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T.V. Santhosh

Main_indian_xianzai — *Untitled* Oil On Canvas 54 X 70 In © Institute Of Contemporary Indian Art

Santhosh10 — *Foreigh Policy*, 2009 Oil On Canvas 72 X 96 Inches © Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, NY

Santhosh43 — *Blood and Spit*, 2009 Oil On Canvas 48x72 Inches © Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, NY

Santhosh63 — *Untitled*, 2009 Watercolor On Paper 22.5 X 30 Inches © Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, NY

Santhosh73 — *Untitled*, 2009 Watercolor On Paper 22.5 X 30 Inches © Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, NY

Santhosh873 — *Untitled*, 2009 Watercolor On Paper 22.5 X 30 Inches © Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, NY

Santhosh13 — *Spinal Cord*, 2009 Oil On Canvas © Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, NY

20110322044732-08543fc6 — *A Story of a City Square*, 2011 Oil An Canvas © Nature Morte

20110601060238-12088-g — *Another Story of a City Square*, 2011 Oil On Canvas 122 X 244 Cm

20120517215237-2012-05-18_mapmakers-the-evolution-of-contemporary-indian-art — *SPINAL CORD*, 2005 Oil On Canvas 54 X 72 In.

Bab4004c — *BURNING FLAGS* , 2010 Oil On Canvas 48 X 72 In © Courtesy of the artist & AICON GALLERY - London

20120208125457-tv_santhosh — *Untitled*, 2010 Watercolour On Paper 22.5" X 30"

20150516122441-p-016 — *One Hand Clapping* , 2003 Oil On Canvas 48"X120" © The Guild

Quick Facts

Birthplace

Kerala, India

Birth year

1968

Lives in

Mumbai

Works in

Mumbai, New York

Statement

Born in Kerala, T.V.Santhosh earned his B.F.A. from Kalabhavan, Santiniketan, West Bengal, and his M.F.A. in Sculpture, from M.S.U, Baroda. A major presence in the Indian and international art scenes over the last decade, Santhosh has exhibited his work at numerous international art galleries and museums. Prominent museum shows include ‘India Xianzai’ Museum of Contemporary Art, Shanghai, China, 2009; 'Passage to India, Parts I and II New Indian Art from the Frank Cohen Collection', at Initial Access, Wolverhampton, UK, 2008 and 2009; ‘Aftershock, Sinsbury entre, Contemporary Art Norwich, England, 2007; and ’Continuity and Transformation’ promoted by Provincia di Milano, Italy, 2007.

While the work is conceptually based, T.V. Santhosh’s use of deeply saturated color and fluid edges bring the viewer to an elevated state of mind and adds an unnerving quality to the paintings. The tightness of the frame and the forcibly close vantage point harkens back to the film noir genre bringing the viewer to a reflective state. His images depict chaos and paranoia relating to current media coverage of contemporary events. His exploration demonstrates a reality on the verge of explosion as if time had been stopped. Simultaneously, the work is profoundly human and cerebral. Although his imagery is extremely current, they have become universal as we live with an oversaturation of imagery and rapid exchanges of ideas. People of all contexts and backgrounds can relate to their pictorial approach. By entering the world of T. V. Santhosh, we become accomplices to the drama and violence we have just experienced. We are left with a snapshot of a greater story both immediate and timeless, a witness to his conscience. (text from press release @ Jack Shainman Gallery, NY)

BIOGRAPHY

Education

1994: B.F.A in Sculpture, Kalabhavan, Santiniketan, West Bengal.
1997: M.A. (Fine) in Sculpture, Faculty of Fine Arts, M.S.U, Baroda.

SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS

1997: Kerala Lalit Kala Academy State Award
1997: Inlaks Foundation (Indian)
1997: National Scholarship
1997: Kanoria Scholarship
1994: Ramkinker Award

EXHIBITION HISTORY

2009

Living With A Wound, Grosvenor Vadehra Gallery, London

2008

A Room To Pray, Avanthay Contemporary, Zurich

Countdown, The Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai

2006

KAAM, Aicon Gallery, New York

2005

False Promises, Grovenor Gallery, London

Whose Space is it Anyway, Gallery Espace, New Delhi

Double Enders, Jehangir Art Gallery and the Museum Gallery, Mumbai