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'''Velu Viswanathan''', popularly known as '''Paris Viswanathan''' (born 1 January 1940) is an Indian [[Painting|painter]] and filmmaker.<ref name="Artist Details">{{Cite web |url=http://www.cholamandalartistvillage.com/img%20Viswanadhan.html |title=Artist Details |date=2019-03-15 |website=Cholamandal Artists' Village |access-date=2019-03-15}}</ref> He is considered by many as one of the prominent modern painters in India,<ref name="Paintings - Kerala">{{Cite web |url=http://www.keralaculture.org/ |title=Paintings - Kerala |date=2019-03-15 |website=www.keralaculture.org |language=en |access-date=2019-03-15}}</ref> one of the prominent members of the contemporary art scene.<ref>{{cite book |title=Towards a new art history |last=Panikkar |first=Shivaji |author2=Parul Dave Mukherji |author3=Deeptha Achar |author4=[[Ratan Parimoo]] |pages=237–238 |year=2003 |publisher=D. K. Printworld |isbn=978-81-246-0230-0 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/artistic-quest-for-an-identity/article2274440.ece|title=Artistic quest for an identity|date=2007-12-21|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-12-31|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He lives in [[Paris]] since 1968. ''Ganga'', ''Agni'' and ''Air/Vayu'' are some of his films.<ref name="Artist Details" /> Viswanathan, whose film was selected as the best documentary of the year at Festival dei Popoli, Florence, Italy in 1986, was honoured by [[Kerala Lalithakala Akademi]] with the inaugural ''K. C. S. Paniker Award''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/Fellowship-for-Arakkal-sculptor-Soman/article15150848.ece|title=Fellowship for Arakkal, sculptor Soman|date=2008-01-25|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-12-31|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
'''Velu Viswanathan''', popularly known as '''Paris Viswanathan''' (born 1 January 1940) is an Indian [[Painting|painter]] and filmmaker. He is considered by many as one of the prominent modern painters in India,<ref name="Paintings - Kerala">{{Cite web |url=http://www.keralaculture.org/ |title=Paintings - Kerala |date=2019-03-15 |website=www.keralaculture.org |language=en |access-date=2019-03-15}}</ref> one of the prominent members of the contemporary art scene.<ref>{{cite book |title=Towards a new art history |last=Panikkar |first=Shivaji |author2=Parul Dave Mukherji |author3=Deeptha Achar |author4=[[Ratan Parimoo]] |pages=237–238 |year=2003 |publisher=D. K. Printworld |isbn=978-81-246-0230-0 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/artistic-quest-for-an-identity/article2274440.ece|title=Artistic quest for an identity|date=2007-12-21|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-12-31|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He lives in [[Paris]] since 1968. ''Ganga'', ''Agni'' and ''Air/Vayu'' are some of his films.<ref name="Artist Details" /> Viswanathan, whose film was selected as the best documentary of the year at Festival dei Popoli, Florence, Italy in 1986, was honoured by [[Kerala Lalithakala Akademi]] with the inaugural ''K. C. S. Paniker Award''.


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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== Legacy ==
== Legacy ==
Viswanathan has participated in many international and national art festivals, including [[Biennale de Paris]] and the International Biennale of Engraving at [[Ljubljana]] and several art galleries such as Galerie, Ved Aaven, [[Aarhus]], Galerie de France, Galerie Stig Carlsson, [[Höganäs]], [[Centre Georges Pompidou]], Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi and [[National Gallery of Modern Art]] have staged his one man shows and retrospectives.<ref name="V.Viswanadhan Profile" /> He was also involved with the ''Art Rises for Kerala'' (ARK) initiative at the 2019 edition of the [[Kochi-Muziris Biennale]]<ref name="When art rises for a cause at the Kochi Biennale">{{Cite web |url=https://www.theweek.in/leisure/society/2019/01/07/art-rises-for-a-cause-kochi-biennale.html |title=When art rises for a cause at the Kochi Biennale |website=The Week |language=en |access-date=2019-03-15}}</ref> where his paintings were auctioned to raise funds for the reconstruction activities of the [[Government of Kerala]] in the wake of the [[2018 Kerala floods]].<ref name="Art auction for flood relief a huge success">{{Cite web |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/books-and-art/200119/art-auction-for-flood-relief-a-huge-success.html |title=Art auction for flood relief a huge success |date=2019-01-20 |website=Deccan Chronicle |language=en |access-date=2019-03-15}}</ref>
Viswanathan has participated in many international and national art festivals, including [[Biennale de Paris]] and the International Biennale of Engraving at [[Ljubljana]] and several art galleries such as Galerie, Ved Aaven, [[Aarhus]], Galerie de France, Galerie Stig Carlsson, [[Höganäs]], [[Centre Georges Pompidou]], Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi and [[National Gallery of Modern Art]] have staged his one man shows and retrospectives.<ref name="V.Viswanadhan Profile" /> He was also involved with the ''Art Rises for Kerala'' (ARK) initiative at the 2019 edition of the [[Kochi-Muziris Biennale]]<ref name="When art rises for a cause at the Kochi Biennale">{{Cite web |url=https://www.theweek.in/leisure/society/2019/01/07/art-rises-for-a-cause-kochi-biennale.html |title=When art rises for a cause at the Kochi Biennale |website=The Week |language=en |access-date=2019-03-15}}</ref> where his paintings were auctioned to raise funds for the reconstruction activities of the [[Government of Kerala]] in the wake of the [[2018 Kerala floods]].<ref name="Art auction for flood relief a huge success">{{Cite web |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/books-and-art/200119/art-auction-for-flood-relief-a-huge-success.html |title=Art auction for flood relief a huge success |date=2019-01-20 |website=Deccan Chronicle |language=en |access-date=2019-03-15}}</ref>

