Rajendra Tikku
| 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
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 northern most 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
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 Śāradā script, a dying script of the Kashmiri language.[17]
Awards and recognitions
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.
- Eminent Artist National Award - 1993 - Lalit Kala Akademi[1][4][6][7][8][9]
- Jammu and Kashmir State Award - 1978 - Government of Jammu and Kashmir[1][4]
- Jammu and Kashmir State Award - 1979 - Government of Jammu and Kashmir[1][4]
- Triennale Award - 8th Triennale - 1994[1][4][6][7][8][9]
Sculptures
Some of the notable sculptures of Rajendra Tiku are:
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Daily Excelsior". Daily Excelsior. 17 March 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
- 1 2 "Padma 2013". The Hindu. 26 January 2013. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Kashmir Times". Kashmir Times. 25 January 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Shrishti Art". Shrishti Art. 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Contemporary Indian Art". Contemporary Indian Art. 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Art Chennai". Art Chennai. 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Roobina Karode". Roobina Karode. 4 April 2011. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Jammu and Kashmir". Jammu and Kashmir. 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 "Delhi Events". Delhi Events. 2008. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
- ↑ "Danwantri Library". Ind Career. 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
- ↑ "Camp". The Hindu. May 16, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
- ↑ "Jaipur Art Summit". Art Summit India. 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
- ↑ "University of Chicago" (PDF). University of Chicago. 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
- ↑ "Write up on Exhibition and Images". johnofcochin. 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
- ↑ "Indian Express". Indian Express. 17 November 2008. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
- 1 2 Gayatri Sinha (January 20, 2006). "The Hindu". The Hindu. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Mathribhumi". Mathribhumi. November 20, 2008. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
External links
- "Padma Awards List". Indian Panorama. 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
- "Write up on Exhibition and Images". johnofcochin. 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
- "Images". Studio Sukriti. 2011. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
- "Sculpture show 'Metaphors in Matters' By Rajender Tiku". ND TV. November 15, 2008. Retrieved October 17, 2014.