->The9Man: Adding local short description: "Indian painter", overriding Wikidata description "painter" (Shortdesc helper)

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Adding local short description: "Indian painter", overriding Wikidata description "painter" (Shortdesc helper)

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{{Short description|Indian painter}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox artist
| name = Paris Viswanathan
| image = Paris viswanathan at kollam.JPG
| image_size = 150px
| caption =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = 1940
| birth_place = Kadavoor, [[Kollam]], [[Kerala]], India
| death_date =
| nationality =
| movement =
| field = [[Painter]], Sculptor, filmmaker
| training = [[Government College of Fine Arts, Chennai]]
| works =
| spouse = Nadine Tarbouriech
| awards = {{ubl|1986 Festival dei Popoli Best Documentary Film Award|2008 [[Kerala Lalithakala Akademi]] [[K. C. S. Paniker]] Award}}
}}
'''Velu Viswanathan''', popularly known as '''Paris Viswanathan''' (born 1 January 1940) is an Indian [[Painting|painter]], sculptor and filmmaker. He is considered by many as one of the prominent modern painters in India.<ref name="Paintings - Kerala">{{Cite web |url=http://www.keralaculture.org/ |title=Paintings - Kerala |date=2019-03-15 |website=www.keralaculture.org |language=en |access-date=2019-03-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Towards a new art history |last=Panikkar |first=Shivaji |author2=Parul Dave Mukherji |author3=Deeptha Achar |author4=Ratan Parimoo |author4-link=Ratan Parimoo |pages=237–238 |year=2003 |publisher=D. K. Printworld |isbn=978-81-246-0230-0 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/artistic-quest-for-an-identity/article2274440.ece|title=Artistic quest for an identity|date=2007-12-21|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-12-31|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He is a recipient of the Best Documentary Film Award of the Festival dei Popoli, Florence and the ''K. C. S. Paniker Award'' of the [[Kerala Lalithakala Akademi|Kerala Lalithakala]]

== Biography ==
V. Viswanathan was born in 1940 at Kadavoor, [[Kollam]] in the south Indian state of Kerala.<ref name="V.Viswanadhan Profile">{{Cite web |url=http://www.cholamandalartistvillage.com/Viswanadhan.html |title=V.Viswanadhan Profile |date=2019-03-15 |website=www.cholamandalartistvillage.com |access-date=2019-03-15}}</ref> After early education, he joined the [[Government College of Fine Arts, Chennai]] in 1960 where he had the opportunity to study under noted painter, [[K. C. S. Paniker]].<ref name="Interview :Artist Paris Viswanathan in Varthaprabhatham">{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdcBlQ7lILU |title=Interview :Artist Paris Viswanathan in Varthaprabhatham |last=asianetnews |date=2013-08-23 |access-date=2019-03-15}}</ref> After securing a diploma from the institution in 1966, he assisted Paniker in setting up [[Cholamandal Artists' Village]] and moved into the village as one of the first batch of members. In 1967, he participated in [[Biennale de Paris]]; He settled in the city, the next year and has been living there since then.<ref name="Colours of the mind">{{Cite web |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/129462/colours-mind.html |title=Colours of the mind |date=2011-01-15 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en |access-date=2018-12-31}}</ref>

== Legacy ==
Viswanathan has participated in many international and national art festivals, including [[Biennale de Paris]] and the International Biennale of Engraving at [[Ljubljana]] and several art galleries such as Galerie, Ved Aaven, [[Aarhus]], Galerie de France, Galerie Stig Carlsson, [[Höganäs]], [[Centre Georges Pompidou]], Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi and [[National Gallery of Modern Art]] have staged his one man shows and retrospectives.<ref name="V.Viswanadhan Profile" /> He was also involved with the ''Art Rises for Kerala'' (ARK) initiative at the 2019 edition of the [[Kochi-Muziris Biennale]]<ref name="When art rises for a cause at the Kochi Biennale">{{Cite web |url=https://www.theweek.in/leisure/society/2019/01/07/art-rises-for-a-cause-kochi-biennale.html |title=When art rises for a cause at the Kochi Biennale |website=The Week |language=en |access-date=2019-03-15}}</ref> where his paintings were auctioned to raise funds for the reconstruction activities of the [[Government of Kerala]] in the wake of the [[2018 Kerala floods]].<ref name="Art auction for flood relief a huge success">{{Cite web |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/books-and-art/200119/art-auction-for-flood-relief-a-huge-success.html |title=Art auction for flood relief a huge success |date=2019-01-20 |website=Deccan Chronicle |language=en |access-date=2019-03-15}}</ref> He has also made a few films, starting with a series titled, ''The Pancha Bhoota'' consisting of 5 films, ''Ganga'' as well as a series titled ''Back to Elements''.<ref name="Colours of the mind" />

== Awards and honours ==
Viswanathan received the award for the best documentary film at the Festival dei Popoli held at [[Florence]], in 1986.<ref name="Artist Details">{{Cite web |url=http://www.cholamandalartistvillage.com/img%20Viswanadhan.html |title=Artist Details |date=2019-03-15 |website=Cholamandal Artists' Village |access-date=2019-03-15}}</ref> [[Kerala Lalithakala Akademi]] awarded him the inaugural ''K. C. S. Paniker Award'' in 2008.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/Fellowship-for-Arakkal-sculptor-Soman/article15150848.ece|title=Fellowship for Arakkal, sculptor Soman|date=2008-01-25|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-12-31|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He was also honoured with the Chevalier des arts et letters by the French Government in 2005.[https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/lounge/art-between-home-away/articleshow/29454303.cms]
Got Raja Ravi Varma Award in 2018.

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{Cite web |url=https://thehinduimages.com/details-page.php?id=139464871 |title=Noted painter Paris Viswanathan |date=2019-03-14 |website=thehinduimages.com |access-date=2019-03-14}}
* {{Cite web |url=https://video.webindia123.com/p_interviews/artists/paris_viswanathan/index.htm |title=Paris Viswanathan - interview |date=2019-03-15 |website=webindia123.com |language=en |access-date=2019-03-15}}
* {{Cite web |url=http://www.previous.asianetnews.tv/index.php?option=com_videoflow&task=play&id=3570 |title=Interview :Artist Paris Viswanathan in Varthaprabham |website=Asianet News |language=en-gb |access-date=2019-03-15}}

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->The9Man: Adding local short description: "Indian painter", overriding Wikidata description "painter" (Shortdesc helper)