Rajendra Tiku
Indian sculptor and art teacher
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Rajendra Tiku, is an Indian Visual Artist with specialization in Sculpture and 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]
Lalit Kala Akademi National Award
Jammu and Kashmir State Award
8th Triennale Award
Rajendra Tiku | |
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| Born | 1953 (age 72–73) Wadwan, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Awards | Padma 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, 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.
