Karnataka Rajyotsava Award

Chief Minister of Karnataka, Sri Siddaramaiah honoured Dr. Vijay Hagargundgi with the coveted Karnataka Rajyotsava award on 1st November 2013 in the presence of Smt. Umashree, Minister for Kannada and Culture. Incidentally, that day also happened to be Vijay's birthday. A very sweet present from the State Government, indeed.

Honorary Doctorate

Mudgal Venkatesh, on behalf of Gulbarga university, formally inviting Vijay Hagargundgi to receive the Honorary Doctorate

Vijay was conferred with Honorary Doctorate by the Gulbarga University in March 2012. Congratulations to Dr. Vijay Siddaramappa Hagargundgi.

Biodata

Dr. Vijay Siddaramappa Hagargundgi

C/o Abhay R. Patil

Plot 51/1, Kotambri Layout

Behind Bus Stand, Gulbarga 585103

Email: vijay.hagargundgi@gmail.com

Blog: hagargundgi.blogspot.in

Website: www.wix.com/vaidikar/hagargundgi

Mobile: 9480942377

  

Year of Birth:   1957. Gulbarga.

Mother:             Ratnamma

Father:              Siddaramappa Hagargundgi

Education:

·         Diploma in Fine Arts, The Ideal Fine Arts Institute, Gulbarga. 1980.

·         Studied Vijayanagar (Surapura Garudadri school) miniature painting.

·         Further studies of miniature paintings, under the tutelage of Sri Dwarka Prasad Sharma of Rajasthan, with an emphasis on the gold leaf application on gesso.

·         Learnt and practiced the French bronze hollow casting of lost wax process (cire purdue) under well known sculptor Sri Pushpa Betala.

Achievements in Painting:

·         After thorough, indepth, exhaustive study and practice of miniature style paintings of North as well as South India, I have evolved ‘Vijay Hagargundgi’ style of miniatures. My paintings and drawings are true to the traditional idiom of miniatures and at the same time imbibed with contemporary sensibilities.

·         Knowledge of traditional colour preparation and brush making using natural materials.

·         Mastered the technique of drawing lines more delicate than a spider’s web.

·         Mastered the technique of applying gold leaves on the fine lead gamboz (makki safeda) gesso.

·         1980s – Created 30 exquisite paintings of Dashavatara for the songs of well known thumri and ghazal artiste, Ms. Naina Devi.

·         1987 – I created the first ever Ragamala paintings series in Surapura style. This series depicted 36 Ragas, 7 Talas and 7 Swaras of the composite Hindustani and Carnatic music traditions based on mid 19^th century encyclopedia ‘Sri Tattvanidhi’ of Krishnaraja Wodeyar III.

·         1994 – Created 18 drawings and a miniature painting for the Kalluru Linganna’s ‘Baramasa’ (Editor: Shantarasa; Publisher: Kannada University, Hampi)

·         2000 – Paintings based on Raga, Swara and Tala origins of Carnatic music.

·         Painted about 700 miniatures till date.

·         Surapura style is mostly known for its Vaishnava subjects. In about 400 years of existence of Surapura style, for the first time I have composed and created new subjects like – Ashta Dikpalakas, Navagrahas and Nakshatras. In addition, I have created innumerable paintings based on Shiva Leela, Shiva Purana and Uddharanis.

·         2005 – Created 20 unique miniature as well as canvas paintings of homo-erotic subject.

·         Created miniatures based on contemporary and common life.

·         Miniatures based on erotic subjects.

·         Created one drawing for each ghazal and a painting for the cover of the book ‘Ghazal’, a compilation of 47 ghazals of Shantarasa.

·         Created 40 miniature drawings for the book of Muktayakka’s ghazals.

·         Cover painting for the book ‘Kaadina Beru’, a compilation of short stories of Jnanapeetha awardee Amrita Preetam, translated by Shantarasa.

