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| birth_name = Yusuf Arakkal<br />
| birth_date = 1945<br />
| birth_place = Chavakkad, Thrissur, Kerala<ref name="R1">{{cite news | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/art-and-culture/artist-yusuf-arakkal-passes-away-at-71/story-nhmCHU3nNfu5VCh2j1sYiM.html | title=Artist Yusuf Arakkal passes away at 71 | date=4 October 2016 | newspaper=Hindustan Times | access-date=31 January 2019 }}</ref><ref>http://www.yarakkal.com/bio.htm</ref><ref>https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/art-and-culture/noted-kerala-artist-yusuf-arakkal-dies-at-71/</ref><br />
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| death_place = Bangalore, Karnataka<br />
| nationality = Indian<br />
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| occupation = Painting<br />
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| spouse = Sara Arakkal <ref name="R2">https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/Yusuf-Arakkal-renowned-artist-passes-away-at-71/articleshow/54686982.cms</ref><br />
| children = Shibu (Son)<ref name="R2"/><br />
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'''Yusuf Arakkal''' (1945 – 4 October 2016) was a [[Malayali]] painter. <br />
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==Life==<br />
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Arakkal was born in Chavakkad, Kerala. Both his parents died when he was young. Leaving the comforts of his house behind, he left for [[Bangalore]], lonely but with a passion to become a painter. The hardships that he faced at Bangalore honed the artist in him and sharpened his sensibility. He took a diploma in painting from ''[[Karnataka Chitrakala Parishat]]'' (KCP), Bangalore and later specialized in graphic print making from National Academy community studios, Garhi, [[Delhi]].{{Citation needed|date= April 2018}}<br />
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Arakkal received the prestigious ''Lorenzo De Medici Gold Medal'', at Florence Internazionale Biennale, in [[Florence]], [[Italy]] for his work ''Bacon’s Man with the Child and Priest''. The artist produced a large collection of miscellaneous works consisting of drawings, paintings, sculptures, murals, paper works, prints and writing.{{Citation needed|date= April 2018}} [https://www.firstpost.com/living/how-artist-yusuf-arakkal-who-passed-away-on-4-october-shaped-the-art-scene-in-bengaluru-3034316.html]<br />
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He won several other awards including ''Karnataka Lalithkala Academy'' award in 1979 and 1981, a national award in 1983, a special award at the third Asian Art Biennale Dhaka, Bangladesh in 1986 and the ''Karnataka Lalithkala Academy'' honor in 1989.{{Citation needed|date= April 2018}}<br />
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Arakkal's paintings are singularly expressionistic in style. In them one could trace the artist's "deep concern for man and society. Set against a dark, oppressive background are the faceless figures of ordinary people expressing brooding loneliness and despair brought on by a society obsessively drawn towards material success where ordinary people have no place". He has done many works in different media, canvases, sculptures with emphasis on tiger conservation.<ref name=":0">http://www.thehindu.com/arts/art/article1996846.ece</ref><br />
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Arakkal died in Bangalore on 4 October 2016 at the age of 71<ref name=":0" /><br />
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==Exhibitions==<br />
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He has conducted many exhibitions, both solo and group shows, internationally besides more than thirty national shows. His international shows are listed below.<ref>[http://www.onlinebangalore.com/life/art/yusuf.html Artist Profile: Yusuf Arakkal] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060221041947/http://www.onlinebangalore.com/life/art/yusuf.html |date=21 February 2006 }}, Online Bangalore. Retrieved 26 October 2007.</ref><br />
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==Solo international shows==<br />
*1992 - Relays De Monts - Siux, Limousin, France.<br />
*1993 - Gallerie Taormina Del Arte - Le Havre, France.<br />
*1994 - Srijana Contemporary Art Gallery - Kathmandu, Nepal.<br />
*1994 - Art Forum Gallery, Singapore.<br />
*1996 - Wallace Gallery, Chelsea, New York.<br />
*1996 - Air Gallery, Dower Street, London.<br />
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==Group International shows==<br />
*1971 - Indian Artists at Belarus and Moscow.<br />
*1985 - Thirty contemporary Indian Artists at Habana, Cuba.<br />
*1985 - Contemporary Indian Art show at the National Museum Mexico City, Mexico.<br />
*1985 - Second Asian Art show, Fukuoka, Japan.<br />
*1985 - Indian Printmaking, Festival of India, USA.<br />
*1986 - Sixth biennale de beau Art, Beaumont, France.<br />
*1986 - Third Asian Art Biennale, Dhaka, Bangladesh.<br />
*1986 - Inaugural exhibition of the National Museum of Modern Art, Seoul, South Korea.<br />
*1986 - Sixth International Triennale, New Delhi, India.<br />
*1987 - Ninth International Biennale de São Paulo, Brazil.<br />
*1993 - Nine Indian Artists CCA Gallery, New York.<br />
*1994 - Indian printmaking show, Maltwood Art Museum & Gallery Victoria, British Columbia.<br />
*1994 - Indian Contemporary Art Show, Gallery Maya, Hong Kong<br />
*1995 - Heads and faces - an exhibition by Gallery Maya, Visual Art Centre, Hong Kong.<br />
*1995 - 'Save the children' auction by Sothebys, Bombay.<br />
*1996 - Indian Contemporary Art show, Nagai Garo, Tokyo, Japan<br />
*1996 - 32 Contemporary Indian artists - exhibition and auction by Christies, London.<br />
*1996 - Women in Indian Art, by The Gallery, Visual Art Centre, Hong Kong.<br />
*1997 - Auction of Indian Contemporary Art by Christies, London.<br />
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==References==<br />
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8.https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/lounge/contemporary-but-pioneers/articleshow/21676297.cms<br />
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9.https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/lounge/artists-and-their-muses/articleshow/21883171.cms<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.saffronart.com/artists/yusuf-arakkal "Yusuf Arakkal Profile,Interview and Artworks"]<br />
*[http://www.yarakkal.com Yusuf Arakkal's official site]<br />
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