venkata swamy valluri

V.V.SWAMY - ARTIST FROM INDIA Born in a tiny village of Andhra Pradesh, India; Sri V.V.Swamy (presently lives and works in Hyderabad) composes visual effects in his paintings using oil/acrylic colors in an unique way. Color and texture explode on the canvas, while compositions bring rhythm and balance. What makes his works so captivating is, the way Sri Swamy merges the realms of the representational creating images shimmering with life. Thereby, results are stunning and forceful images emerge that speak out the innermost depth, conveying a message of energy and of hope. With the proliferation of Information Technology, the Universe has become a Global Village. Either in urban or rural areas, Information communication technologies such as Internet, Cell Phones, I-Pods, Computers etc. are dominating the scene. Today, more than 80% of the population world over in both rural and urban areas are using smart Cell Phones for faster communication. Capturing the technology transformation, Sri V.V. Swamy has depicted the electronic communication strategies in a series of recent paintings. For Swamy, the canvas is a space of free expression, where colors, shapes and texture merges giving birth to recognizable forms situated in pictorial compositions. This allows viewers to relate to the facial forms no matter of their background. The figures all but fill the picture planes, and close-ups of faces allow the audience the opportunity to access facial expressions and feel the tension or quiet comfort that exists within them at any given moment. Sri Swamy creates powerful human forms that give life to a myriad of aspects of the human condition. His paintings reflects the human emotions that cross all boundaries and identities, including sorrow, grief, pain and suffering, but also love and a desire for peace. In his artistic statement, Sri Swamy maintains “Painting, is my view, is an evocative expression of the inner vision of an Artist influenced by the environment. When the creative bug bites, it awakes the inner urge which never allows me to be complacent. Unknown frontiers of form, color and line emerge giving the painting a unique from”. V.V.SWAMY - ARTIST FROM INDIA Born in a tiny village of Andhra Pradesh, India; Sri V.V.Swamy (presently lives and works in Hyderabad) composes visual effects in his paintings using oil/acrylic colors in an unique way. Color and texture explode on the canvas, while compositions bring rhythm and balance. What makes his works so captivating is, the way Sri Swamy merges the realms of the representational creating images shimmering with life. Thereby, results are stunning and forceful images emerge that speak out the innermost depth, conveying a message of energy and of hope. With the proliferation of Information Technology, the Universe has become a Global Village. Either in urban or rural areas, Information communication technologies such as Internet, Cell Phones, I-Pods, Computers etc. are dominating the scene. Today, more population world over in both rural and urban areas are using smart Cell Phones for faster communication. Capturing the technology transformation, Sri V.V. Swamy has depicted the electronic communication strategies in a series of recent paintings. For Swamy, the canvas is a space of free expression, where colors, shapes and texture merges giving birth to recognizable forms situated in pictorial compositions. This allows viewers to relate to the facial forms no matter of their background. The figures all but fill the picture planes, and close-ups of faces allow the audience the opportunity to access facial expressions and feel the tension or quiet comfort that exists within them at any given moment. Sri Swamy creates powerful human forms that give life to a myriad of aspects of the human condition. His paintings reflects the human emotions that cross all boundaries and identities, including sorrow, grief, pain and suffering, but also love and a desire for peace. In his artistic statement, Sri Swamy maintains “Painting, is my view, is an evocative expression of the inner vision of an Artist influenced by the environment. When the creative bug bites, it awakes the inner urge which never allows me to be complacent. Unknown frontiers of form, color and line emerge giving the painting a unique from”.

1. Paintings: Did over 2,500 paintings in water/oil/acrylic colours both in Traditional/Modern styles on different themes. Notable among the series of paintings done are on the themes of • My Village • Rocks • Electric Power (Graphics) • Nehru and his vision • Horses • Ganesha • Bull Fight •50 years of Indian Independence • Nature

Did over 2,500 paintings in water/oil/acrylic colours both in Traditional/Modern styles on different themes. Notable among the series of paintings done are on the themes of • My Village • Rocks • Electric Power (Graphics) • Nehru and his vision • Horses • Ganesha • Bull Fight •50 years of Indian Independence • Nature 2. One Man Shows participated: • 1965 Sponsored by United States Information Services, Guntur. • 1966 One Man Show of paintings, Hyderabad. • 1967 Sponsored by International Club, Hyderabad. • 1968 One Man Show of paintings at Hyderabad. • 1975 Graphics on “Panorama of Power”,Hyderabad • 1982 Paintings on “My Village” at New Delhi. • 1989 Paintings on “Nehru and his Vision” at Hyderabad. • 1993 Paintings on “Hyderabad—400 years” at Hyderabad. • 1995 One Man Show of paintings at Hyderabad. • 1998 50 years of Indian Independence at Alliance Francaise, Hyderabad. • 1999 One Man Show at “Art Folio”, Chandigarh. • 2000 - Paintings on “Hyderabad” at British Library Art Gallery, Hyderabad - One Man Show at Indus Ind Bank Art Gallery, Chandigarh - One Man Show at ANZ Grindlays Bank Art Gallery, Mumbai. - One Man Show at “Art Gallery”, M.S.University, Baroda - One Man Show at “Ravi Shankar Raval Kala Bhavan”, Ahmedabad. • 2001 - Painting show at Grad Kakatiya Hotel, Hyderabad. • 2005 - One Man Show at ICCR Art Gallery, Kala Bhavan, Hyderabad. • 2008- One Man Show at Grand Kakatiya Hotel,Hyderabad 3. Group Shows participated: • 1972 Exhibition of paintings at BHEL Club, Hyderabad. • 1973 --do— • 1974 --do— • 1975 Three Decades of Art in Andhra Pradesh. • 1977 Second All India Contemporary Miniature Biennial of A.P. Council of Artists. • 1980 International Exhibition of Cartoons organized in Vamouri Sheibun, Japan. • 1996 World Telugu Federation Exhibition. • 1997 Telugu University – 2nd State-wide exhibition. • 1998 Annual Exhibition of Hyderabad Art Society. • 1999 Telugu University – 3rd State-wide exhibition. • 2000 - Annual Exhibition of Hyderabad Art Society. - Telugu University – 4th State-wide exhibition. - “Affordable Art Show” – Vinyasa Art Gallery, Chennai. Contd…2 ---2--- 2006 – Group Show at Lakshana Art Gallery, Hyderabad - group Show at Kalakruti Art Gallery,Hyd. 2013- Renaisance Gallerie, Bangalore Foreign Exhibitions: Art Expo New York & Arterend- Hongkong etc,

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