Sunil Padwal

Sunil Padwal
Sunil Padwal in his studio
Born	Sunil Chandrakant Padwal 1968 Mumbai, India
Nationality	Indian
Known for	visual art, installation art, painting

Sunil Padwal (born 1968) is an Indian painter based in Mumbai, India.

Background

Sunil was born in Maharashtra,India. He did BFA foundation from Sir J. J. School of Art, Mumbai in 1986 and Bachelor of Fine Arts from Sir J. J. Institute of Applied Art, Mumbai in 1989.

He works on line drawings, paintings, sculptures and installations. He lives and works in Mumbai.

Work

Sunil Padwal, is known for his anguished protagonist.^[1] His line drawing series is a culmination of memory, confused metropolis, changing cityscape, and various turpitudes of modern day society.^[2] Padwal seeks inspiration^[3] from different aspects of everyday life, including work in progress, pollution everywhere, fast changing skyline, noisy traffic, humans and animals stuck in today's concrete jungle.

MYOPIA^[4][5] an exhibition in Mumbai in 2008 explored issues relating to the Mumbai terror attack, with images of war and terror.^[6] It contained images of the female form and art installations. India Today commented that his "recent works almost feels like they are a reflection of the mood of the country at the moment."^[7]

Solo exhibitions

• Soliloquies: notes from the drawing book. Presented by Veranda8 at Space 1857, Chicago US (July 2012)^[8]

Drawing from : Soliloquies: notes from the drawing book by Sunil Padwal

• Soliloquies: notes from the drawing book Gallery BMB, Mumbai (Dec. 2011)^[9][10] It displayed the chaos and confusion of a metropolis through his line drawings.^{[3][11][12][13]}

Installation view – 'Digitally twisted' from the exhibition Soliloquies: notes from the drawing book by artist Sunil Padwal

• Myopia – Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai (Dec. 2008)^[6][7]

Installation view – 'Toys are us' from the exhibition : Myopia by Sunil Padwal

• Numb – Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi (June 2007)^[14][15]
• Untitled – Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre, Hong Kong (May 2006)^[16]
• Test of Humanity – Agora Gallery, Soho, New York City (Oct. 2005)^[17][18]
• Untitled – Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai (January 2004)^[19]

Group Shows

• Public Enemy Number 1 – Exhibit 320, curated by Shaheen Merali, New Delhi (Dec. 2010)^[20][21][22]
• 'The Way We Are', Mon Art Gallerie, Kolkata (March 2010)^[23]
• A MAZ ING – RPG Academy of Art & Music presents, Surprise Fantasy Awe an Art Exhibition, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai (Feb. 2008)^[24]
• Indiart Show Imprints – Celebrating The India, Japan Friendship Year 2007 at The Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo, Japan^[25]
• 'Are We Like This Only?'- Vadehra Art Gallery / Rabindra Bhavan Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi (March 2005)^[26]
• 'The Bombay Boys' – Palette Art Gallery, New Delhi (Dec. 2004)^[27][28]
• '2D / 3D' – Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre, Hong Kong (Sep. 2003)^[29]
• 'Maratha Kaleidoscope' – Intex Colours on Canvas, Dubai, UAE (March 2002)^[30]
• 'Bombay Lite' – Apparao Galleries, Chennai (July 2002)^[31]
• Indian Contemporary Art – (The RPG Collection), Leverkusen, Monheim, Germany (April 1998)^[32]

Public art

• A mural at Kala Ghoda, Mumbai was painted over in 2012.^[33][34]
• Artwork at Mumbai International Airport^[35]
• ITE (CC) SINGAPORE art students presented by DFP limited mentored by Sunil Padwal for KALA GHODA ART FESTIVAL, Mumbai (Feb. 2014)^[36][37]

Awards

• Communication Artist Guild Award (CAG – 1990)
• Emerging Artist of The Year Award (The Harmony Show III– 1998), Nehru Centre, Mumbai^[38]
• Society Young Achievers Award (Fine Art – 2004).^[39]

