YICCA | S.suresh Kumar

Research Scholarship for Painting, Lalit Kaala Akademi, New Delhi, 2008-2009.
Arnawaz Vasudev Charities Scholarship for Painting 2009
Department of Culture, Government of India Scholarship for painting 2005-2007

INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS

2012, 32^nd Mini Print International Exhibition ,Spain
2011“ 9^th Bharat Bhavan International Biennial of Print” Bhopal, India
2006, 26^th Mini Print International Exhibition ,Spain

EXHIBITIONS PARTICIPATED

2012, “Art Nexxt “ ,Lalit Kala Akadami, New Delhi; “ Edge to Edge “, Dakshina Chitra, Chennai; Different Strokes, Lalit Kala Akademi, Chennai
2011 “Contour “ , Kasturi Srinivasan Trust Art Gallery, Coimbatore ; “Minimal Art” Apparo gallery,Chennai ;Kinetics

“ Sign ” Indigo and Laburnum Galleries, Cholamandal Centre for

Contemporary art, Chennai ; 2011, Indo-Russian Cultural &

Friendship Society, Russain Cultural Center, Chennai

2010, ‘Coloured Horizon’( part-ll) Gallery Sri Parvati, Chennai;

“ Contour ” Alliance Franchaise, Pondicherry; ‘Integrating the

Times’, Gallery Blue Spade, Bangalore.

2009,The Madras Canvas in Short at Forum Arts gallery,Chennai;

“ In Essence ” Minimal Art , Icon art gallery, Hyderabad; Art

Fushion, Nehru Centre, Mumbai; Kinetics-Tracing New Horizons,

Chitrakala Parishath, Bangalore.

2008, 50^TH National Exhibition of Art, Lalit Kala Akademi,

Chandigarh ;” Between the lines ”, Lalit Kala Akademi,

Chennai;”The Madras Canvas II” Forum Art gallery, Chennai;

‘ Double Take” Prakrit Arts gallery, Chennai

2007, “Kinetics ”Lalit Kala Akademi, Chennai;’’Art Flys” State

Art Gallery, Hyderabad.

2006, Print Makers Atelier, Lakshana art gallery, Chennai.
2005, At Different Phases Lakshana art gallery, Chennai;

Tsunami painting & sculpture Exhibition,Govt. College of Fine

Arts, Chennai.

2004, At Different Phases, Vinyasa art gallery, Chennai.
2003, Cholai Action Cum Exhibition, Chola Sheratan, Chennai;

“Third Vision” Govt. College of Fine Arts, Chennai.

2002, 4^th Southern Region Camlin Art Exhibition, Bangalore.

ART CAMPS

2011, Art Week- Regional Camp Organized by Lalit Kala Akademi,New Delhi
2006, M.F.A Painting Camp at Coimbatore, Kothagri, Karikyur and Kovilpatti.
2005, Work shop on non toxic and safe Etching processes at Lalit Kala Akademi
2003, Heritage art Camp conducted by Ministry of Tourism, Chennai

COLLECTIONS

Many Private Collections in India and abroad.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

…at different phases 2004

Suresh’s abstracts are thought provoking in their distinct forms, colours and shapes. A complexity underscores all his canvases painstakingly worked out in terms of simulated and real textures. He has skillfully juxtaposed the real and the painted to trick the eye, inviting a closer inspection of his works. Suresh has

Deployed the idea of a collage but translated it into paint, marking them with calculated geometry and growing organic forms. His canvases vibrate with vitality bound together with strong defining black lines. - Ashrafi.S. Bhagat.

The Hindu, Chennai, September27, 2004

Suresh Kumar make clever use of varied materials and objects in their mixed- media abstracts.

- Lakshmi Venkatraman.

