By Yusuf Arakkal
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Yusuf Arakkal - Travel Drawing Series - Pattaya
Pen & Ink on Paper , 10 x 14 inches , 2000
About the Artist & his work :
Born : Yusuf Arakkal (1945 – 2016) was born in Kerala.
Education & Art Career : Both his parents died when he was young. Leaving the comforts of his house behind, he left for Bangalore, lonely but with a passion to become a painter. The hardships that he faced at Bangalore honed the artist in him and sharpened his sensibility. He took a diploma in painting from Karnataka Chitrakala Parishat (KCP), Bangalore and later specialized in graphic print making from National Academy community studios, Garhi, Delhi.
Solo International Show :
1992 - Relays De Monts - Siux, Limousin, France.
1993 - Gallerie Taormina Del Arte - Le Hwre, France.
1994 - Srijana Contemporary Art Gallery - Kathmandu, Nepal & Art Forum Gallery, Singapore.
1996 - Wallace Gallery, Chelsea, New York & Air Gallery, Dower Street, London.
Group International Shows :
1985 - Thirty contemporary Indian Artists at Habana, Cuba ; Contemporary Indian Art show at the National Museum Mexico City, Mexico ; Second Asian Art show, Fukuoka, Japan & Indian Printmaking, Festival of India, USA.
1986 - Sixth biennale de beau Art, Beaumount, France ; Third Asian Art Biennale, Dhaka, Bangladesh ; Inaugural exhibition of the National Museum of Modern Art, Seol, Korea.
1994 - Indian printmaking show, Maltwood Art Museum & Gallery Victoria, British Columbia & Indian Contemporary Art Show, Gallery Maya, Hong Kong.
1996 - Indian Contemporary Art show, Nagai Garo, Tokyo, Japan ; 32 Contemporary Indian artists - exhibition and auction by Christies, London & Women in Indian Art, by The Gallery, Visual Art Centre, Hong Kong.
1997 - Auction of Indian Contemporary Art by Christies, London.
Awards :
2005 : Lorenso-De-Medici Gold...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Paper More Art