Venugopal V.G. | Agora Gallery Digitally Represented Artist

VGVENU V E N U G O PA L V. G .

530 West 25th Street, New York, NY

Venugopal V.G. is an indian artist, born in Valakkunja, a remote village in Kasaragod district of North Kerala. He obtained his BFA in Painting from the Chamarajendra Academy of Visual Arts, University of Mysore and his MFA in Printmaking from the Chitrakala Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore University. He has received several notable awards for his work in his career as an artist, including the 2000-2001 National scholarship from the Department of Culture in India, H.K.Kejriwal Young Artist Award and Camel Art Foundation Award. Among the many exhibitions in which he has participated are the Bharat Bhavan International Biennale of Print Art in Bhopal, India; ‘Magmart VII’ Video Art Festival, Naples, Italy; 7th Guanlan International Print Biennial, Shenzin, China In his work, he attempts to show a critical engagement with the changing facets of human relations and sensibilities. Issues such as urban migration, encroachment and displacement are reflected in the Bangalorebased artist’s paintings. He successfully mingles intangible aspects into more apparent subject matter, lending to layered, metaphorical imagery. He uses a variety of mediums including watercolors, acrylics, printing, woodcuts and etching, and plays with the scale to reflect the broader intention of the piece. Each piece highlights his vast range of technical skills as an artist, and often features a nod to Indian culture and surrealism.

V I E W V E N U G O PA L V.G. O N A G O R A G A L L E RY

Germinate, 2020 Watercolor on Paper 12” x 9” $ 8 0 0 – B U Y O N A RT-M I N E.C O M

Transit - 50, 2020 Watercolor on Paper 10” x 11” $ 8 0 0 – B U Y O N A RT-M I N E.C O M

Transit - 49, 2020 Watercolor & Ink on Paper 13” x 13” $ 8 5 0 – B U Y O N A RT-M I N E.C O M

A Wave Within, 2020 M/M on Canvas 24” x 24” $ 1 2 0 0 – B U Y O N A RT-M I N E.C O M

Transit - 48, 2020 Watercolor & Ink on Paper 13” x 13” $ 8 5 0 – B U Y O N A RT-M I N E.C O M

Milieu-1, 2019 Mixed Media on Canvas 24” x 24 $ 1 2 0 0 – B U Y O N A RT-M I N E.C O M

Until Then - 9, 2020 Watercolor on Paper 7” x 7” $ 6 0 0 – B U Y O N A RT-M I N E.C O M

Tat Tvam Asi, 2017 Acrylic on Canvas 48” x 39” $ 2 5 0 0 – B U Y O N A RT-M I N E.C O M

Man Carrying A Flower House, 2020 Watercolor on Paper 12” x 9” $ 8 0 0 – B U Y O N A RT-M I N E.C O M

Milieu-2, 2019 Mixed Media on Canvas 24” x 24” $ 1 2 0 0 – B U Y O N A RT-M I N E.C O M

Until Then - 10, 2020 Watercolor on Paper 7” x 7” $ 6 0 0 – B U Y O N A RT-M I N E.C O M

Man Carrying A Mountain, 2020 Watercolor on Paper 12” x 9” $ 8 0 0 – B U Y O N A RT-M I N E.C O M

Enfold-Unfold, 2011 Acrylic on Canvas 41.5” x 41.5” $ 2 5 0 0 – B U Y O N A RT-M I N E.C O M

Contemplate, 2016 Acrylic & Oil on Canvas 58” x 96”

$ 5 8 0 0 – B U Y O N A RT-M I N E.C O M

Utopia, 2016 Acrylic on Canvas 48” x 96”

$ 5 4 0 0 – B U Y O N A RT-M I N E.C O M

The Trophy, 2011 Acrylic on Canvas 35.5” x 29.5” $ 1 5 0 0 – B U Y O N A RT-M I N E.C O M

My recent works are attempts of a critical engagement with the changing facets of human relations and sensibilities. The images are caught between complex situations and dilemmas of reality. My figuration portrays a fictitious world by an interpretation of mundane issues and nurtures the fragile feelings of human emotions to construct meaningful imagery from the lived reality. The significant issues associated with urban living like identity, migration, adaptability and transformation are part of this existence. Along with the seen, I try to mingle/ mix/combine intangible aspects of my surroundings.I use metaphors, symbolism, variations in scale and repetition as the devices to achieve the desired results.

I have been working with variety of mediums like Watercolors on Paper, Acrylics on Canvas, Printmaking mediums like Woodcuts, Dry-points and Etching and also Video based works using stop-motion animation technique.

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