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.