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About
Manu Singh is one of the foremost emerging contemporary artists in India today. Manu completed M.A.& PhD in History (Arts) from the University of Lucknow. Simultaneously studied Art at Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi. She also joined University of Geneva (Design & Art Department), Switzerland as student support.
Thoughtfully rendered, and conceptually genius, Manu’s work stands alone in the world of contemporary art. Like Every good artist she has a style of her own, which can be differentiated from that of other artists. Blending both realism and surrealism, her painting has language of its own, stops you in your tracks and leave you wanting more. It introduces us to a variety of forms, which cohere by the law of gravity and patterns or structure. Her work has a strong feel of distance, solidity of texture, and density.
She has exhibited her artworks in various GROUP SHOWS in India and abroad. She held her first SOLO SHOW at Lalit Kala Academy Delhi in 2011.She was awarded participation in Annual Exhibition of All India fine Art and Craft Society (AIFACS) in 2009 & 2010. Her painting got selected in Professional Camlin Annual Competition and displayed in AIFACS gallery in Delhi in 2009 & 2010. . In 2011 she was commissioned to make Glass paintings for ‘All India Institute of Medical Sciences ‘Trauma Center’ in Delhi, India. , In 2013 ‘VAMA’ Sahitya Kala Parishad showcasing her work along with the leading women painters of Delhi at the Twin Art Gallery, Indira Gandhi Centers for the Arts, New Delhi. . Her works also got selected for 20th Ravi Jain annual show & exhibited at Dhoomimal Gallery. Her works are regularly being displayed at Open Garden Gallery since 2012 till now.
Her recent shows are,SOLO SHOW ‘WINGS, SHADOWS & 1000 BIRDS’ at Shridharani Gallery in January 2014, a group show -Under one roof at Shridharani gallery in march 2014.
Presently she is participating in a group show in Kochi Muzris Biennale (collateral) from Dec 10th through March 29th.
Her works are in collections including The Art & Design Department Geneva, Trauma Center ‘AIIMS’, The Lalit , The A.M. Gallery & Private Collections. -
Education
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PAINTING FINE ARTSTRIVENI KALA SAGAM, NEW DELHI2006 - Currently EnrolledBorn in Lucknow studied for her post graduation in history from the University of Lucknow. She also taught there for a couple of years. Later she moved to new Delhi and studied art at triveni Kala Sangam. She also joined University of Geneva (Design & art Department), Switzerland as student support.
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Experience
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The Kochi-Muziris Biennale ( Collateral Project )Kochi, IndiaDec 2014 - Mar 2015 (3 months)Cross Currents is a collateral event at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2014. The exhibition will open on 10th December and go on till 29th March 2015.
The nine artists featured in this exhibition have one common thread running through their lives and gathering them into a loosely woven mesh. They have worked in close contiguity at the Triveni Kala Sangam studio for considerable time.
Each of these artists has his or her distinct style of expression . Even so, the intimacy of shared physical space also defines some commonalities. One is the strong sense of structure displayed in the canvases and glass sculptures. Secondly , most of the artists have a vibrant color palette.
Art subconsciously reflects the changes in the artistic self as well as those that take place in the society. In this sense, these works of art are the reflections on the society where they live. Most of the artists articulate their individual concerns about the human life within the fast growing urban spaces- figuratively or in abstract terms.
Together these artists have created fresh metaphors of modern times.
As critiqued by –
Ella dutta and Johny ML
www.facebook.com/pages/Triveni-artists-at-kochi/796444797080386. ‘Triveni artists at kochi’ -
WINGS, SHADOWS & 1000 BIRDSJan 2014 - Jan 2014In my view, Manu Singh, philosophically and aesthetically reaches to a conclusion that she would like to have a sense of freedom/wings in herself at the same time wants to be rooted in reality and makes things work differently here through affirmative action. In one of the paintings, surprisingly towards the end of the series, we see a pair of hands and a pair of wings occupying the whole pictorial space. I find this a point of solution as far as the ‘wing series’ of the artist is concerned. Here the pair of hands exemplifies the artist’s desire for action and at the same time for deliverance and liberation. She could fly to freedom in her imaginations but at the same time she wants to do things here. It is not just celebration of labor but the celebration of conscious human engagement, with a deliberate choice to do work. As an underlining to the whole process of creating this body of works, Manu Singh has painted one work, which could be called a re-assessment of her works so far, where she paints a pair of hands, amply distorted with labor and its struggle, going up towards infinity. And in another painting she affirms her belief in affirmative but caring and lovable action through a pair of hands clutching on to a rope; it symbolizes the artist’s belief in human aspirations, desire freedom and above all positive acts that involve both body and mind.
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GLASS PAINTINGNew Delhi, IndiaJun 2011 - Aug 2011 (2 months).LIFE SIZE GLASS PAINTING IN JPNATC WAITING HALL BY FAMOUS PAINTER MANU SINGH : Along the waiting hall near the ambulance bay beautiful painting representing peace & hope can be viewed which is really a motivation to the relatives of the patients waiting there. these paintings are made by famous painter Manu Singh.
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A MeAning – MAking CApACitySolo Painting ProjectMar 2011 - Mar 2011Manu is en route, at least for the while on the same path. her figure and places cannot be materially located since we only see them in a moment of initiation in that imaginative space where we are already projected beyond the confines of the habitual world. Such imaginative moments must be lived on the plane at which they are realized.
the way I have tried to interpret this genre is not meant to be a literal description of it. With compelling techniques and critical know how (and which of us does not need that?) Manu’s work will mount geometrically, for she has the keen desire to outdo the usuals of this time and day. Given that her inner preparation is authentic (as in her work on the hand mudras), she would startle us even more in due course. I wish her god speed, and the courage of her convictions.
keshav Malik
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Awards
Awarded participation in Annual Exhibition of All India fine Art and Craft Society (AIFACS) in 2009 & 2010
Awarded participation in Professional Camlin Annual Competition and displayed in AIFACS gallery in Delhi in 2009 & 2010.
Awarded participation in 20th Ravi Jain annual show & exhibited at Dhoomimal Gallery. -
Affiliations
Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi (India)
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Skills
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@ManuSingh3000, member since 2015
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