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The art of SURIYAMOORTHY
Biography
Born in 1944 at Neidavasal, Ancient Chola Place, 609105.
1963 : G.D First Class, First Rank, Government College of Arts and
Crafts, Chennai.
1963 - 1965 : State Lalit Kala Akademi Scholar.
1965 - 1968 : National Scholar at the MS University, Baroda under
Professor KG. Subramanian and Mjyothi Bhat Specialize in painting,
murals and graphics.
1989 - 1991 : Senior Fellowship, Government of India (Department of
Culture)
1991 - 1992 : Sri SH Daya Fellowship, Mumbai.
Awards & Prizes
1963 - 1965 : Five prizes from the Directorate of Health, Government of
India, New Delhi;
1965 : All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society, New Delhi; UP
Governor’s Award.
1967 : National Award; Academy of Fine arts, Calcutta; All India
Portrait Exhibition, Amritsar; Gujarat State Award; Silver Medal,
Hyderabad Art Society.
1970 : Victoria Technical Institute, Chennai.
1987 : Tamil Nadu Ovia Nunkalai Kuzhu, Chennai.
1989 : Christian Association – Asia Japan.
1991 - 1992 : All India Exhibition, Ambala Cantonment ( Gold Medal )
1990 - 1991 : From Various organization at Bhopal, Chennai, Mysore,
Raipur and Vijayawada.
1992 : First India Drawing Biennale, Chandigarh.
1994 : All India Kalidas Exhibition, Uijian, Madhya Pradesh.
1999 : International Award, 20th Century.
Art Books
1997 : Major Art Trends in India since 1947, Lalit Kala Akademi, New
Delhi.
1998 : The Southern Accent by Dr. AS Raman published by Tamil Nadu Ovia
Nunkalai Kuzhu,
Chennai – 8.
Exhibitions Abroad
1964 : Art now from India --- Commonwealth Art Exhibition, London.
1984, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994 & 1997: Mini Graphic
International Exhibition, Spain.
1985 : International Collectors’ Art Exhibition, at Salvador
Dali’s residence, Spain.
1987, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995 & 1997 : International Biennale,
Bulgaria: Drawing / Printing & Graphic.
1990 : International Association of Art, under the sponsorship of
UNESCO, New Zealand.
1991 : 3rd Biennale International Pastel Exhibition, France.
1993 - 1994 : Biennale Van De Kleingratiek of 1993, Sinj-Niklas.
1994 : International Poster Exhibition, Mexico.
1995 : 18th International Exhibition of Prints in Kannagana ’95.
1999 : International Art Exhibition, Romania.
One-Man Shows
1965 : Organised by George Butcher of the Arts, New Delhi; and later at
the commonwealth, London; Government Museum, Chennai.
1966 : PS High School, Mylapore, Chennai; Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
(150 works)
1970 : Sarala art Centre, Chennai (held at Hotel Connemara)
1978 - 1987 : Regional Cente, Lalit Kala Akademi, Chennai.
1987 : Sponsored by Alliance Francaise de Chennai, Raoul Follereau
Foundation, Pondicherry (750 works); Regional Center, Lalit Kala
Akademi, Chennai.
1988 : Kala Parishad, Bhopal; Government Museum, Chennai.
1990 : Airport, Chennai.
1994 : Rashtriya Kala Mela, Chenai; Regional Centre, Lalit Kala
Akademi, Chennai.
1995 : Rashtriya Kala Mela, Bangalore.
1997 : Easel Art Gallery, Chennai.
1998 : Indrakannan Unique Art Gallery, Poompuhar.
Camps
1987 : South Zone Cultural Centre (Thanjavur), Chennai (Theme : Folk
Dances); 101 Hours Campwork. South Zone Cultural Centre. Artist Camp
Madras. Among the
36 participants worked 101 hours continuously, created Large size
painting 5’x54’, 4’x10’ and 3’x6’
in the Folk Dance and Music Camp.
1988 : Tamil Nadu Ovia Nunkalai Kuzhu, Chennai : Camps held at Madurai
and Hogenakkai.
1997 : National Kalidasa Art Exhibition at Uijain.
1998 : N.L.K.A. Artist Workshop Camp at Kerala.
