2011 : AMDAVAD MUNICIPAL CORPORATION. 2012 : GUJARAT STATE LALITKALA ACADAMY. SOLO SHOWS 2010 : " TRAITS " CATHARSIS ART GALLERY, AHMEDABAD. 2013: " TRAVELED EMOTIONS " ICAC GALLERY, MUMBAI
GROUP SHOWS 2001 : CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY, AHMEDABAD.ORGANISED BY GUJARAT VISUAL YOUNG ARTIST ASSOCIATION. 2003 : L & P HUTHEESING VISUAL ART CENTER, AHMEDABAD. ORGANISED BY SHETH C.N.COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AHMEDABAD.
2005: "MONSOON SHOW" ORGANIZED BY BAJAJ ART GALLERY, MUMBAI. 2006: L & P HUTHEESING VISUAL ART CENTRE, AHMEDABAD. 2006: " OUTREACH " GROUP SHOW. ORGANIZED BY L & P HUTHEESING VISUAL ART CENTRE, AHMEDABAD. 2006 : BAJAJ ART GALLERY, MUMBAI. 2009: GROUP SHOW OF PAINTINGS,GRAPHICS,CERAMICS,DRAWINGS AND HOTOGRAPHY. CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY,AHMEDABAD. 2009 : " WE WALK " GROUP SHOW OF EIGHT ARTIST CATHARSIS ART GALLERY. 2009 : " COLOURS & MOTIONS " GROUP SHOW OF SIX YOUNG ARTIST AMDAVAD NI GUFA, AHMEDABAD 2010 : SARJAN ART GALLERY, BARODA.CATHARSIS ART GALLERY, AHMEDABAD. 2010: "ART CLIQUE " GROUP SHOW.AMDAVAD NI GUFA ORGANISED BY NAVDEEP PRATISTHAN AHMEDABAD. 2010: "WE WALK" SUCHITRA ART GALLERY, MUMBAI ORGANISED BY SAMSARA ART GALLERY,MUMBAI & CATHARSIS ART GALLERY. 2010 : "THE SMART SHOW" AMDAVAD NI GUFA, AHMEDABAD. AND FACULTY OF FINE ARTS BARODA. 2010: "THE ONE SQUARE FOOT SHOW" A CHARITY SHOW FOR ANIMALS. AMDAVAD NI GUFA, AHMEDABAD. 2010 : "LORD GANESHA ADORNED BY CONTEMPORARY ARTIST " LEMONGRASSHOPPER ART GALLERY AHMEDABAD. 2010 : "INCREDIBLE COLLECTION" AMDAVAD NI GUFA, AHMEDABAD AND FACULTY OF FINE ARTS BARODA. ORGANISED BY ICAC, MUMBAI. 2011: "THE SMART SHOW" AMDAVAD NI GUFA, AHMEDABAD. 2010: " BOXES AND BOOKENDS" A GROUP SHOW THE STRAND ART ROOM, MUMBAI 2010: " NEXUS ART SHOW " AMDAVAD NI GUFA, NEXUS ART GALLERY, AHMEDABAD 2011 : "THE ONE SQUARE FOOT SHOW" A CHARITY SHOW FOR ANIMALS. SANSKAR KENDRA, AHMEDABAD. 2012 : " PURVA " A GROUP SHOW. L & P HUTHEESING VISUAL ART CENTRE, AHMEDABAD. 2012: "THE SMART SHOW" AMDAVAD NI GUFA, AHMEDABAD. 2012: "ART AFFAIR" BLACK & WHITE DRAWING AND PAINTING, AMDAVAD NI GUFA, AHMEDABAD. PATICIPATIONS & SELECTIONS.
