Karoonamoorthy N

Born in Chennai 1955, Viswakarma Goldsmith Family, 1979 First Class Diploma in Fine Arts from Government College of Arts & Grafts, Chennai, Member Cholamandal Aritist Village AWA, Studio cum own residence at Cholamandal Artist Village, Chennai, India. Working as Incharge of
Painting and ceramics Studio, Lalit Kala Akademi(Govt of India), Regional Centre, Chennai.

2001 : 43RD National Academy Award at Bangalore, By LKA New Delhi.

2000 : Lalit Kala Academi sponsored award through State Akademi

1991 : State Akademi award by TNONKK Chennai

1990 : 34th National academy Honorable mention award at Lucknow by LKA New Delhi

1980 : State Akademi award by TNONKK at Chennai

1978 : Academy of fine arts award Kolkata.

1976 : Association of young painters and sculptors award at Chennai

2012 : Taj banjara hotel , hydrabad, all india painters camp by Deccan art gallery
2006 : Painters camp in JINDAL CENTRE at Mumbai by Kanniappan Art Residency
2001 : 10th Triennale International Ceramic Camp at Garhi Studio by Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
2001 : Terracotta Demonstration at De Lawrence School, Ooty
1998 : South Zone Culture Centre, Thanjavur – Ceramics
1995 : Kerala State Nirmathi Kendra. All India Sculptors camp Iron Metal
Tamil Nadu State Akademi Artist Camp, Kumbakonam Terracotta
1992 : All India Artist camp at Garhi Studio, New Delhi – Ceramics
All India Artist Stone Carving Camp at Gulburga, Karnataka by LKA – New Delhi
1990 : Southern region Terracotta Camp by L.K.A. at Gulburga
1989 : Terracotta workshop GAURAV at Hydrabad
1987 : SZCC Artist Camp at L.K.A. Chennai – Ceramic
1986 : Traditional Ceramic Camp by SISP, Chennai
Terracotta workshop at Pondicherry by SZCC
1983 : Painters Camp by State Akademi at Ooty, Tamil Nadu
1981 : Group X3 Workshop by British Council Division at L.K.A. Chennai – Print Making
1978 : State Akademi Graphic Workshop at Government College of Arts & Grafts. Chennai

A birds eye view of the place where I was born and brought up chintadripet was the prime source of inspiration for me to start a series on aerial view in graphic prints and paintings.

Slowly my visual concepts shifted to my immediate surroundings. The people around me, the day to day life incidents the nature-birds, trees, sun, fish anything gained importance for day to day life incidents the nature-birds, trees, sun, fish anything gained importance for my imagination. This stage saw the beginning of my search for the third dimension in my surroundings which resulted in Terracotta and Stone sculptures titled 'Mystic Heads'. The familiar and the ordinary were expressed in the abstract idiom thought the creation of sense of movement within my sculptures. But the monotone shades of the medium-terracotta and stone, produced a feeling of restlessness and monotony within me. The need to bring out the colorful world in me, led me to experiment with ceramics.

Though colorful, the fragile nature of the medium made the creations seem to be of impermanent nature. I needed the feel of permanence and strength in the medium, so I began to work copper sheet metal and enameling.

This constant exploration and experimentation with various mediums has in a way enable d me to break the boundaries of visual representations and limitations set by the very mediums that I used. Thus representing the human figure-man or woman interlinked with nature, found a freedom of expression made possible through the various mediums I employed. Just as the medium did not restrict me from expressing my self so should my compositions not be bound within a frame work of particular philosophy of thought or ideology.

My compositions are the reflections of life the constant shift of human emotions, the constant change in life, the constant movement in life. The craftsman ship that goes into bringing these moments alive, this makes The compositions a work of art. To me art and craft are not two separate entitles. It is craft that elevates the expression of soul to art. What I feel and I thought, mind commands hands to do create art. This thirst for artistic expression even today remains unquenched with me and will never be quenched.

