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Rajendra Tiku

Rajendra Tiku, is an Indian Visual Artist with specialization in Sculpture and known for his outdoor stone sculptures.[1] He was honoured by the Government of India, in 2013, by bestowing on him the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, for his contributions to the field of art.[2]

Rajendra Tiku
Born1953
Wadwan, Jammu and Kashmir, India
AwardsPadma Shri
Lalit Kala Akademi National Award
Jammu and Kashmir State Award
8th Triennale Award

Biography

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sculpture as a larger phenomenon, of which a medium, its execution and dimension etc. is only a part. The lot more beyond these attributes is its potential to reveal truth: Its potential to work on us in return and impart meaning to our existence. says Rajendra Tiku[1]

Rajendra Tiku was born in Wadwan,[3] a remote village in the mountainous landscape of Jammu and Kashmir, the northernmost state of India, in 1953,[4] in a Kashmiri Pandit family.[1] He did his primary schooling at a local school and passed his matriculation from a high school in Srinagar. His graduate studies were at the Sri Pratap College, Srinagar,[3] where he founded the Sri Pratap College Artists' Association[5][6] and Tiku, simultaneously, studied clay modelling and stone carving, by attending the evening classes of a five-year course[4][7] conducted by the Institute of Music and Fine Arts in the city, which he completed in 1978.[3][6] The course offered Tiku exposure to the art of ancient cultures and modern masters. After completing BSc, Tiku graduated in law from the Srinagar University,[3][5][6][7] but continued attending the various art camps organized by the Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages.[1][5]

Rajendra Tiku started his career as a teacher at the Burn Hall School, Srinagar, but moved, shortly afterwards, to the Institute of Music and Fine Arts, his alma mater, as an artist cum teacher.[3][8] He lives in Jammu and Kashmir.[1][6][7]

Career highlights and exhibitions

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Rajendra Tiku has received both the junior (1993–95) and senior (1997–98)[4][6][7] fellowships of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, the Government of India. He is also a recipient of a grant from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, New York[3][7][9] for commissioning sculptures at various parts in India,[6] one of which can be found on the lawns of the Danwantri Library of the University of Jammu.[1][10] Tiku has been invited to many sculpture workshops[11][12] in places like USA,[13] Switzerland, Israel, Russia, Egypt, Russia and Thailand.[1][3]

Rajendra Tiku has had solo and group exhibitions of his creations at various places around the world.[1][4][6] Some of his notable exhibitions are:

  • Metaphors in Matter (2008) held at Gallery Espace, New Delhi[6][9][14][15]
  • Bronze (2006) organized by Lalit Kala Akademi, held at Gallery Espace, New Delhi[7][16]
  • Sculpted Images (2003) India Habitat Centre, New Delhi[6][7]
  • Solo Exhibitions (1990, 1992, 1995, 1998 and 2003) held at Art Heritage, New Delhi[6]
  • Solo Exhibition (1998) organized by ABC Foundation, Varanasi[6]
  • National Exhibition of Art (India) organized by the All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society[4]
  • International Exhibition of Graphic Prints[4]
  • Bharat bienniale of Contemporary Indian Art[4]
  • 7th Triennale India[4]
  • 8th Triennale India[4]

Tiku has also published many articles in local magazines and journals.[1] he has also been credited with using Śāradā script, a dying script of the Kashmiri language.[17]

Awards and recognitions

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In 2013, the Government of India honoured Rajendra Tikku with the fourth highest civilian award, Padma Shri.[2] Besides, Rajendra Tiku has been honoured by different organizations many times.

Sculptures

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Some of the notable sculptures of Rajendra Tiku are:

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Daily Excelsior". Daily Excelsior. 17 March 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Padma 2013". The Hindu. 26 January 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Kashmir Times". Kashmir Times. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Shrishti Art". Shrishti Art. 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  5. ^ a b c "Contemporary Indian Art". Contemporary Indian Art. 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Art Chennai". Art Chennai. 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Roobina Karode". Roobina Karode. 4 April 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  8. ^ a b c "Jammu and Kashmir". Jammu and Kashmir. 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  9. ^ a b c d "Delhi Events". Delhi Events. 2008. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  10. ^ "Danwantri Library". Ind Career. 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  11. ^ "Camp". The Hindu. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  12. ^ "Jaipur Art Summit". Art Summit India. 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  13. ^ "University of Chicago" (PDF). University of Chicago. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  14. ^ "Write up on Exhibition and Images". johnofcochin. 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  15. ^ "Indian Express". Indian Express. 17 November 2008. Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  16. ^ a b Gayatri Sinha (20 January 2006). "The Hindu". Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  17. ^ a b c d e "Mathribhumi". Mathribhumi. 20 November 2008. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
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