Bose Krishnamachari is a maverick who emerged in the climate of abstraction in Mumbai. He has juggled with many mediums and innovated with genres.
He was born in Kerala and studied at Sir J.J. School of Art, Mumbai. He recently completed his MFA from Goldsmiths College, University of London.
His work, reinforced by a 'here and now' understanding and awareness of contemporary culture, borrows effortlessly from various disciplines including literature, design and time periods. Regarding his abstract paintings he says: "I refine my colour to brightness. I have learnt this usage from the alternatley subdued and lavish colour codes of Indian ceremonies and ritual performances; the costumes, the gestures of enactment..."
Krishnamachari's work has no fixed centre; its relentless innovative inventory includes forays into installation art as well as into minimalist abstraction and figurative art.
He has held solo exhibitions at the British Council, Mumbai; the National Gallery of Modern art, Mumbai; and Sakshi Art Gallery, Mumbai, 2003.
He has also participated in several group shows including at Gallery Chemould, Mumbai, 1990; 'Rumor City', Tokyo, 2001; Saffronart and The Guild Gallery, 2004; Saffronart and Bodhi Art, Mumbai, Delhi, New-York and Singapore, 2005.
He has also curated exhibitions like 'Double-Enders', featuring 69 Kerala artists at the Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, 2005 and a self-fashioned retrospective in Mumbai and Delhi in 2004.
He is a recipient of the Kerala Lalit Akademi award, and was first runner up for the Bose Pacia Prize for Modern Art, New York, 2001.
Krishnamachari lives and works in Mumbai. |
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