331 - Sukarma Thareja - India

OM.2012.170 - Sukarma Thareja - India - Indian Tiger - collage on a vinyl flag

STATEMENT

Sukarma Thareja is teaching physical chemistry in Ch. Ch. Post Graduate College in India for the last twenty years. She has a deep interest in collage art making. She has guided many students in
this creative art as she is in charge of collage, painting and rangoli activities of college.This collage
is a gift by the artist to the museum for the humble cause being done by the organizer. The artist  is
grateful to the organizers for giving her the opportunity to explore her talent at this esteem platform.
She has made many collages which can be used for teaching basic concepts in basic physical
chemistry to popularize science among students. According to her, collage making has a healing effect
on students and it makes the atmosphere of class very congenial and full of energy. This collage is
her humble effort in which it is shown that in India lot of efforts are being made to save the tigers, but
what is thought process which is going in the heart of the tiger is shown in terms of all man made activities;
pictures surrounding Tiger. Many eyes made at the boundary of collage shows that each Indian eye
wants to see that the tiger is saved------but the question is; will all effort made be successful? If not,what
is to be done. The background colour of the collage is the same as that of the national flag that shows the high spirit of each Indian for this cause ----may these efforts be sustained for ever.

[043] V.V.Ramani - India

[043] OM.2011.001 - V.V.Ramani - India - "Reflections" (14"x34" with mount) Collage

http://www.vvramani.com/

ARTIST NOTE:
Reflections speaks about the inward journey that each one of us takes  when we sit down to "reflect".It is not merely a "flashback bringing forth memories", but aims at providing an opportunity to work at improving oneself ,thus bringing about the" awakening of the spiritual chakras",even as we move towards self-improvement- like the cuts in the diamond that add dazzle to the gem, so also, each time, we sit to reflect (cutting off the negative traits), we aspire to add to our own personal dazzle.

It has been my intention to move beyond cut and paste and work in a most natural way- without pre-meditation and allow the colours and images to merge and blend on to my canvas transforming itself to look like a painting.On closer scrutiny, the images may shock the viewer, perhaps even amuse, but I have felt my works are best viewed from a distance.

V.V.Ramani is a Chennai - based artist from the Madras College of Arts and Crafts. He has been acknowledged for his versatility in various disciplines - paintings, murals, collages, designing for textiles, set-design for music/ dance stage, wedding décor, costume designing for dancers, teaching, dance and art based journalism. He is also a trained vocalist in Carnatic Music. Soaked in traditionalism, yet inspired and challenged by the Modern, Ramani’s works are truly this, and much more. Ramani has held one-man-shows and exhibited in group shows. He has the unique distinction of being the only artist in this world to hold an exhibition of collages using cork as a medium of art. He is also a recipient of the state level award for collage –"Navarasa”. His works are in the collections of the Government Museum, Chennai and private and corporate collections in India and abroad. 

Poster for V V Ramani  one person exhibition entitled: A Tribute to Georges Braque & Pablo Picasso: A Celebration Of Collage by V V Ramani  at Lalit Kala Academi  No. 4, Greams Road, Chennai
see a short lecture at the exhibition about collage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uvwQ-sZkWk