Friday, June 19, 2015

About Artist


 
Avinash with his work titled 'Munna,Smile Please
Avinash Karn


Artist Avinash Karn from Madhubani, have chosen to take Madhubani's eloquent art form to greater heights in all diligence and determination.Originally from Ranti village in Madhubani, Bihar, Avinash is now Varanasi based and has had an interesting journey as a Madhubani painter. He acquired a BFA degree in sculpture from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. 
Sculpture from the series of  "METAMORPHOSIS" (UMSAS, Patna,2014)
Raised in a household of many women, Avinash realised early on the true basis of his art practices is Nature. He depicts women in his works more from an understanding of the inseparability of femininity and creation than that of  a male gaze which reduces it to a mere sensorial interpretation of a group of women. He has been a witness to the miracle of birth and death, timely and untimely and it has instilled a kind of continuous narrative evident in most of his works.
In some of his works, the pictorial surface is filled to the brim with motifs and symbols, which form the fine lined vocabulary of the Madhubani paintings, yet the narratives which are simultaneously happening in the image take the viewer’s eye all over the events to relay the whole story which is a technique employed by miniaturists to ensure continuity. 

Mother With Her Baby,2016 Acrylic on Paper, Avinash Karn.

The artist adopts this style in his compositions. Avinash paints on canvas, paper and clay walls. The medium he has come to prefer over the traditional natural pigments is acrylics as they offer a flexibility and durability over a range of surfaces.

Mix-media (Print Background and Acylic Color on Canvas)
Title: Hope.     Acrylic on Paper, Avinash Karn.

Avinash also conducts workshops for tribals who are already known for their unique tribal art such as the Sohrai tribals. He believes that Madhubani and Sohrai art, though stylistically very different, could combine to create a fresh style which possibly could get government support to create tourism opportunities to sustain the village economy.

A Tribal Mother is Painting Her Own Character (File photo: Workshop,Jharkhand,2014)
 He worked as a grantee, with Local community in village Chandidih, Jharkhand through Udbhav, the community art project supported by Artreach India. (More at-  www.udbhavproject.blogspot.in ).
Avinash With Tribal Artists in Jharkhand,2016. Mural in the background is the part of Udbhav Project led by Avinash and supported by Artreach India, New Delhi

Preparation of dung solution for paper surface (File photo: Jharkhand,2014)




A Madhubani art workshop with young kids conducted at Loka Foundation, 2015


MahaBodhi Tree,2015, A Life Size Wall Mural By Avinash Karn at Loka Foundation, Bihar, India. 



 


Mural in Private space in New Delhi,2016, Deeptima Mishra and Avinash Karn



(Excerpts from an Article written by Susma Sabnis in ArtTehelka). 

To contact Avinash Karn: Call/Whatsapp at (+91) 9889140529 or write email at :  avinash.artist@gmail.com
More about Avinash at-  Artist's official website (click here)
                                      Blog: Udbhav Project All rights for images are reserved with Artist. To get original high resolution images, email Avinash at - avinash.artist@gmail.com .