DLN Reddy

D L N Reddy was born in 1949 in a small village in Andhra Pradesh. He obtained his Diploma in Painting from the College of Fine Arts, Hyderabad, in 1969. He then joined the Master's College, Baroda, in 1971, to study graphic arts.

Reddy paints with an almost disconcerting realism. Ramanand Naidu, a Hyderabad-based art critic and writer, notes There are some artists who believe in the intrinsic value of formal delineation to such an extent that it becomes their crucial premise.

His works reveal his penchant for producing surprisingly volumetric effects with the greatest economy of means. The nude figure, for example, whether squatting, reclining, or sitting, is a leitmotif in several of his paintings. In the best of his nudes, there is a raw physicality. In some of the twisted and forked faces of the naked figures; There are clear echoes of Picasso.

A figurative painter, most of Reddy's figures reflect a state of mind rather than meaning. The result is that he enhances the visual experience. The artist has worked with a variety of mediums, including graphics, sculpture, oils, and even glass.

He has participated in more than 200 exhibitions around the world. I have always felt a sense of liberation from participating in exhibitions around the world. I have never neglected painting, not even when I travel or even when I am involved in graphic work.

In 1982 he exhibited at a workshop of Indo-German artists held in Braunschweig, West Germany. He took this opportunity to travel extensively in Europe.

D L N Reddy lives and works in Hyderabad.

BORN

1949 Nerada Andhra Pradesh

EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS

1966-69 Diploma in Painting, Government Fine Arts College, Hyderabad

1970-71 Diploma in Printmaking M. S. University, Baroda

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

1971 Graphics at Kala Bhavan, Hyderabad

1973 Paintings and Prints, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai

1977 Paintings and oil pastels, Max Mueller Bhavan

1981 Drawings and watercolors, Sarala Art, Chennai

1982 Urja Art Gallery, Baroda

1982 Drawing and Pastels, Hyderabad

1987 Pundole Art Gallery, Bombay

1988 Etchings, engravings, terracottas and bronzes, Max Mueller Bhavan, Hyderabad

1988 Mullar Bhavan, Hyderabad

1989 Timeless Art Exhibition, Bombay

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2010 Contemporary Printmaking in India, presented by Priyasri Art Gallery, Mumbai at Jahangir Art Gallery, Mumbai

2010 National Print Portfolio, Marvel Art Gallery, Ahmedabad

2008 Deeper than Skin, DAIRA Center for Arts and Culture, Hyderabad

1972 Third International British Print Biennial, United Kingdom

1974 Third International Exhibition of Graphic Art, Frenchen in West Germany

1974 First International Exhibition of Graphic Art, New Delhi

1975 Biennial of Graphic Arts, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia

1979 Sixth British International Print Biennial

1981 Indian Graphics Exhibition, Cuba

1982 A traveling exhibition of seven Indian artists in West German cities

1983 Fifth National Exhibition and Triennial, New Delhi

HONORS AND AWARD

1970-71 Andhra Pradesh Lalit Kala Academy Scholarship

1977 Gold Medal, AP Lalit Kala Academy

1977 Gold Medal, Hyderabad Art Society

1982 Group 8 Award, New Delhi

1982 Outstanding Artists Scholarship, Department of Culture, Government of India