THOTA VAIKUNTAM
BORN - 1942 Boorugupali Karimnagar Andhra Pradesh
EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS
1965-70 Diploma in Painting, College of Fine Arts and Architecture, Hyderabad
1971-72 Painting and Printmaking, Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda.
(On a Lalit Kala Academy Fellowship from Andhra Pradesh)
TITLE: FLUTE PLAYER
ARTIST NAME: THOTA VAIKUNTAM
MEDIUM: ACRYLIC ON CANVAS
SIZE: 12 X 16 INCHES
YEAR: 2018
STATUS: AVAILABLE
HONORS AND AWARD
1993 National Award. Govt. of India For Painting
1988-89 Biennale Award, Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal
1988-89 National Award for Art Direction of Film ‘Daasi’
1985 Award from Hyderabad Art Society, Andhra Pradesh Lalit Kala Academy
1982-83 Award from Hyderabad Art Society, Andhra Pradesh Lalit Kala Academy
1979 ‘Mahakoshal Kala Samithi’, Madhya Pradesh
1979 Award from Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
1979 Award from Chitra Kala Parishad, Bangalore
1975-77 Second Award from Hyderabad Art Society, Andhra Pradesh Lalit Kala Academy
TITLE: LADY
ARTIST NAME: THOTA VAIKUNTAM
MEDIUM: ACRYLIC ON CANVAS
SIZE: 8 X 10 INCHES
YEAR: 2018
STATUS: AVAILABLE
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Thota Vaikuntam hails from Andhra Pradesh in southern India and finds his inspiration in the rural areas of the state. The men and women of his village are often the central characters in his work. The women of Telangana, in particular, are frequent subjects of his works. His obsession dates back to his childhood when he used to be fascinated by male performers who used to pose as female characters in traveling theater groups that performed in his village. He admits that the women in his town are very sensual and that he is just trying to capture his vitality.
In an interview with Saffronart, the artist explains his early misgivings when it comes to art. “… In private I began to draw images that were very Indian, but that I found quite shocking. Obviously, they were inspired by the spiritual and sensual tradition that is part of the mythology and art of India. I hid them from public view because I thought they were very sexual."
TITLE: ONE MAN
ARTIST NAME: THOTA VAIKUNTAM
MEDIUM: CHARCOAL ON CANVAS
SIZE: 8 X 10 INCHES
YEAR: 2012
STATUS: AVAILABLE
Vaikuntam's art has a sense of strength, a power that emanates from the paint or charcoal that he applies to the surface, from his controlled lines and from the fine strokes that he executes. Usually, he uses only primary colors, as he believes that composite colors do not exist in nature and therefore are not natural. As he explains, “I like to use rich primary colors, which give a sense of character and depth to my paintings. Like reds and saffron and even orange, because they are essentially Indian colors. I do not like to use colors that are a mixture of two, because they are not natural, they do not exist in the environment that surrounds us, in our day to day ”.
Born in 1942 in Boorugupali, Andhra Pradesh, T. Vaikuntam completed a Diploma in Painting at the Faculty of Fine Arts and Architecture, Hyderabad, in 1970, and then another in Painting and Engraving from the Faculty of Fine Arts at Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda, in 1972. He held his first solo exhibition at the Kala Bhavan in Hyderabad in 1973, and since then he has had regular exhibitions in various galleries in Hyderabad, Bangalore, New Delhi, Kolkata, and Mumbai. His most recent exhibitions have been "Yes, I am. It is organized by India Fine Art at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, in 2007;" Telangana: Legacy of a Lost Dream "at Art Alive, New Delhi, also in 2007; and "Mukham" at Sanskriti Art Gallery, Kolkata, in 2006.
TITLE: MAN
ARTIST NAME: THOTA VAIKUNTAM
MEDIUM: CHARCOAL ON CANVAS
SIZE: 9 X 12 INCHES
YEAR: 2012
STATUS: AVAILABLE
Some recent group exhibitions that have included Vaikuntam's work have been 'Indian Harvest' presented by Crimson - the Art Resouce, Bangalore, at SG Private Bank, Singapore, in 2009; 'The Root of Everything' at Gallery Mementos, Bangalore, in 2009; 'Post Independence Masters' at Aicon Gallery, New York, in 2008; "6 Artists Show" at 1x1 Gallery, Dubai, in 2006; "Tradition and Change" in Arts India, New York, in 2002; and "Ignition" at Crimson Art Gallery, Mumbai, in 2000.
Among his various honors are the National Painting Prize, which Vaikuntam received in 1993, and the Bharat Bhavan Biennial Prize, Bhopal, which he received in 1988-89.
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