ATUL DODIYAIndian Contemporary Artist

Image Source - intoday.inAt National Gallery of Modern Art in New Delhi

•"We are critical of each other`s work. It`s a great thing because it means a lot to have an opinion you can completely trust, coming from someone who understands you completely and knows what you are trying to say“- Atul

•Anju prefers keeping her work private until it’s finished, Atul keeps an open studio and welcomes participation from friends and neighbours.

Works

Painted by GiottoLamentation

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LamentationSource- criticalcollective.in

Bapu at Rene Block Gallery, New York, 1974 by Atul Dodiya Watercolour on paperSource- criticalcollective.in

Source- http://blogs.wsj.com/Volunteers at the Congress House, August 1931. PHOTO COURTESY ANIL RANE

“an obsession in my works,” says Mr. Dodiya

    ‘Yes. I always wanted to go outside India, particularly to the west. Then it happened that almost ten years after I passed art school, I was awarded a French scholarship, and I went to Paris.’

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He dropped the earlier photo realistic approach to replace it with a more flexible mode.

He learnt to see things differently, not merely to create within a context, but to crate a context.“

1994 The Bombay Buccaneer’, an oil, acrylic and wood on canvasSource-livemint.com

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Woman from Kabul2001Acrylic and marble dust on fabric183 x 122 cmSource-saatchigallery.com

Bhupen Khakhar Niko Pirosmani

 

Portrait Of Niko Pirosmani (1862-1918)

2005

Enamel paint on laminate board, cotton kurta and cotton pyjamas on iron hangers

183 x 122 cm

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• Edited by Ranjit Hoskote, • Published by -Vadehra Art 

Gallery, 2014

• Hardback, 28 x 33 cm, 480 pages with 500 colour illustrations

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2013

• Mahatma Gandhi• Nandalal Bose• Benodebehari Mukherjee• Marcel Duchamp• Joseph Beuys• Tyeb Mehta• Gerhard Richter• Bhupen Khakhar have played a prominent role in shaping Dodiya’s world-view, and occur in

numerous references that he makes to them in his art, which is transcultural and transhistorical in its range.

In spite of India’s rich cultural heritage, the paucity of museums — even in cities - means public access to artworks is limited.

Contemporary artist Atul Dodiya is appealing for more support for Indian museums through a show in Mumbai called “7000 Museums: A Project for the Republic of India.”

“what if we had a museum in every city and town?” Mr. Dodiya said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal at his 8,000-square-foot studio in Ghatkopar, east Mumbai.

Jan 23, 2015

Atul Dodiya, "Fisherman," 2013, Water Color on Paper, 76.2 x 55.88 cm

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India Art Fair 2014 in New Delhi on Friday, January 31, 2014.

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Hong Kong’s First Art Gallery WeekPosted on November 20, 2013

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Dodiya has copied Roy Lichtenstein's 1964 painting titled I Know How You Must Feel, Brad

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2014 Armory Show, by Vadehra Art Gallery, Delhi Source- artsology.com

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{Left: Scream, Edvard Munch | Right: 26/11, Atul Dodiya}

Atul Dodiya, 26/11,2012. Enamel paint on motorizeroller shutter with iron hooks. Exterior, 108 x 72."

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Atul Dodiya, Dead Ancestors, 2012

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Mahalakshmi, a symbol of prosperity. These young women are the victims of the practices of dowry. Source-artisticlyyours

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Artist Abir Mukerjee and the WAA team visited artist Atul Dodiya’s studio in June 2016

Atul Dodiya at NGMA , New Delhi Image Source: platform-mag.com

I’m an artist - not becauseI draw well – but becauseI want to share something. I never follow a single route or a single path when looking at life and art.

- Atul Dodiya

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