Rao Kadonda
10 Oct - 15 Nov 2014
RAO KADONDA
New Paintings
10 October - 15 November 2014
Rao Kadonda’s paintings create a deliberate dialogue between the crowd and the individual and the constant fluctuations of the two in social contexts. Primarily landscapes, they often include architectural details and anonymous populations. Faceless masses of people open up a spectrum of readings. Rao points out that the ‘crowd’ is a volatile organism that is indefinable and can morph into anything. In these works, the body politic seems subject to the forces of nature, history is shaped by the collective force of individual wills. To Rao, the ‘crowd’ and the ‘individual’ are caught in an inherently dysfunctional relationship, in a state of constant ebb and flow.
Rao strikes a careful balance between the overall composition and fine detailing in these works. His colour sense is artificial and the works hover between abstraction and representation. Watercolours on paper, included in the show, provide notes to the large paintings, allowing us to witness something of his powers of observation.
Originally from Rajam in Andhra Pradesh, Rao (born in 1979) is now based in Baroda, Gujarat. He holds a M.F.A. in print making from M. S. University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Baroda. His works have been showcased at a considerable list of exhibitions such as Contemporary Trendz in South India at Apparao Galleries, New Delhi (2011), a two-person show at Bose Pacia, Kolkata (2008), Modus Operandi at Red Earth Art Gallery, Baroda (2006), and Positive Vision, Fine Arts Gallery, Baroda (2003). He also had works included in the Tokyo International Mini-Print Triennial at Tama University Museum, Japan (2005) and has been part of several workshops including The Heritage Walk, a print-making camp, at Chaap Studio, Baroda and SAMHITA atthe College of Art, Delhi and AIFACS, New Delhi.
New Paintings
10 October - 15 November 2014
Rao Kadonda’s paintings create a deliberate dialogue between the crowd and the individual and the constant fluctuations of the two in social contexts. Primarily landscapes, they often include architectural details and anonymous populations. Faceless masses of people open up a spectrum of readings. Rao points out that the ‘crowd’ is a volatile organism that is indefinable and can morph into anything. In these works, the body politic seems subject to the forces of nature, history is shaped by the collective force of individual wills. To Rao, the ‘crowd’ and the ‘individual’ are caught in an inherently dysfunctional relationship, in a state of constant ebb and flow.
Rao strikes a careful balance between the overall composition and fine detailing in these works. His colour sense is artificial and the works hover between abstraction and representation. Watercolours on paper, included in the show, provide notes to the large paintings, allowing us to witness something of his powers of observation.
Originally from Rajam in Andhra Pradesh, Rao (born in 1979) is now based in Baroda, Gujarat. He holds a M.F.A. in print making from M. S. University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Baroda. His works have been showcased at a considerable list of exhibitions such as Contemporary Trendz in South India at Apparao Galleries, New Delhi (2011), a two-person show at Bose Pacia, Kolkata (2008), Modus Operandi at Red Earth Art Gallery, Baroda (2006), and Positive Vision, Fine Arts Gallery, Baroda (2003). He also had works included in the Tokyo International Mini-Print Triennial at Tama University Museum, Japan (2005) and has been part of several workshops including The Heritage Walk, a print-making camp, at Chaap Studio, Baroda and SAMHITA atthe College of Art, Delhi and AIFACS, New Delhi.