PAINTER

Manoj Kachangal

"I have always maintained that you don’t consciously follow a certain style or genre. I feel its not me who does the painting, I simply start applying the colours and the painting takes over."

Kachangal’s use of colour overrides all other elements in his work in order to blur boundaries, and to allude to ideas beyond the frame. As they have no specific geophysical location, his works are often referred to as abstract landscapes. Although there are no clear demarcations between land and sky, there is a hint of reality, a semblance of authenticity, which possibly stems with his preoccupation with Nature. These works, however, are dotted with abstract symbols – a sudden triangle or an unexpected circle – that unsettle the view. Speaking about his work the artist says, “I have always maintained that you don’t consciously follow a certain style or genre. I feel it’s not me who does a painting: I start applying paint, and then at some point the painting takes over. It starts demanding its won colours, lines, shapes. It is as if someone else’s will is at work. So I don’t really know whether it’s me who does the painting or they come into being on their own” The ...
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Artist Biodata

Manoj Kachangal, born in 1979, Shadhora, Madhya Pradesh. He completed BFA Painting, 2001 & MFA, 2003, Government Institute of Fine Arts, Indore. His solo shows: 1998, Lal Bag, Indore & Devlalikar Art Gallery, Indore; 2000 & 2002, Central Museum, Indore; 2001, M G Art Gallery by NCZCC, Allahabad & ABC Art Gallery, Varanasi; 2004, Indusind Gallery, Chandigarh & Citibank, Mumbai; 2004, Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Kolkata; 2005, 07 & 13, Dhoomimal Art Centre, New Delhi; 2007, ‘Dharti Ambar’, The Art Entrance Gallery, Mumbai; 2006, ‘A Consecration of Space’, Marvel Art Gallery, Ahmedabad; 2007, Nehru Center Art Gallery, Mumbai & 2008, ‘In Search of the Abyss’ at Mon Art Gallerie, Kolkata.His participations are: From 1999 – 2000 he in group shows in Indore, Ujjain, Bhopal & New Delhi; 2001, Contemporary Indian Painting Exhibition, Kunststation, Kleisnsassen Art Gallery, Germany; 2002, AIFACS State Exhibition, Kala Parishad, Bhopal & Galerie Muller & Plate, Munchen, Germany; 2004, Marvel Art Gallery, Ahmedabad & Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi; 2002 & 2004 – 2006 he took part in many group shows at New Delhi, Udaipur, Mumbai, Gurgaon & Kolkata; 2007, 1×1 Art Space, Dubai, UAE; 2007, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai; Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi & at Dhoomimal Art Centre, New Delhi; 2008, ‘Awakening the Spirit’, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi & in ‘Homage to Swaminathan’ at AIFACS, New Delhi. He has received several awards: 1999, Bronze Medal at Avantika, the 7th All India Exhibition, Gwalior; 2001, Raza Award, Madhya Pradesh Kala Parishad, Bhopal; 2003 & 2004 he received the Meera Gupta Merit Scholarship, Indore. His works are in several public & private collections.

Artworks

Untitled, 2007

Acrylic on Canvas

ID: MAKA2366

250000

Untitled, 2007

Acrylic on Canvas

ID: MAKA2328

350000

Untitled, 2013

Acrylic on Canvas

ID: MAKA0627

300000

Untitled,

Acrylic on Paper

ID: MAKA484

50000

Untitled,

Acrylic on Canvas

ID: MAKA483

250000

Untitled,

Acrylic on Canvas

ID: MAKA478

30000

Untitled,

Acrylic on Paper

ID: MAKA016

50000

Untitled,

Acrylic on Paper

ID: MAKA002

40000

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