References

1. Ravindran, Nirmala. "Art in perspective". indiatoday.in. india today. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
2. Dhingra, Deepali. "'I see inspiration everywhere'". indiatimes.com. The times of india. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
3. Mazumder, Jayeeta. "Drawing is Relaxing: Sunil Padwal". Daily News and Analysis. Diligent Media Corporation Ltd. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
4. Louis, Maria. terror struck. books.google.in.co (outlook profit). Retrieved 4 August 2014.
5. Maddox, Georgina. "Return of the prodigal". archive.indianexpress.com Indian Express. Retrieved 5 August 2014. External link in |website= (help)
6. Maddox, Georgina (1 December 2008). "Foretelling Images". Indian Express. The Indian Express ltd. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
7. Ravindran, Nirmala (3 December 2008). "Art in perspective". INDIATODAY.in. Living Media India Limited. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
8. Badlani, Monica. "Events". Veranda8. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
9. Shah Varma, Jasmine. "Mumbai Art Sighting". artnewsnviews.com. Chisel Crafts Pvt. Ltd. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
10. Dhingra, Deepali. "I See Inspiration Everywhere". Times of India. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
11. "Sunil Padwal at Gallery BMB". mumbaiboss. Kaisar Media Private Ltd. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
12. "Sunil's soliloquies". FashionFad.in. Cross Country Media pvt.ltd. 19 December 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
13. "Arty Moments". Verve. Verve Magazine. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
14. Zaman, Sahar. "Artist Sunil Padwal unmasks faces". IBNlive. IBNlive.com. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
15. Prabhu, Vidya. "'It's about things that have left me numb'". DNA. Diligent Media Corporation Ltd. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
16. "Exhibitions". South China Morning Post. South China Morning Post Publishers Ltd. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
17. Menon Carroll, Arati. "This artist enjoys his success". www.business-standard.com. Business Standard LTD. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
18. "Test of Humanity". Agora Gallery. Agora Gallery. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
19. Nandawani, Deepali. "Art Mart". verveonline.com. Verve Magazine. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
20. Mall, Ravisha. "The Month that was". art etc. Chisel Crafts Pvt. Ltd. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
21. Maddox, Georgina. "Evil Turn". The Indian Express. The Indian Express Ltd. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
22. Maddox, Georgina. "The Exhibitionists". The Indian Express. The Indian Express ltd. All Rights Reserved. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
23. "Time Out". The Telegraph. The Telegraph. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
24. Louis, Maria. "Off the wall". VERVE ONLINE LIFE & SOUL. Verve Magazine. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
25. "Indiaart Show". Open Library. Open Library. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
26. SIDDIQUI, RANA. "Entertainment Delhi". The Hindu. The Hindu. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
27. "History and Evolution of Indian Art". ArtNexxt. Art|Nexxt Consulting India Pvt Ltd. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
28. "COLLECTION". asiart archive. asiart archive. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
29. Walker, Annabel. "The Planner". South China Morning Post. South China Morning Post Publishers Ltd. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
30. Bhatia, Asha. "Kaleidoscope of creativity". gulfnews.com. Gulf News. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
31. SATHISH, SWAPNA. "Fascination for human forms". The Hindu. The Hindu Republication. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
32. Bhattacharjee, Dwijottam. "Bayer, RPG hold art exhibition in Germany". Indian Express. The Indian Express Ltd. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
33. "Imprints from Random Wanderings at the KGAF". Thoughts and Reflections. fantasyrealms.blogspot.in. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
34. "Dark Horse Deleted". djibnet. djibnet.com. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
35. "Best Airports For Duty Free Shopping". YAHOO!NEWS SINGAPORE. Yahoo News Network. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
36. "A Splash of Singapore at Kala Ghoda". midday City. Mid-Day Infomedia Ltd. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
37. Pandey Vallikappen, Ankita. "S'pore students take part in Kala Ghoda festival". news.asiaone.com August 2014. External link in |website= (help)
38. "Artist Profile". The Arts Trust. Indian Art Gallery featuring Contemporary Indian Art. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
39. Bhayani, Viral. "Milind Deora, John Abraham, Jassi, young achievers!". IndiaGlitz.com. Retrieved 21 October 2013.

External links

• Mapping Sunil Padwal’s art journey