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Rajendra Tiku
Born 1953
Wadwan, Jammu and Kashmir , India
Awards Padma Shri
Lalit Kala Akademi National Award
Jammu and Kashmir State Award
8th Triennale Award

Rajendra Tiku , is an Indian sculptor and art teacher 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]

Biography [ edit ]

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 [ edit ]

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 ??rad? script , a dying script of the Kashmiri language. [17]

Awards and recognitions [ edit ]

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 [ edit ]

Some of the notable sculptures of Rajendra Tiku are:

References [ edit ]

  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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