User:Ravipujari

'''Ravi Pujari Modern and Contemporary Indian Artist Bangalore, India''' Born in Mudhol in 1981, Ravi completed his B.F.A. from University College of Fine Arts, Davangere (Kuvempu University Karnataka). He has participated in many art camps, solo shows and group shows in India. His works are in private collections in India, Canada, and the United States. He lives and works in Bangalore, India. Ravi works with acrylic and oil paint, as well as water color. He has used most white space in his horse series. His creativity and imagination best reflect the force and strength of a moving horse.

Here is a brief description of his love for art and what inspires him in his own words: “I also do a lot of sketching. In fact it’s one of my favourite leisure activities and I love speed sketching. Almost all my paintings are abstract and depict real life. I have visualised and used horses to reflect my imagination in most of my works. I love using speed strokes in all my paintings” '''

Solo Shows and Group Shows'''

•	1997:   Mysore Dasara Exhibition, Mysore

•	1999:   Exhibition at the University College of Fine Arts, Davangere

•	2003:   Venkatappa Art Gallery, Bengaluru

•	2006:   Painting Exhibition at KC Das, Bengaluru

•	2010    Painting Exhibition at Indiranagar Club, Bengaluru

•	2011:   Renaissance Art Gallery, Bengaluru  HONORS AND AWARDS

•	Annual art exhibition award, Davangere, 1998-2000

•	College annual exhibition award, 1997-98

•	Kuvempu University Youth Festival painting award, 2000

•	Lions Club award, Davangere, 2001

•	Gandhi Jayanthi painting exhibition, Davangere, 1999-2000

•	State level painting competition award, Bagalkot, 1999-2000

•	Karnataka State Police painting competition award, 2000-01

•	National and international caricature contest award, 2010

PARTICIPATIONS: Mysore Dasara exhibition 1997-98

Rajajinagar Habba artist camp 2004

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How often it happens that I wake up from the night sleep and the first thing I do is sit over my canvas staring at it trying to see the inspiration I picked up in the sleep take shape on it. As I see my thought reflecting on the canvas, my wife and daughter come in reminding me it’s time and I haven’t even brushed my teeth. I wish I could make them realise how difficult it is to control the energy that drives me to painting.

Art has been my passion since childhood. Water colour was the first medium I tried enticing myself with. Later I moved on to acrylic, charcoal, and oil colour. I also do a lot of sketching. In fact it’s one of my favourite leisure activities and I love speed sketching.

Animals have been my favourite topic. I love animals, particularly horses. Horses are a great source of joy and inspiration to my art. Psychics and spiritual experts have for long recommended having a picture of a horse at home to counter negativity. But to me they are much more than that. A horse is an icon of power, ambition, grace, beauty, dexterity, and speed. I imagine horses in motion when I am depressed and that generates courage, strength, and will power in me. I have visualised and used horses to reflect my imagination in most of my works. I love using speed strokes in all my paintings to give the creation the energy and force that these great beauties represent.