…at different phases 2005

Suresh’s canvases have a pathological character, particularly in their texture and details. - Ashrafi.S. Bhagat. The Hindu,Chennai,October27,2005

Sureshkumar has skillfully juxtaposed the real and surreal in an aesthetic manner. The artists have used some colours effectively to capture various moods. - Liani Tlau ,City express, Chennai, October27, 2005

Kinetics 2007

The neo-installational works, in mixed media, by S.Suresh Kumar, call attention to the emotional quotient they are invested with. A paper-cup still, with a dump bin below, marks for him a vital ‘duration’ between usefulness and redundancy, between consumption and waste. For him, it signifies his social position. Equally self-referential is the sole balloon, precariously surviving in the target-shooting frame, which signifies to him his own ephemeral condition. The post-box becomes a metaphor for the positives and negatives he receives form the society around him and, thus, a shadowy window to the increments in his growth. He says, “I give lot of importance to the ‘shadow’ in my work because it is a meter of my feelings. The shadow is my presence in my work.” - Sadanand Menon

KINETICS TRACING NEW HORIZONS 2009

Another artist who responds to his immediate surroundings is and strives to

Transfer his physical and emotional experiences on to his artworks is

S Suresh Kumar (b.1982 / MFA 2006). In his earlier works, he would ingeniously employ Objects like disposable cups and dustbin (to signal the 'use and throw' culture), balloons (as targets for shooting games),and closed envelops to highlight individual’s fragile relationships with society; there was also an underlying current indicating the steady depletion of moral and ethical values all around. Suresh’s current works embrace more optimistic symbols and colours be they the changing traffic signal lights or the intriguingly arranged ‘diamond’ blocks; these clearly point to unfolding of new opportunities and openness to affirmative directions and actions

An inspirational exhibition showcasing eight talented Chennai based artist recently concluded at the Chitrakala Parishad. Kinetics as the group is called had their first exhibition in Bangalore in 2009. The common thread binding them together is the fact that all of them are from the Government College of Arts and Crafts, Chennai and presently share a common workplace at the Lalit Kala Academy studios. In accord to the name of the group each had a work which reflects the sense of movement. This inadvertent discovery adds yet another dimension to their fascinating works. The different dimensions of the movement captured or rather experienced by the viewer is invigorating. - Giridhar Khasnis

S.Suresh Kumar’s work instantly reminds one of optical art in which geometrical images are placed in such away that they appear to move, or in this case create movement. The alternating yellow and black squares in Focusappear to diverge and converge giving the illusion of motion. This motion is further heightened by the blue background. While an inward and outward movement is seen in S.Suresh’s work Sunil Kumar Shree’s Momentum enunciates vertical movement. The abacus way of arranging the wooden blocks and tilting them at angles creates the notion of movement which is heightened by the lines drawn on these white blocks. - Tejshvi Jain

Eight male artists from the Government College of Arts and Crafts, collective known as Kinetics, project unconventional canvasses and unique ideas in their exhibition. Suresh Kumar S. creates a mirage of vinyl on acrylic sheet that blind and tease your eyes by its dancing geometric shapes. - Ayesha Matthan

EXPERIENCE

As Lecturer in the Department of Visual Communication, Alpha Arts & Science College, Chennai from 4th December 2006 till date.

Demonstration on Water Colour, Hindustan College of Arts and Science, Kelambakkam, Chennai – 2009.

Judge for the finals - on the spot painting competition organized by THE HINDU young world, Chennai- 2011

As Jury for Inter College Competition , Annai Velankanni College of Arts and Science, Chennai – 2010.

Served as External Examiner for Prof.Dhanapal College of Arts and Science, Kelambakkam, Chennai- 2010; Asan Memorial College of Arts and Science, Velachery, Chennai- 2011;SRM College of Arts and Science, Chennai- 2010.

As Working Artist at Lalit Kala Akademi, Chennai from 2004 till date.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name : SURESH KUMAR. S

Father’s Name : SAMBATH KUMAR. D

Date of Birth : 20. 05.1982

Age : 30 years

Sex : Male

Marital status : Single

Permanent

Address : Old no: 3 / New no: 104,

Muthalamman Koil Street,

Venkatapuram, kundrathur,

Chennai – 600 069. [TamilnNadu]

Languages : Tamil& English

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