Jul 15 2025 to Jul 15 2025 6:30 p.m.

Where

Bangalore International Centre

7 4th Main Rd, Stage 2, Domlur 560071

Event Description

1960ರ ದಶಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ಥಾಪನೆಯಾದ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಚಿತ್ರಕಲಾ ಪರಿಷತ್ತು (CKP) ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಆಧುನಿಕ ಮತ್ತು ಸಮಕಾಲೀನ ಕಲೆಯ ರೂಪುಗೊಳ್ಳುವಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಪಾತ್ರ ವಹಿಸಿದೆ. ಕಲಾ ಶಾಲೆ, ಗ್ಯಾಲರಿ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಕ ಕೇಂದ್ರವಾಗಿರುವ ಪರಿಷತ್ತು ಅನೇಕ ಕಲಾವಿದರ ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆಗೆ ವೇದಿಕೆಯಾಗಿದೆಯೆಂಬುದು ನಿಸ್ಸಂದೇಹ.

ಈ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಕಲಾವಿದರಾದ ಎಸ್.ಜಿ. ವಾಸುದೇವ್, ಎಂ.ಜೆ. ಕಮಲಾಕ್ಷಿ, ರವಿ ಕಾಶಿ, ಮತ್ತು ಸುರೇಶ್ ಜಯರಾಮ್ ಚರ್ಚೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಭಾಗವಹಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಅವರ ವೈಯಕ್ತಿಕ ಅನುಭವಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಚಿಂತನೆಯ ಮೂಲಕ ಚಿತ್ರಕಲಾ ಪರಿಷತ್ತಿನ ಇತಿಹಾಸ, ಅದರ ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆ ಹಾಗೂ ಇಂದಿನ ಸಾಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಕ ಪ್ರಸ್ತುತತೆಯನ್ನು ಅನ್ವೇಷಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ.

ಈ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮ ಕನ್ನಡ ಮತ್ತು ಇಂಗ್ಲಿಷ್ ಭಾಷೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆಯುತ್ತದೆ.

Established in the 1960s, Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath (CKP) has been a pivotal institution in shaping modern and contemporary art in Karnataka. As an art school, museum, and cultural hub, it has nurtured generations of artists and art lovers.

This session brings together eminent voices — S G Vasudev, M J Kamalakshi, Ravi Kashi, and Suresh Jayaram — to reflect on the origins, evolution, and enduring impact of CKP. Through personal memories, critical insights, and shared histories, the conversation will explore CKP’s role in building a vibrant artistic community and its relevance in today’s cultural landscape.

This session will be bilingual in Kannada and English.

Speakers

S G Vasudev
Artist
S.G. Vasudev was born in Mysore in 1941 and gained early recognition as a painter, receiving the National Award from the Lalit Kala Akademi in 1967 while still a student at the Government College of Art, Madras. Over the years, he has received numerous accolades, including awards from the Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala State Academies, the Karnataka Rajyotsava Award, Venkatappa Award, and Paniker Puraskaram.

A founder-member of the Cholamandal Artists’ Village, Vasudev lived and worked in Chennai until 1988, before moving to Bangalore, where he continues his practice. His work spans multiple mediums—drawings, paintings, copper reliefs, and silk tapestries. He is best known for his evolving “Vriksha” (Tree of Life) series, which later developed into “Humanscapes,” “Earthscapes,” “Theatre of Life,” and “Rhapsody.” He has also explored the theme of “Maithuna” through various forms.

Vasudev has exhibited widely in India and abroad, including solo shows in the USA, Canada, the UK, and Germany. His series “Tribute to Ramanujan”—inspired by the poet A.K. Ramanujan—has been shown internationally.

He is the founder and managing trustee of Arnawaz Vasudev Charities, which supports young artists and art initiatives. He has contributed to institutions like the Visual Art Department at Bangalore University, NGMA Bangalore, Ananya Drishya, and Art Park. His retrospective “Inner Resonance – Return to Sama” was exhibited at NGMA Bangalore and Mumbai, and at Lalit Kala Akademi, Chennai, in 2018–2019.

M J Kamalakshi
Artist & Educator
M.J. Kamalakshi is a multidisciplinary artist, performer, and educator with degrees in Science, History, and Fine Arts. She trained in mural painting at Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda, and has been closely associated with Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath (KCP), serving in several leadership roles—including Principal of the College of Fine Arts, Secretary, and Vice President of the Trust.

Her work includes extensive research and documentation of traditional and leather puppetry across Karnataka. She has represented India internationally—receiving a British Council Fellowship, visiting Europe and Japan, taking a marionette team to France, and participating in Dr. S. Roerich’s centenary in Moscow.

Kamalakshi has contributed significantly to art education as Chairperson of Boards of Studies across universities, muralist (including work at Sravanabelagola), and as a writer and speaker on traditional art and puppetry. She is a recipient of several prestigious awards, including the Karnataka Rajyotsava Award (2015), multiple Karnataka State Lalitkala Academy Awards, and Gold Medals at the Mysore Dasara Exhibition.

A passionate and curious practitioner, she is also engaged in diverse fields such as acupressure, reiki, nature cure, drama, and Ikebana, and remains active in cultural and academic forums across India and abroad.

Ravikumar Kashi
Multidisciplinary Artist
Ravikumar Kashi is a Bangalore-based multidisciplinary artist whose practice spans painting, drawing, photography, installation, and artist books. His work explores contemporary socio-political and cultural identities, both personal and collective.

He holds a BFA from Bangalore University, an MFA in Printmaking from M.S. University, Baroda, and a Master’s in English Literature from Mysore University. He has also trained in handmade paper-making at the Glasgow School of Art, UK, and in hanji—traditional Korean paper-making—under Jang Ji Bang in Korea.

Kashi’s work has been exhibited widely, both in India and internationally, in museum shows, biennials, art fairs, and galleries. His first institutional solo exhibition, We Don’t End at Our Edges, was held recently at the Museum of Art & Photography (MAP), Bangalore.

He is the recipient of several awards, including the National Award and the Karnataka Sahitya Academy Award for his writing. Kashi writes on art and visual culture in both Kannada and English and is currently a visiting faculty member at RV College of Architecture.

More of his work can be found at: www.ravikashi.com

Suresh Jayaram
Artist, Writer & Curator
Suresh Jayaram is an artist, art historian, arts administrator, and curator from Bangalore. He taught Art History at the Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, the College of Fine Arts in Bangalore, and later served as the Principal from 2005 to 2007. He is the Founder and Director of Visual Art Collective – 1Shanthiroad Studio/Gallery, an international artists’ residency and alternative art space in Bangalore. His writing on visual art and culture has been published extensively.

His keen interest in Bangalore’s Urban history has led him to research GH. Krumbiegel resulted in the publication of ‘Whatever He Touched, He Adorned’, a book accompanied by a curated exhibition on the German horticulturist in 2015. He is also the author of ‘Bangalore’s Lalbagh: A Chronicle of the Garden and the City’ in 2021 and is currently working on his next publication, a book on Cubbon Park.