Rajendra Tikku

Rajendra Tiku, is an Indian sculptor and art teacher known for his outdoor stone sculptures.[1] He was honoured by the Government of India, in 2013, by bestowing on him the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, for his contributions to the field of art.[2]

Rajendra Tiku
Born1953
Wadwan, Jammu and Kashmir, India
AwardsPadma Shri
Lalit Kala Akademi National Award
Jammu and Kashmir State Award
8th Triennale Award

Biography
sculpture as a larger phenomenon, of which a medium, its execution and dimension etc. is only a part. The lot more beyond these attributes is its potential to reveal truth: Its potential to work on us in return and impart meaning to our existence. says Rajendra Tiku[1]

Rajendra Tiku was born in Wadwan,[3] a remote village in the mountainous landscape of Jammu and Kashmir, the northernmost state of India, in 1953,[4] in a Kashmiri Pandit family.[1] He did his primary schooling at a local school and passed his matriculation from a high school in Srinagar. His graduate studies were at the Sri Pratap College, Srinagar,[3] where he founded the Sri Pratap College Artists' Association[5][6] and Tiku, simultaneously, studied clay modelling and stone carving, by attending the evening classes of a five year course[4][7] conducted by the Institute of Music and Fine Arts in the city, which he completed in 1978.[3][6] The course offered Tiku exposure to the art of ancient cultures and modern masters. After completing BSc, Tiku graduated in law from the Srinagar University,[3][5][6][7] but continued attending the various art camps organized by the Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages.[1][5]

Rajendra Tiku started his career as a teacher at the Burn Hall School, Srinagar, but moved, shortly afterwards, to the Institute of Music and Fine Arts, his alma mater, as an artist cum teacher.[3][8] He lives in Jammu and Kashmir.[1][6][7]

Career highlights and exhibitions

Rajendra Tiku has received both the junior (1993–95) and senior (1997–98)[4][6][7] fellowships of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, the Government of India. He is also a recipient of a grant from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, New York[3][7][9] for commissioning sculptures at various parts in India,[6] one of which can be found on the lawns of the Danwantri Library of the University of Jammu.[1][10] Tiku has been invited to many sculpture workshops[11][12] in places like USA,[13] Switzerland, Israel, Russia, Egypt, Russia and Thailand.[1][3]

Rajendra Tiku has had solo and group exhibitions of his creations at various places around the world.[1][4][6] Some of his notable exhibitions are:

  • Metaphors in Matter (2008) held at Gallery Espace, New Delhi[6][9][14][15]
  • Bronze (2006) organized by Lalit Kala Akademi, held at Gallery Espace, New Delhi[7][16]
  • Sculpted Images (2003) India Habitat Centre, New Delhi[6][7]
  • Solo Exhibitions (1990, 1992, 1995, 1998 and 2003) held at Art Heritage, New Delhi[6]
  • Solo Exhibition (1998) organized by ABC Foundation, Varanasi[6]
  • National Exhibition of Art (India) organized by the All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society[4]
  • International Exhibition of Graphic Prints[4]
  • Bharat bienniale of Contemporary Indian Art[4]
  • 7th Triennale India[4]
  • 8th Triennale India[4]

Tiku has also published many articles in local magazines and journals.[1] he has also been credited with using Śāradā script, a dying script of the Kashmiri language.[17]

Awards and recognitions

In 2013, the Government of India honoured Rajendra Tikku with the fourth highest civilian award, Padma Shri.[2] Besides, Rajendra Tiku has been honoured by different organizations many times.

Sculptures

Some of the notable sculptures of Rajendra Tiku are:

References
  1. "Daily Excelsior". Daily Excelsior. 17 March 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  2. "Padma 2013". The Hindu. 26 January 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  3. "Kashmir Times". Kashmir Times. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  4. "Shrishti Art". Shrishti Art. 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  5. "Contemporary Indian Art". Contemporary Indian Art. 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  6. "Art Chennai". Art Chennai. 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  7. "Roobina Karode". Roobina Karode. 4 April 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  8. "Jammu and Kashmir". Jammu and Kashmir. 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  9. "Delhi Events". Delhi Events. 2008. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  10. "Danwantri Library". Ind Career. 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  11. "Camp". The Hindu. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  12. "Jaipur Art Summit". Art Summit India. 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  13. "University of Chicago" (PDF). University of Chicago. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  14. "Write up on Exhibition and Images". johnofcochin. 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  15. "Indian Express". Indian Express. 17 November 2008. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  16. Gayatri Sinha (20 January 2006). "The Hindu". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  17. "Mathribhumi". Mathribhumi. 20 November 2008. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
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