Rajendra Tikku
Rajendra Tiku | |
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Born | 1953 Wadwan, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
Awards | Padma Shri Lalit Kala Akademi National Award Jammu and Kashmir State Award 8th Triennale Award |
Rajendra Tiku, is an Indian sculptor and art teacher known for his outdoor stone sculptures.[1] He was honoured by the Government of India, in 2013, by bestowing on him the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, for his contributions to the field of art.[2]
Biography[edit]
Rajendra Tiku was born in Wadwan,[3] a remote village in the mountainous landscape of Jammu and Kashmir, the northernmost state of India, in 1953,[4] in a Kashmiri Pandit family.[1] He did his primary schooling at a local school and passed his matriculation from a high school in Srinagar. His graduate studies were at the Sri Pratap College, Srinagar,[3] where he founded the Sri Pratap College Artists' Association[5][6] and Tiku, simultaneously, studied clay modelling and stone carving, by attending the evening classes of a five year course[4][7] conducted by the Institute of Music and Fine Arts in the city, which he completed in 1978.[3][6] The course offered Tiku exposure to the art of ancient cultures and modern masters. After completing BSc, Tiku graduated in law from the Srinagar University,[3][5][6][7] but continued attending the various art camps organized by the Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages.[1][5]
Rajendra Tiku started his career as a teacher at the Burn Hall School, Srinagar, but moved, shortly afterwards, to the Institute of Music and Fine Arts, his alma mater, as an artist cum teacher.[3][8] He lives in Jammu and Kashmir.[1][6][7]
Career highlights and exhibitions[edit]
Rajendra Tiku has received both the junior (1993–95) and senior (1997–98)[4][6][7] fellowships of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, the Government of India. He is also a recipient of a grant from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, New York[3][7][9] for commissioning sculptures at various parts in India,[6] one of which can be found on the lawns of the Danwantri Library of the University of Jammu.[1][10] Tiku has been invited to many sculpture workshops[11][12] in places like USA,[13] Switzerland, Israel, Russia, Egypt, Russia and Thailand.[1][3]
Rajendra Tiku has had solo and group exhibitions of his creations at various places around the world.[1][4][6] Some of his notable exhibitions are:
- Metaphors in Matter (2008) held at Gallery Espace, New Delhi[6][9][14][15]
- Bronze (2006) organized by Lalit Kala Akademi, held at Gallery Espace, New Delhi[7][16]
- Sculpted Images (2003) India Habitat Centre, New Delhi[6][7]
- Solo Exhibitions (1990, 1992, 1995, 1998 and 2003) held at Art Heritage, New Delhi[6]
- Solo Exhibition (1998) organized by ABC Foundation, Varanasi[6]
- National Exhibition of Art (India) organized by the All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society[4]
- International Exhibition of Graphic Prints[4]
- Bharat bienniale of Contemporary Indian Art[4]
- 7th Triennale India[4]
- 8th Triennale India[4]
Tiku has also published many articles in local magazines and journals.[1] he has also been credited with using Śāradā script, a dying script of the Kashmiri language.[17]
Awards and recognitions[edit]
In 2013, the Government of India honoured Rajendra Tikku with the fourth highest civilian award, Padma Shri.[2] Besides, Rajendra Tiku has been honoured by different organizations many times.
- Eminent Artist National Award - 1993 - Lalit Kala Akademi[1][4][6][7][8][9]
- Jammu and Kashmir State Award - 1978 - Government of Jammu and Kashmir[1][4]
- Jammu and Kashmir State Award - 1979 - Government of Jammu and Kashmir[1][4]
- Triennale Award - 8th Triennale - 1994[1][4][6][7][8][9]
Sculptures[edit]
Some of the notable sculptures of Rajendra Tiku are:
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 "Daily Excelsior". Daily Excelsior. 17 March 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Padma 2013". The Hindu. 26 January 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 "Kashmir Times". Kashmir Times. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 "Shrishti Art". Shrishti Art. 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Contemporary Indian Art". Contemporary Indian Art. 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 "Art Chennai". Art Chennai. 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 "Roobina Karode". Roobina Karode. 4 April 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Jammu and Kashmir". Jammu and Kashmir. 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 "Delhi Events". Delhi Events. 2008. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ↑ "Danwantri Library". Ind Career. 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ↑ "Camp". The Hindu. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ↑ "Jaipur Art Summit". Art Summit India. 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ↑ "University of Chicago" (PDF). University of Chicago. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ↑ "Write up on Exhibition and Images". johnofcochin. 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ↑ "Indian Express". Indian Express. 17 November 2008. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Gayatri Sinha (20 January 2006). "The Hindu". Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 "Mathribhumi". Mathribhumi. 20 November 2008. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
External links[edit]
- "Padma Awards List". Indian Panorama. 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- "Write up on Exhibition and Images". johnofcochin. 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- "Images". Studio Sukriti. 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- "Sculpture show 'Metaphors in Matters' By Rajender Tiku". ND TV. 15 November 2008. Retrieved 17 October 2014.