·         A 50 sq.ft. mural at the Neemrana fort palace, Rajasthan.

·         Created miniatures for the play, ‘Chitrapata Ramayana’ produced by well known theatre personality Smt. B. Jayashree.

Awards and Recognitions:

·         1979, 1980, 1981, 1983 – Karnataka Lalitakala Academy Award.

·         1980 – Scholarship of Karnataka Lalitakala Academy.

·         1981 – 11^th All India Exhibition, Hyderabad.

·         1983 – All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society, New Delhi (AIFACS Award).

·         1993 – 8^th All India Exhibition, Bijapur.

·         1994 – 8^th All India Arts Competition, South Central Cultural Zone, Nagpur.

·         1996 – Mallikarjun Mansoor Pratishtana Award, Raichur.

·         2012 – Honorary Doctorate, Gulbarga University.

·         2013 – Karnataka Rajyotsava Award.

Exhibitions:

·         1983, 1986, 1993              - Solo exhibition, New Delhi.

·         1987                                    - Solo exhibition, Baroda.

·         1983, 1986, 1988, 1990   - Solo exhibition, Bangalore.

·         1987, 1988, 1989, 2000   - Art in Action, Oxford, United Kingdom.

·         1991                                    - Solo exhibtion, Mumbai.

·         1995                                    - Art Today (Sponsor: India Today), New Delhi.

·         1997                                    - Solo exhibition, Vikasa Bhavan, Gulbarga.

·         2000                                    - Nehru Centre, London, United Kingdom.

·         2001                                    - Gallery E’space, New Delhi.

Participation in Art Camps and Workshops:

·         1979         -  Artists Camp, Hyderabad. Organiser: Regional Central Lalitakala Akademi, Chennai.

·         1984         -  Artists Camp, Vidyanagar, Bangalore.  Organiser: Karnataka Lalitakala Academy.

·         1985         -  Artists Camp, Vishwa Kannada Sammelana, Mysore.

·         1986         -  Artists Camp, SAARC Summit, Bangalore.

·         1993         -  Traditional Artists Camp, Hampi. Organiser: Kannada University, Hampi.

·         1993         -  Traditional Artists Camp, Bhopal. Organiser: Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal.

·         1993         -  Traditional Artists Camp, Mysore. Organiser: South Central Cultural Zone, Nagpur.

·         1994         -  Traditional Artists Camp, Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh. Organiser: Lalitakala Academies of Karntaka and Himachal Pradesh.

·         1995         - Print Making Camp, Bhopal.

·         1999         -  Traditional and Folk Artists Camp, Tumkur. Organiser: South Central Cultural Zone, Nagpur.

·         2008         -  Chitrasiri Art Camp, Mudbidri. Organiser: Dr. Mohan Alva.

·         2009         -  Karanth Memorial Art Camp, Namma Bhoomi, Kundapura.

·         2010         -  Art Camp, Mararikulam. Organiser: Kerala Lalitakala Academy.

·         2010         -  Varnamrita, Mysore. Organiser: Ramsons Kala Pratishtana.

·         2011         -  International Sculpture and Painting Symposium, Gulbarga. Organiser: Sri Guru Vidyapeeta.

·         2012         -  Artists Residency, Mumbai. Organiser: Reliance Industries.

·         2013         -  Artist Residency, 1 Shantiroad, Bangalore.

My paintings are in the collection of...

Institutions

·         Folklore Museum, University of Mysore, Mysore.

·         Karnataka Lalitakala Academy, Bangalore.

·         Lalitakala Akademi, Regional Centre, Chennai.

·         Andhra Pradesh Lalitakala Academy, Hyderabad.

·         Central Lalitkala Akademi, New Delhi.

·         Venkatappa Art Gallery, Bangalore.

·         Government Museum, Bangalore.

·         Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, Bangalore.

·         Modern Art Gallery, New Delhi.

·         Sanskriti Mauseum, New Delhi.