INVITATION EXHIBITIONS

2005 : RESONANCE Exhibition by LKA New Delhi
SWARNA REKHA 50 Years of award winners exhibition LKA New Delhi
2001 : Shri Dhanapal’s Sculptore retraspective show by LKA Regional Centre, Chennai
1997 : Human Form and art 50 years of Independence by LKA, New Delhi
1996 : Values art foundation, Emotion in Madras
Vinayasa Art Gallery Inauguration show
1995 : International Biennale, Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal
1992 : Contemporary Indian Ceramics by British Council Division and LKA, at New Delhi, Chennai
1991 : 7th TRIENNALE INTRATIONAL EXHIBITION at New Delhi
1989 : Creative Crafts of India, Jehangir Art Gallery Mumbai
1978 : Exhibition of 40 Arts at British Council Division, Chennai
1993 : To 1994 Regional Exihibition of LKA at Chennai

COLLECTIONS
: Painting Commission Tamil Art & Culture – Thiruvalluvar Thirukural
: Frank Flisher Hongkong YAU KAN Company Ltd. Copper Sculpture
: Noble Saga Gallery UK Paintings
: National Gellery of Modern Art, New Delhi – Metal Relief Enameling and Ceramic Panel
: National Akademi of Art, LKA, New Delhi – Granite Stone sculpture
Mrs. Status infin (India)pvt, ltd.Hydrabad. granite sculpture.
: Mrs. Dolly Khanna – Copper sculpture Chennai
: Mr. Earnest – Metal Relief – Chennai
: M/s. Rajive Khasj & Associates – Metal Relief – Mumbai
: National Akademi of Art, LKA, New Delhi – Copper Relief with Enameling
: Garhi Studio LKA New Delhi – ceramic Sculpture
: Mrs. Madhu Lambe, New Delhi – Painting
Mrs. Sumita caur, Mumbai painting.
Mrs. Balasubramanium, Mumbai, painting
: Dhoomimal Gallery, New Delhi – Painting & Ceramics
: Chennai Museum Contemporary Art Gallery – Painting & Metal Relief.
: Shri. S.M.Krishna, Governor of Mumbai.metal relief.
: Lalit Kala Akademi Regional Centre, Chennai – Terraacotta
: Mr.John Lynch, Copper Sculputres
: Agarwal Transport Corporation of India, Bangalore – Copper Metal Relief enameling
and ceramic tiles, Bhoruka Aluminium Ltd., Mysore.
: Mr.Amarnath, Bangalore, Copper Relief
: Ceramic Mural, South zone culture centre, Thanjavur.
: Ceramic Mural, for Dr.Vijay Rangarajan, Bazullah Road, Chennai.
: Ceramic Mural (M/s. Tiles and Marbles) for Mr.Jaya Chandran at Gummidipundi, Chennai.
: Ceramic Mural at Sembawang Shriram Integrated 96 Logistics Pvt. Ltd., Chennai.
: Ceramic Mural for Chaitanya Buildrs, Chennai.
: Ceramic Mural for Coromandal Interior Chennai
: Ceramic Mural for Mr.Deenadayalan (Vijay Associates), K.K.Nagar, Chennai.
Ceramic mural for Mrs. Usha chandrasekaran olive beach, injambakkam, Chennai.
: South Zone Culture centre, Tamil Nadu – Ceramic Sculpture.
: State Akademi, Tamil Nadu – Painting and Metal Relief.
Rajam subramaniam, copper metal relief.
Ajait rai, tara, Bangalore, metal relief.
Dr. Mrs. Rajaini arumugam, Chennai. Mwtal relief.
: Mrs. Shukula, Chennai – Metal Relief, Ceramics and Terracottas.
: Mr.Darwala, Sarala Art Centre, Chennai – Ceramic Panel.
: Vinayasa Art Gallery, Chennai – Metal Relief.
: Mr.K.R.Ravi, ITC, Personnel Manager, Chennai – Coopper Metal Relief.
: Mrs.Mala, Chennai. Copper Relief
: Chitra Kala Parishad, Bangalore – Ceramics.
: Mr.D.Sundarshan, Bangaloe – Copper Metal Relief.
: Gateway Hotel, Bangalore – Copper Metal Relief Mural.
: Mr.Malhotra Manager Gateway Hotels, Bangalore – Metal Relief
: Ideal Fine Art Society, Karnataka – Stone.
: Bombay Art Society, Bombay – Copper Metal Relief Mural
: Simplex Projects Ltd., Calcutta – Copper Metal Relief.
And Many more private collections off Terracotta, Metal Relief, Ceramic, Mural Stone
Sculptures and Paintings.