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HCJ - statement

My practice spanning across drawing, text and painting is concerned with the ideas of conflict, contradiction and contrasts that we experience living within societies. My interests in these ideas are motivated by the tenets of my own nature that are a result of living dual lives of an artist and a businessman. The continuous tension I feel between values and desires, past and present, self and society, fantasy and practicality, order and chaos, empathy and hard-heartedness, help me reconstruct narratives in my works. These narratives reflect on the current socio-political and cultural landscape and often culminate as statements that can be interpreted plurally within or beyond societies. 

I am particularly drawn towards memory and its relation with objects, things,

spaces and people. How we remember our experiences and how we reflect on them in current times can lead to a deeper understanding of self. The observations that I make as a part of this process then make me question the current state of society. The use of text in my works capture these observations almost like graffiti on the streets. The hybrid figurative forms in my works challenge the notion of acceptance - the norms, the beliefs, the traditions. And the choice of working in monochromatic yellows with seldom use of colours is symbolic of looking beyond the black and white and into the greys of life. Almost resulting in a balance of hope and sadness that is so common to human nature. 

HCJ - C.v.

Education 

2018 - 2019

LCC, University of the Arts London

MA Design Management and Cultures

2013 - 2016

ASMSOC, NMIMS University

Bachelors in Business Administration

Professional Work

2016 - Present

Uno Lona Academy

Co-founder and Director

Art and Design Academy

2015 - 2016

AWN Studio

Business Development

Art and Decor Studio

Shows

No Dead Artists, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, 2021

Gallery 78, Exhibition, 2021

When Words Fail, Visionary Art Collective, Virtual Exhibition, 2021

Infinity, The Holy Art, London, Virtual Exhibition, 2021

The Dreamers, The Holy Art, London, Online Exhibition, 2021

Group Show, Shrine, New York, Online Exhibition, 2021

Dharohar, Keshav Art Foundation, Online Exhibition, 2021

Catharsis, Merakii Art House, Online Exhibition, 2021

Surface, ArtBuzz Studios India, Online Exhibition, 2020

Art-e-Fair, Art Fair, Ahmedabad, 2017

publications

Art Connect Magazine, Artists to Watch: July 2021, Digital Magazine

Art Hole: 14 Magazine, 2021

Boomer Magazine, The New Artist edition (p 131), Boomer Gallery, London, 2021

Contrarium Magazine, Rage | Serenity Issue II, 2021

Contact Me

+91 96191 51989

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