I
graduated in painting from Chamarajendra
Academy of Visual Arts (CAVA), University of Mysore, Karnataka
in 2007 and (MFA) will be completing Masters in painting
this year. Initially from my school days I had interest in painting. In those
days I was just expressing myself through painting. That time I had no idea
about life of painting and the effect of it, but after my schooling, I came to know about BFA degree, and I joined
the course to get some degree. These 5 years of journey was the turning point
of my life where I started thinking about developing my skills and started
utilizing the time and work. I met different kind of people with different
goals in life, which helped me to distinguish myself and due to nice
environment I could able to establish myself. I went on practicing different
things in paintings. My friends circles is like a rainbow with full of
different colors, each have its own meaning, effect and its own destiny in
life, due to all this I could able to take up and reach this first step of my
life.
Currently l have my own art practices in Bangalore, Karnataka, India and have been exhibiting my work of art at various cities in India.
I greatly get inspired by the common man’s eco system and you get to see them in my art work. In other words, experiences of People around me inspire me. My creations comprises of Nature, Common Man - his needs, complex and symbiotic equations. I visualize them with a different perspective and bringing them on my canvas gives me great joy. Through my paintings I try to connect and relive some experiences that we all have lived in different phases of life. A glimpse of my inspirations can be seen in my work from highlighting the spirit of survival of a vegetable vendor dreaming to give a better life to his family, to a picturesque depiction of day to life in an apartment where in there is so much variety in something which looks so similar, to capturing the feeling of eternal search that lingers on whenever we visit a roadside book shop and finally a more serious effort to depict a current socio economic issue of corruption, and its impact on common man.
I have learnt if we have
patience and dedication we can achieve anything in life. This is all my because
of my friends, parents and my surroundings.
Best college art gives me
immense pleasure to be associated with BCA which offers a gigantic platform for
artists from various horizons. I feel greatly encouraged to seize every
opportunity at BCA in exhibiting my works and getting to know other artists
from various genres. I look forward to a long lasting association with BCA.
I really thank my friends, colleagues and
especially my parents without their support nothing was possible.
Best wishes
Shivanand Shyagoti
October 2013