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Raj ChaudhuriParty Glasses, Oil, American Impressionistic Style, Traveling Painter, Chess2016
2016
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Party Glasses displays the American Impressionistic Style . The artist describes himself as one of the New Orientalists a traveling painter in the modern world.
The framed size is 28 x 32.
Raj Chaudhuri describes himself as one of the "New Orientalists," a traveling painter in the modern world. Storytelling is his focus, creating exotic imagery from ceremonial camel races to paintings utilizing bright flashes of color such as "Rajasthani Women Waiting for a Bus" which recently won Raj an Honorable Mention Award at the 15th Annual American Impressionist Society's National Juried Show.
Raj Chaudhuri says: "Art has always been my passion." Raj teaches a 3-day workshop at Art Students League of Denver - his subjects vary but his favorite is The Traveling Painter. Students review works of traveling painters and Orientalist's such as Sargent, Sorolla and others. They learn composition, emotional content and storytelling. Raj believes in learning the visual vocabulary of a painting.
Raj currently serves on the faculty of Art Students League - Denver, Colorado Teaching classes on "The Traveling Painter" and "Composition".
Since my earliest memory, I have always drawn and painted. But, I didn't pursue it as a profession in the beginning, rather keeping it as a hobby while I pursued a career in software for 17 years! In 2009, I was able to make the transition to painting full-time (started part-time in 2003). It is in art that I am determined to make a success of myself and have devoted all my efforts and attention towards it.
I have had the privilege of learning from Quang Ho and Mark Daily here in Denver. Both, amazing painters, teachers and instrumental in my development as an artist. I have also been very fortunate to spend time with Dan Sprick, a remarkable painter and person.
The painting process to me is two fold. One part is the subject matter and the other, the process of utilizing an artist’s vocabulary.
My subject matter has been things that I love and understand. A lot of it is material from India, where I grew up. Figurative work, Cityscapes and the still life also feature in my paintings. Poker chips, cards and sports scenes (hockey, soccer) are dear to me. I really enjoy painting people. My family have been subjected to many a pose for my paintings!
The second part is technical in approach. Here my goal is to be very clear what I’m trying to accomplish in my painting to the viewer. Whether it’s the visual approach (such as light and Shadow, Local Tone, Color, etc.) or in the visual design (shapes, values, color) of the painting, I want to lead the viewer through a very clear and engaging journey. The painting becomes an exploration of these abstract elements and my search for finding a solution to a visual problem.
My goal is to try to and find a balance between the abstract and the real. Ultimately, it is all abstract from a purely artistic standpoint. To me the challenge is to find that abstract connection in every painting – the pattern of red through the painting, the big shapes grading to small ones, light sliding into dark. All of this happens within the context of the design (or shapes) in the painting. For the overall balance and beauty, simplicity in the composition is key; yet the painting of that very simplicity must provide layers upon layers of treats for the viewer – juxtaposing various colors of the same value next to each other to make the painting shine, or the use of half-tones to provide transitions between big value shifts.
In my previous career in Software, I taught a fair amount of technical workshops and facilitated numerous requirements discovery workshops (based on a methodology called ‘UML’). In the past few years I have done painting workshops for art groups in town such as Aurora Arts Guild and Palleteers. In each case the response to my teaching has been very positive and I really enjoy sharing my knowledge. It makes me a better painter and artist. I plan on pursuing more opportunities to teach.
- Creator:Raj Chaudhuri (American)
- Creation Year:2016
- Dimensions:Height: 20 in (50.8 cm)Width: 24 in (60.96 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Houston, TX
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU140528563762
Raj Chaudhuri began painting in his youth in Calcutta, India. After moving to the United States, Chaudhuri received his art training in Denver, Colorado from masters such as Quang Ho, Mark Daily and Kevin Weckbach. Chaudhuri is considered a technical painter, which is not surprising given his parallel career as a software developer and graphic designer. Raj paints the beauty of Prague, Calcutta and here at home in urban Denver.
Painting is Ray’s passion engaging the art patron in his paintings through composition primarily focusing on richly colored landscapes, portraits and small village imagery. Raj has exhibited in the Oil Painters of America Invitational Show 2005 and most recently Salon International 2007. AWARDS Figurative Honorable Mention, Oil Painters of America, 2019 National Juried Exhibition, Illume Gallery of Fine Art, Saint George, Utah, May 2019
Finalist, Non-commissioned Category, Portrait Society of America, Member's Only Competition, December 2018
Honorable Mention, American Impressionists Society, National Juried Show, Abend Gallery, Denver, CO, October 2014
Paint-out Winner, Oil Painters of America, 2012 Western Regional Show, Gallery 1261, Denver, CO, October 2012
Juror’s Top 60 Award, Salon International, 2010 National Juried Exhibition, Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, TX April 2010
est Figurative Narrative Award, Salon International, 2007 National Juried Exhibition, Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, TX, June 2007
Zhiwei Tu OPAM Award of Excellence, Oil Painters of America, 2004 National Juried Exhibition, Howard Mandville Gallery, Seattle, WA, May 2004
Third Place, Art Students League Art and Soul Expo, Art Students League, Denver, CO, November 2003
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