous for his experimental approach in paintings, has again depicted his expertise by displaying his observation on the condition of women and society. With 16 drawings and four paintings, he has also made an effort to get into the secret world of a woman.

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Toom10

Toom10 was founded by Ramkishan Adig in 1990. Toom10 is presenting art exhibitions, Solo shows, workshops since then. Toom10 provide a chance for new artist every year.

Participation

1. National Art Exhibition, LKA, New Delhi
   New Delhi
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2. AIFACS, New Delhi
3. SCZCC, Nagpur
4. Toom10 Group Exhibitions
5. Sahmat, Group Exhibition
6. Varnika, Roopam etc. Group Exhibition by Rajasthan
   Rajasthan
   Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
   
    School Of Art Alumni and many other group exhibition

Camps

1. Kalawritt Sculptors Camp 1990, 1992 & 2008
2. Painters workshop by Jawahar Kala Kendra Jaipur 2009

Solo Show

1. Mohta Institute Of Folklore Research, Sadulpur 1990
2. Maharani Sudarshana Art Gallery, Bikaner 1999
3. ‘Around The Sun’ Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur 2007
4. Many Poster Exhibitions with PWA and IPTA 1990 to 2006
5. ‘Mohatarma’ Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur 2009
6. Soochna Kendra Churu 2010

Others

1. Lalit Kala Akademy Research Grant 1994
2. RLKA Scholarship 1990 to 1992
3. Published many articles on art and education in magazines
4. Thousands of illustrations published in books, papers and magazines
5. Secretary, Rajasthan School Of Art Alumni
6. Works in Collections India and Abroad
7. Executive member of Progressive Writer’s Association Rajasthan and Indian People’s Theatre association Rajasthan
8. Executive Toom10
9. 2010 Chief Designer, PustakParwa by Rajasthan Hindi GranthAkademi

Awards

1. Asia-pacific Cultural Centre For UNESCO, Japan, 1996
2. Rajasthan Lalit Kala Akademy Student Award, 1992
3. Rajasthan School Of Art Annual Awards 1991, 1992
4. Rajasthan School Of Art Best Student Award 1992
5. ‘Guru Shreshtha’ 2002 and ‘Guru Param’ 2003 Awards By NVS, Delhi

External links

• http://toom10.blogspot.com/
• http://chitrasutra.blogspot.com/

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