Rajan Krishnan
{{short description|Contemporary Indian artist }}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Rajan Krishnan
രാജൻ കൃഷ്ണൻ
| occupation = Artist, Painter
| image =
| birth_name = Rajan Krishnan
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1968|12|14}}
| birth_place = Cheruthuruthy, Thrissur, Kerala
| nationality = Indian
| parents = Krishnan & Narayani
| spouse = Renu Ramanath
| children =
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2016|02|11|1968|12|14}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.deshabhimani.com/news/kerala/news-kerala-12-02-2016/538399|title=രാജന് എം കൃഷ്ണന് അന്തരിച്ചു|website=Deshabhimani}}
| alma_mater = NSS College, Ottapalam in 1989 & College of Fine Arts Trivandrum in 1990
| awards = Kerala Lalithakala Akademi in 2010
}}
Rajan Krishnan was a modern Indian artist based in Kerala.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/art/a-tribute-to-artist-rajan-m-krishnan/article8248233.ece|title=A tribute to artist Rajan M. Krishnan|first=Priyadershini|last=S|newspaper=The Hindu|date=18 February 2016|via=www.thehindu.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2018/jan/19/the-land-as-inspiration-1758957.html|title=The land as inspiration|website=The New Indian Express|date=20 January 2018 }}
Early life and background
Rajan, hailing from Pallikkal - a small village near Cheruthuruthy in the Thrissur district of Kerala - was born as the sixth of seven children of Mandalaparambil Krishnan and Narayani. He received his early education at the Government High School in Cheruthuruthy, and enrolled for BA Economics at NSS College, Ottapalam. However, his passion lay in the visual arts, and thus he dropped out of the Economics course in 1989 and joined the College of Fine Arts, Thiruvananthapuram in 1990. After completing his BFA from the same college in 1994, he went on to pursue an MFA at the M.S. University, Baroda.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2018/apr/05/let-the-art-speak-for-itself-1797062.html|title=Let the art speak for itself|website=The New Indian Express|date=5 April 2018 }}{{cite web | url=https://thehinduimages.com/details-page.php?id=160633799&highlights=RASHMIKA%20RAJAN | title=For Creative Space - Artist Rajan M. Krishnan at his studio in Kochi. ... | the Hindu Images }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/culture/art/2017/dec/08/oed-gallerys-upcoming-exhibition-pays-tribute-to-artist-rajan-krishnan-5185.html|title=OED Gallery's upcoming exhibition pays tribute to artist Rajan Krishnan|website=www.indulgexpress.com|date=8 December 2017 }}{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/art/the-art-route/article2054106.ece|title=The art route|first=Saraswathy|last=Nagarajan|newspaper=The Hindu|date=27 May 2011|via=www.thehindu.com}} In 1996, after completing MFA, Rajan returned to his home State, opting to work from there instead of migrating to large metros of India like many of his contemporaries were doing at that time.{{cite news |title=Bengaluru's new Museum of Art and Photography opens with an exhilarating show |url=https://www.ft.com/content/c4aa991e-ab29-4770-a673-534f6b8ee2f8 |work=Financial Times |date=22 February 2023}}
Career
For three years, Rajan lived and worked in Thiruvananthapuram - serving as a Guest Lecturer at his alma mater, the College of Fine Arts Trivandrum. In 2000, he relocated to Kochi, participating in group shows and organising exhibitions and art-related events in the city. Finally, in 2004, his first solo show was held at Kashi Art Gallery, founded by the late Anoop Skaria and Dorrie Younger in Fort Kochi.{{cite news |last1=Menon |first1=Anasuya |title='Sketchbook' offers a glimpse into artists' inner world |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/sketchbook-offers-a-glimpse-into-artists-inner-world/article65321474.ece |work=The Hindu |date=14 April 2022 |language=en-IN}}{{cite news |title=OED Gallery's upcoming exhibition pays tribute to artist Rajan Krishnan |url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/culture/art/2017/dec/08/oed-gallerys-upcoming-exhibition-pays-tribute-to-artist-rajan-krishnan-5185.html |work=www.indulgexpress.com |language=en}}
References
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External links
- [https://galleryragini.com/rajan-krishnan/ Rajan Krishnan] on Gallery Ragini
- [http://www.aicongallery.com/exhibitions/rajan-krishnan-a-retrospective/artist-bios Rajan Krishnan] on Aicon Gallery
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AF1b6AjOyzc Interview with Artist Rajan Krishnan]
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