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{{Infobox artist
| name = Cheenu Pillai
| image = Balaji by Cheenu Pillai.jpg
| caption = Balaji (2006) Oil on canvas
| birth_date = 19 December 1971
| birth_place = [[Pattukottai]]
| nationality = [[India]]n
| field = [[Painting]]
| training = [[Self taught]]
| movement = [[Dravidian Orphism]]
| works = ''Celestial Wedding'', ''Dasavatar'',''Advaitham'',''Beloved thief''
}}
'''Cheenu Pillai''' is a self-taught artist<ref>{{cite web | last =Muthukrishnan | first =Abirami | title =Art and non-conformism | publisher =Ergo | url =http://www.goergo.in/?p=136 | format =Web article | access-date =2008-01-14 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20100409025844/http://www.goergo.in/?p=136 | archive-date =2010-04-09 | url-status =dead }}</ref> from [[chennai]], [[India]] who blends European expressionism with dravidian themes.

==Career==
Cheenu Pillai was born in 1971 in a village in [[Thanjavur|Tanjore]] district. He spent his school days in his village and then in Tanjore. Cheenu took to painting at very early age, thanks to his elder brother who was artist himself. Brought up in a pious background, portraits of gods used to be his favorite theme. At that age, his rendering of the religious images fulfilled purely a spiritual need. But as he delved more into the forms, the symmetry and balance in the Hindu iconography captured his imagination.

He kept pursuing art with passion all his life, but never considered taking it up as a career. For a consistent topper at school, the only career choice seemed like a white collar job, which is exactly where he ended up. He did his MBA and got into investment banking. Emerging opportunities in information technology led him shift career midway, but art continued as the primary passion. His inspirations heightened during his stint in Europe, where he regularly frequented art galleries.

In 2003, he decided to take up art more seriously and quit his job as the president of a large software company. He continued doing some consultancy works in software, but was able to spend a lot more time painting.

Apparao galleries included Cheenu's works as part of a group show in 2004. Again in 2007, [[A.v.ilango]]'s art space and Tangerine art sponsored an exhibition of his paintings from the divinity series at the tangerine restaurant, which gave him the initial impetus. Cheenu was part of a group show at Apparao galleries in 2009

==Style==
Cheenu has evolved a unique style of representation which is hybrid between European movements like [[cubism]], [[expressionism]], [[Orphism (art)|orphism]] and Indian sensibilities in terms of color schemes and layouts.

==References==
<ref>{{cite news|last=Bhagat|first=Ashrafi|title=semantics of divinity|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/article641801.ece|access-date=28 May 2012|newspaper=the hindu|date=7 May 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Bhagat|first=Ashrafi|title=Allure of Myth|url=http://chennaigallery.com/images/Hindu.jpg|work=The Hindu}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite news|last=Mahesh|first=Chitra|title=Cheenus Art strikes a chord between geometry and divinity|url=http://chennaigallery.com/images/deccan_chronicle.jpg|newspaper=Deccan Chronicle|date=28 December 2007|page=24|access-date=1 August 2020|via=chennaigallery.com}}</ref> {{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.chennaigallery.com Paintings of Cheenu Pillai]

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