Balaji Ponna
Sending a message to Good and He replies in Rain
2008

About the Item

Balaji Ponna holds a Gold medal and has completed his MFA in Graphics from Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan and B.F.A. (Graphics) from Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, A. P. The artist lives and works in Baroda, India. Some of his Solos shows include- ‘Looking is not Seeing’,The Guild, Mumbai, 2011; ‘Black Smoke’, Bose Pacia, and The Guild, Kolkata, 2009. His group shows/ participations include: Indian art fairs-2009-11,13,18,19,20; Vis-a-Vis foundation’s group show at Kochi, 2019; ‘ID-ENTITY’ an group show at Gallery Art Pilgrim New Delhi,2018; ‘Mapping Frontiers’ at Kalakriti art gallery, Hyderabad, 2018; ‘Roti-Kapada & Makan’, Ojas gallery, New Delhi, 2012; ‘Giant- elephant’ Indian Contemporary Art, Gong art space- South Korea with The Guild,2011; Art Basel with Studio La Citta, Italy, 2009 -2010; ’June show’-1x1 gallery Dubai,2010; India art summit, Nature Morte, New Delhi; 2009; Hong Kong Art Fair- The Guild, 2009; ‘Are we like this only’ curated by Vidya Shivdas, Vadhera Art gallery, New Delhi, 2005. Balaji’s works respond to socio-political and cultural realities, ‘centring PEOPLE and their relation with the NATION.’ Human-inflicted calamities, dispersion of power, are some of the key areas he focuses on as depictions of the land it’s people. ‘Interrelation of Migration and Labourer, their Systemic Displacement return as questionings through his works, as they question the democratic system amidst capitalist society, as utopian dreams suspend faraway from the Social Welfare Model, as the new normal. Expanses in deep hues, depict states of transience, as grids, text, soot/smoke work as metaphors and indicators.

Creator:

Balaji Ponna (1980)

Creation Year:

2008

Dimensions:

Height: 71.65 in (182 cm)Width: 96.06 in (244 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)

Medium:

Oil

Movement & Style:

Modern

Period:

21st Century