1999: RELIANCE WAISVIK CHITRA SARJAN & AHMEDABAD MUNICIPAL CORPORATION 2002 TO 11: GUJARAT STATE LALIT KALA AKADEMI 2002: ALL INDIA DRAWING EXHIBITION, PUNJAB LALIT KALA AKADEMI. 2005: 18th LOK MANYA TILAK, PAINTING EXHIBITION, PUNE 2006: ALL INDIA ART EXIBITION, JAHANGIR ART GALLERY, MUMBAI. 2006: BOMBAY ART SOCIETY, JAHANGIR ART GALLERY,MUMBAI. 2006 : CAMLIN ART FONDATION, NEHARU CENTRE, MUMBAI, 2007 : PAINTING PUBLISHED IN CATALOG OF CAMLIN ART FOUNDATION, FACULTY OF FINE ARTS, BARODA. 2010: "PAINTED POEMS" DARPANA ACADAMY, AHMEDABAD 2010: AMDAVAD INTERNATIONAL ART FESTIVAL, AHMEDABAD 2011 : CAMLIN ART FOUNDATION, MUMBAI 2011: AMDAVAD INTERNATIONAL ART FESTIVAL, AHMEDABAD 2012 : AMDAVAD INTERNATIONAL ART FESTIVAL, AHMEDABAD 2012 : ART FASTIVAL, BANDRA KURLA COMPLEX SPONCERED BY ICAC GALLERY, MUMBAI
CAMPS
2001 : ANTI TOBACCO CAMPAIGN,ORGANIZED BY GUJART CANCER SOCIETY. 2001- 06: PAINTING EVENT ORGANIZED ON 15th AUGUST BY VISUAL ARTIST ASSOSIATION AHMEDABAD. 2001: ARTIST TOUR, MOUNT ABU, ORG: GUJARAT VISUAL ARTIST ASSOCIATION. 2002: LANDSCAPE ARTIST TOUR, NARESHVER. ORG: SANKALP ARTIST ASSOCIATION 2003: CREATIVE MELA AT EKLAVYA SCHOOL, SARKHEJ, AHMEDABAD 2009: '' TILE PROJECT '' , KANORIA CENTRE FOR ARTS, AHMEDABAD. 2010 : PAINTING CAMP AT ANKUR FARM, SHILAJ ORGANISED BY NAVDEEP PRATISTHAN AHMEDABAD. 2010 : PAINTING CAMP AT DEHGAM (AHMEDABAD) ORG: ICAC . MUMBAI 2010: PAINTING CAMP AT SWAPANA SHRUSHTI ORGANIZED BY SMART ART HUB, AHMEDABAD. 2012: CRACK INTERNATIONAL ART CAMP, BANGLADESH
COLLECTIONS:
- HUTHEESING VISUAL ART CENTRE, AHMEDABAD. - EKLAVYA SCHOOL,AHMEDABAD. - NAVDEEP PRATISTHAN, AHMEDABAD. - MR UMANG HUTHEESING , AHMEDABAD. - MR.BRAIN BROWN, DRIECTOR, CITY BANK MUMBAI. - NAVANIT PRAKASAN, AHMEDABAD. - MR.SAJIT MALIK, MUMBAI. - MRS. DEVIKA BHOJWANI, MUMBAI. - MISS NINA MANUEL, MUMBAI. - NOON GROUP, LONDON. - MR. BASANT MAHESHWARI, AHMEDABAD. - MR. SHARMAN JOSHI, MUMBAI. - MR.PETER MICHEAL, LONDON. - MR. SHARMAN AND PRERANA JOSHI, MUMBAI. - MR. JITENDRA MISTRY, MISTRY ASSOCIATES ARCHITECTS & ENGINEER AHMEDABAD. - MR.JOERG GEIER , DIRECTOR ,CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY,UK. - MR.MARK PINTER, ARCHITECT, GERMANY.
...AND SOME MORE WORKS IN INDIA & ABROD.
STUDIO : A "VIMAL TOWER" , 7 GADHAVI SOCIETY, OPP SWATI SOCIETY NAVRANGPURA, AHMEDABAD, GUJARAT
I hold a Diploma in drawing and painting from Sheth C.N.College of fine arts, Ahmedabad. I have been keenly and profoundly interested in the art of portraiture and figure painting since my college days. After getting diploma I exhibited my portraits and figures in group exhibitions.
The portraits and figures are definitely realistic as well as expressionistic. I have tried to achieve academic mastery in portraiture and figure painting by showing the study of anatomy and proportion. I feel that I have succeeded in penetrating the mind and personality of the characters I have protrayed. There is psychological depth in these works.
I have tried to give special improtance to the depiction of human postures and expressions of emotions in my series of portraits and figures. I have specially tried to show the expressions of the emotions of anger, innocence, fear, joy, curiosity, eagerness, naughtiness effortlessly on the faces of children that I have portrayed.
I have created an atmosphere around them with colours and space. This makes my work more interesting. I have also made a creative use of dripping in my works.
I relate myself with the faces and figures that I have portrayed in my work in order to express the varied emotions of the characters more effectively and genuinely.
In some of my works I have incorporated such elements as are related to the portraits.
Expression is the most important aspect of all my works around which I try to create a proper atmosphere. Sometimes the expression itself is so strong and striking that I do not feel it proper to add anything more to the background of my works.
Working on emotions and expressions I gradually moved on along with the characters in my work. I realized they all have their own characteristics and identity influenced by various reasons and thereby started exploring those characters, visiting places, doing photography and interacting helped me understand them which made my work more live and interactive.
Recently I also explored a new medium by making use of various objects and transform my work into 3D. This entire process is interesting as it helps me to experiment.
Rakesh patel