·         South Central Zone Cultural Centre, Nagpur.

·         Himachal Pradesh Lalitkala Academy, Simla.

·         Neemrana Fort Palace, Rajasthan.

·         Reliance Industries, Mumbai.

·         Suttur Museum, Suttur, Mysore District.

·         Heritage Village, Manipal.

·         Koti Chennayya Theme Park, Karkala, Udupi District.

·         Shiroor Matha, Udupi.

·         Museum of Sacred Art, Brussels, Belgium.

·         Ramsons Kala Pratishtana, Mysore.

Individuals

·         Dr. Karan Singh

·         Biju Patnaik

·         Rowan Atkinson (Mr. Bean), UK’s well known actor.

·         Naina Devi, Thumri artiste.

·         Naveen Pattnaik, Chief Minister, Odisha.

·         Lekha Poddar (Birla family).

·         Aman Nath.

·         Francis Wacziac.

·         Lord Slynn of Hadlee.

·         Nathan David.

·         Betron Nay Luxembourg.

·         Brian Wright.

·         Chiranjeev Singh.

·         Dr. S.S. Shettar.

·         Renuka Narayana.

·         R.G. Singh.

I am influenced by following artists:

Painting and Sculpture:

·         A.A. Almelkar

·         K.K. Hebbar

·         S.M. Pandit

·         Dwarka Prasad Sharma

·         Devalakunda Vadiraj

Music:

·         Begum Akhtar

·         Naina Devi

·         Shobha Gurtu

My interests and passions:

·         Listening to vocals of Hindustani and Carnatic classical music.

·         Indepth study of all aspects of folk art and crafts.

·         Collecting antique artefacts.

Collection of Antique Artefacts: (Paintings, Metal artefacts, Wood figures, Shadow Puppets, etc.)

Paintings:

·         Surapura Garudadri style original paintings: 40 nos. 1685 to 1905 C.E.

·         Tantrik, Yoga style Uddharani scroll paintings - 06 nos.; Palm Leaf - 01 no.; Half Painting - 04 nos.; Semi Text - 02 nos.; Palm Leaf Manuscripts - 02 nos.; Manuscripts on Paper - 04 nos.

·         One chapter of the ‘Sri Tattvanidhi’ original manuscript (mid 19^th century) - ‘Swara Choodamani’ by Krishnaraja Wodeyar III (Mummadi) of Mysore.

·         Mysore miniature paintings, each of size 24” x 36” - 10 nos.

·         Tanjore paintings - 05 nos.

·         Glass paintings in Tanjore style - 25 nos.

·         Yadrami (Jewargi Taluk) paintings, circa 1700 CE - 06 nos.

·         Bidar miniature paintings, circa 1700 CE - 13 nos.

·         Cover planks of old palm leaf manuscripts with miniature paintings.

            Metal Sculptures:

·         Buddha face, terracotta, found in Sannati. Kushana, 2^nd century CE.

·         24 Tirthankaras, bronze, Chalukya, 9^th century CE.

·         Figures of dieties, bronze, 20 nos., Vijayanagara, 16^th century CE.

·         Navaneeta Krishna and Lakshmi, Silver, Vijayanagara, 16^th century CE.

·         Murali Krishna, copper, 06 nos., Vijayanagara, 16^th century CE.

·         Durga, bronze, 20 nos., Vijayanagara, 16^th century CE.

·         Mukha Linga, bronze, 20 nos., Vijayanagara, 16^th century CE.

·         Deepalakshmi

·         Vyaghrapada

·         Ganesha

·         Pancha Deepastree

·         Malhari, 20 nos.

·         Veerabhadra, 20 nos.

·         Bell, bronze, weighs 80 kgs.

·         Figures of Elephants, Horses and Camels.

            Wooden artefacts:

·         Door frames and shutters with intricate carvings, 20 nos.

·         Ornate pillars, 20 nos.

·         Ornate window frames with shutters, 2 nos.