Alwar Balasubramaniam
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Alwar Balasubramaniam (Tamil: ஆழ்வார் பாலசுப்ரமணியம், Hindi: अलवर बालासुब्रमण्यम, born 1971), known professionally as Bala, is an Indian sculptor and artist.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Alwar Balasubramaniam was born in 1971, in Tamil Nadu. In 1995, Bala graduated from Government College of Fine Arts with a specialism in printmaking.[3] Bala continued his studies at the Edinburgh Printmakers and the University of Applied Arts Vienna.[3]
From 1998 – 2015 Bala lived and worked in Bengaluru, Karnataka.[3] As of 2015, Bala lives and works in his ancestral village outside of Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu.[3][4]
Career
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Bala is known for embedding sculptures in walls. [5] Bala's work centers on the human body and the bodies interaction with the material environment and intangible elements such as light, air, and shadow.[6]
In 1998, Bala was an artist-in-residence at the then MacDowell Colony, and worked in the Putnam graphics studio.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ Jumabhoy, Zehra (2011). "Alwar Balasubramaniam by Zehra Jumabhoy". National Portrait Gallery. Canberra: National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ^ Union List of Artist Names (2010). "Balasubramaniam, A. (Indian sculptor, 1971-)". Getty Research. Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Trust. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
- ^ a b c d Talwar, Deepak (2024). "Alwar Balasubramaniam Biography" (PDF). Talwar Gallery. New York: Talwar Gallery. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
- ^ Desai Gehi, Reema (2025). "Building Beyond Boundaries : Nature as Canvas". ART India. 27 (03).
- ^ Nath, Deeksha (2012). "'Do you know what you see?' The art of A. Balasubramaniam". Harper's Bazaar India.
- ^ Walsh, Brienne (2012). "Alwar Balasubramaniam". Modern Painters.
- ^ Talwar Gallery (2025). "Alwar Balasubramaniam". Talwar Gallery. New York, New Delhi: Talwar Gallery. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
- ^ MacDowell. "VISUAL ART : Alwar Bala". MacDowell. Peterborough: MacDowell. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
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