Jump to content

Vimal Chandran

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Vimal Chandran
Born
Palakkad, India
NationalityIndian
Known forPhotography, Illustrations, films

Vimal Chandran is an Indian visual artist who works with illustration, photography and films.[1][2][3][4]

Early life and career

[edit]

Vimal grew up in the town called Palakkad in Kerala. He started painting at the age of four.[1] Vimal completed his B. Tech from Kerala and is a self taught artist.[5] Vimal came to Bangalore to work as a software engineer and eventually quit his corporate job to do art full time.[2][4][6] He started exploring digital art from 2008[7][8] and his works often reflect vibrant culture of his native place, showing the amalgamation of folklore and myths with science fiction.[9][10]

Exhibitions and works

[edit]
  • I have seen the labyrinth and it looks like a straight line, solo exhibition at Thalam, Domlur.[1][11]
  • Escape Velocity, solo exhibition at Durbar Hall, Kochi.[2]
  • To Italy for Italy, an art and photography project with Lamborghini India[12][13]
  • Unposted Letters , a digital illustration series'[14][2]
  • Folk Sci-Fi , An Indo-futurism digital art series where Indian folklores are reinterpreted in a science fiction environment.[9][15][16]

His other works include Monsoon Records, a Photography, art and film project based on the monsoon life of Kerala in collaboration with Avial Band[17] and his work for Port Muziris, Marriott.[18]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c "When frames don't define pictures". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "The Art of Breaking Free". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  3. ^ Elias, Esther (21 May 2014). "Aesthetics behind the obvious". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  4. ^ a b nair, shreejaya (5 June 2014). "His art isn't only for walls". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  5. ^ yamini@mpp.co.in, പി യാമിനി. "ന്യൂ ജനറേഷന്‍ ആര്‍ട്ടിസ്റ്റ്‌". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Ordinary moments in extraordinary art". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  7. ^ Ravi, Reethu (17 January 2022). "Inside India's nascent NFT sector". KrASIA. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  8. ^ Prasanna, Likhitha (30 July 2021). "Behold the NFT ascend". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  9. ^ a b Akundi, Sweta (22 July 2021). "Kerala folk tales meet sci-fi in Vimal Chandran's NFT series". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Vimal Chandran Creator Stats, Biography | About Vimal Chandran". Forbes India. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  11. ^ Velayanikal, Malavika (7 July 2013). "Can art be an instrument to propagate ideas?". DNA India. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  12. ^ M, Athira (19 January 2021). "Lamborghini's promotional campaign showcases a slice of Kerala and its culture". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  13. ^ "When Italy meets India". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  14. ^ Philip, Susan Joe (23 November 2020). "Vimal Chandran's 2021 calendar, Songs for the Birds features his watercolour paintings". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  15. ^ "Vimal Chandran". www.platform-mag.com. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  16. ^ "Online Exclusive". Open The Magazine. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  17. ^ "It's raining picturesque". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  18. ^ "Treat yo' self". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 1 February 2021.