PAINTER
"My paintings deal with subjects that carry a historical set of references, but collective memory is constantly challenged by enigmatic prophetic actions, concealed in personal folds of the temporal linearity."
Artist Biodata
Ratnadeep Gopal Adivrekar, born 1974, grew up in Mumbai, India, he received first class in BFA from Sir J.J. School of Arts in 1997. He is recipient of several prestigious awards like ‘The Governors Prize’, ‘The Harmony Award’ for Best Emerging Artist and ‘Bendre-Hussain Scholarship’. Most notably, Ratnadeep is the first Indian Artist to display solo exhibition at the Berlin Opera House titled ‘Tribute to Wagner’. Amongst his other important Solos include ‘8 Stories’ at Galerie Mukadam, Berlin, 2018; ‘Discourses of Prismatic Truths’ at Pavillon du Centanarie/Arcelor Mittal, Luxembourg, 2011; ‘Allegories of Talking Road’ at Galerie Sylvia Bernhardt, Germany, 2010; ‘Proverb In/ter/ventions’ at The NUS Museum, Singapore, 2009. Other selected Group exhibitions include: Power of Peace’, UNESCO 2nd Global Forum, Bangkok, Thailand, 2009; ‘Imprints’ The Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo, Japan, 2007; ‘Indian Art’ Lasalle-SIA College of Art, Sculpture Square Gallery, Singapore, 2006; ‘Indian Contemporary Art’, Chelsea Art College, U.K. 2006 and Ao~rta Project, BBK Kunst Forum, Dusseldorf and Ausstellungshalle Innenhafen, Duisburg, Germany 2001. Reviews in Time-Out, Asian Art News, Art and Deal, and Indian Contemporary Art Journal have all critically appraised his work. Ratnadeep recently did a joint Film-Art project with German Sculptor Wolf in Alang Shipbreaking Port. He has curated project for Kochi Muziris Biennale 2017. The artist works in Mumbai, India & Berlin, Germany.
Artworks
The Dhoomimal name is now touching eighty-five years of promoting contemporary Indian art, in this capacity a flagship enterprise within the fraternity, having witnessed the evolution and growth of art and art institutions from their very inception within the country.