== Awards and honours ==
Viswanathan received the award for the best documentary film at the Festival dei Popoli held at [[Florence]], in 1986.<ref name="Artist Details">{{Cite web |url=http://www.cholamandalartistvillage.com/img%20Viswanadhan.html |title=Artist Details |date=2019-03-15 |website=Cholamandal Artists' Village |access-date=2019-03-15}}</ref> [[Kerala Lalithakala Akademi]] awarded him the inaugural ''K. C. S. Paniker Award'' in 2008.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/Fellowship-for-Arakkal-sculptor-Soman/article15150848.ece|title=Fellowship for Arakkal, sculptor Soman|date=2008-01-25|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-12-31|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 08:48, 15 March 2019

Artist, Paris viswanathan at kollam

Velu Viswanathan, popularly known as Paris Viswanathan (born 1 January 1940) is an Indian painter and filmmaker. He is considered by many as one of the prominent modern painters in India,[1] one of the prominent members of the contemporary art scene.[2][3] He lives in Paris since 1968. Ganga, Agni and Air/Vayu are some of his films.[4] Viswanathan, whose film was selected as the best documentary of the year at Festival dei Popoli, Florence, Italy in 1986, was honoured by Kerala Lalithakala Akademi with the inaugural K. C. S. Paniker Award.

Biography

V. Viswanathan was born in 1940 in the south Indian state of Kerala.[5] After early education, he joined the Government College of Fine Arts, Chennai in 1960 where he had the opportunity to study under noted painter, K. C. S. Paniker.[6] After securing a diploma from the institution in 1966, he assisted Paniker in setting up Cholamandal Artists' Village and moved into the village as one of the first batch of members. In 1967, he participated in Biennale de Paris and he settled in the city, the next year, where he lives.[7]

Legacy

Viswanathan has participated in many international and national art festivals, including Biennale de Paris and the International Biennale of Engraving at Ljubljana and several art galleries such as Galerie, Ved Aaven, Aarhus, Galerie de France, Galerie Stig Carlsson, Höganäs, Centre Georges Pompidou, Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi and National Gallery of Modern Art have staged his one man shows and retrospectives.[5] He was also involved with the Art Rises for Kerala (ARK) initiative at the 2019 edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale[8] where his paintings were auctioned to raise funds for the reconstruction activities of the Government of Kerala in the wake of the 2018 Kerala floods.[9]

Awards and honours

Viswanathan received the award for the best documentary film at the Festival dei Popoli held at Florence, in 1986.[4] Kerala Lalithakala Akademi awarded him the inaugural K. C. S. Paniker Award in 2008.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Paintings - Kerala". www.keralaculture.org. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  2. ^ Panikkar, Shivaji; Parul Dave Mukherji; Deeptha Achar; Ratan Parimoo (2003). Towards a new art history. D. K. Printworld. pp. 237–238. ISBN 978-81-246-0230-0.
  3. ^ "Artistic quest for an identity". The Hindu. 21 December 2007. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Artist Details". Cholamandal Artists' Village. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  5. ^ a b "V.Viswanadhan Profile". www.cholamandalartistvillage.com. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  6. ^ asianetnews (23 August 2013). "Interview :Artist Paris Viswanathan in Varthaprabhatham". Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Colours of the mind". Deccan Herald. 15 January 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  8. ^ "When art rises for a cause at the Kochi Biennale". The Week. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  9. ^ "Art auction for flood relief a huge success". Deccan Chronicle. 20 January 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  10. ^ "Fellowship for Arakkal, sculptor Soman". The Hindu. 25 January 2008. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 31 December 2018.


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