Collections
National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi; Regional Centre, Lalit Kala
Akademi, Chennai; Academy of Fine Arts, Calcutta; Government Museum,
Punjab (Chandigarh); Tamil Nadu Ovia Nunkalai Kuzhu, Chennai, Tamil
Cultural Centre, Chennai; Air India, Mumbai; Sea Rock Hotel, Mumbai;
CPIT, Guindy, Chennai; JIPMER, Pondicherry; Tamil Nadu Archaelogical
Department, Madurai; Alliance Francaise de Chennai, Pondicherry;
Chemould Gallery, Mumbai; Government Museum, Hyderabad, Government
Museum, Chennai, South Zone; Cultural Centre, Thanjavur; Karnataka
Chitra Kala Parishath, Bangalore; Coronet Modern Art Gallery, Chennai;
Indo-Soviet Cultural Society, Chennai; Easel Art Gallery, Chennai; Saga
Art Gallery, Chennai; Values Art Foundation, Chennai, etc.Total Valued
Collection 5921 in India & Five continents in the world; One person
collections by Mr. S.H. Daya, Mumbai.
APPRECIATION RECEIVED
Author’s Response
Suriyamoorthy is the odd man out among his contemporaries as his
spiritual kinsman, Salvador Dali, was among his : eccentric,
unpredictable, amiable in their own quaint way, artistically
irrepressible, technically impeccable and intellectually sharp.
Suriyamoorthy’s paintings are no easy to live with because of the
disurbingly unfamiliar concepts and configurations on which they are
based. Their aesthetic values are beyond question. He is an extremely
imaginative, daring, determined and emotionally overstrung loner who is
perfectly at peace with himself, never mind what his equation with the
rest of the world is. There is so much power packed into his canvases
that one simply can’t take one’s eyes off hem. They command
you to stop by and take a close look at them. This is that creativity
does to you.
- Dr. A.S. Raman – 1999.
Critical Comment
“His mixed media paintings are different others as he has used
Siddha medical colours, mixed in gum which he discovered after long
research and after reffering to literature Siddha medicine and botany.
Painted on manifold sheets – “a difficult material o paint
on”, he says – it can hardly be differentiated from his oil
paintings. Closely drawn figures creating a sense of family is the
subject of all his paintings. The style hovers between the realistic
and the abstract. He has used not just brush but instruments like a
funnel or a knife to colour the figures. Suriyamoorthy is just not a
painter. He is also a Scientist of heart.
- Art Critic, Sunday Mail –
1965 Drawing – One Man Show- Delhi Sponsored by Curator
George M. Butcher (Art Council of Great Britain – London) 13th
Feb 1965. Suriyamoorthy is dedicated and gifted. Indeed his technical
maturity at a very young age is our surest sign of his probably future
achievement and just as maturity has come to him quickly so the
character of his line is defined by its speed of execution. As with the
still existing glass painters of Madras, rapidity of line breeds not
only economic efficiency but also an unduplicable flourish and freedom.
To Whom it may concern :
My Pride and pleasure in having owned for some years, three paintings
by M. Suriyamoorthy of Tamil Nadu, India, were enhanced by special
compliments paid them by an internationally recognized art expert and
former gallery owner Mr.Heina Roland of London.
I personally consider M. Suriyamoorthy to be a highly talented and
accomplished artist who has yet to receive the international acclaim he
has long deserved.
- M. Grant Parr – 1984
(Formerly United States Cultural Attached in West Germany and at one
time art critic of the Nebraska State Journal in Lincoln, USA).
Award to Artist India Express Jan
21, 1971
The Governor Sardor Uijal Singh presented the Mahatma Gandhi Birth
Centenary memorial award instituted by the Victoria Technical Institute
to his crayon drawing of “Elephant an Calf”; the governor
complimented the artist for his fine drawing. Justice M.M. Ismail,
President of VTI said the drawing had been adjudged the best entry from
among 221 exhibits, including wood carving oil painting and sculpture
pieces.
Mrs. D.C. Kothari A Vote of Thanks
“Gifted and Dedicated
Painter” -George M. Butcher Art Council of Great
Britain – 1965
“Highly Talented and Accomplished
Artist” - W. Grant Parr (Formerly United States Cultural
Attached in West Germany and sometimes art critic of the Nebraska State
Journal in Lincoln, USA.
“M. Suriyamoorthy’s Art Works are
of a high quality” - World Bank Art Society New York.
“Savage Painter” -
Charles Fabri, art critic Statesman, New Delhi – 1967.
“Nude Inaction – Gifted
Painter” - Richard Bartholomew art critic Times of India
– New Delhi – 1967.
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