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Chandra Morkonda

b. 1989 · Srikalahasti, Andhra Pradesh

Known for vivid acrylic paintings of trees and the deities linked to them, drawn from the temple forms of Srikalahasti.

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Born
1989
Birthplace
Srikalahasti, Andhra Pradesh
Medium
Acrylic on canvas

Chandra Morkonda was born in 1989 in the temple town of Srikalahasti in Andhra Pradesh. He completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting at JNTU Hyderabad in 2011 and a Master of Fine Arts in graphics at Kala Bhavana, Visva Bharati, Santiniketan, in 2014.

He paints in acrylic on canvas. Platform profiles say he grew up surrounded by the patterns and textures of sarees, and that he is drawn to trees and the deities associated with them. Solo shows listed include Kalpavruksha at Forum Art Gallery, Chennai, in 2016, and a Vahana series in 2018. He has also exhibited in several Indian cities and in Taipei in 2019.

A life, dated

AB / TIMELINE

  1. 1989

    Born in Srikalahasti, Andhra Pradesh, where he is based.

  2. 2008

    Won a state award from Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad.

  3. 2016

    Held the solo show Kalpavruksha at Forum Art Gallery, Chennai.

  4. 2016

    Won the South Zone Andhra Pradesh State Award.

  5. 2017

    Had work placed in the permanent collection of Rajiv Gandhi International Airport.

  6. 2018

    Showed Kalpavruksha, the Vahana series, at Forum Art Gallery, Chennai.

  7. 2019

    Took part in the group show Art Revolution Taipei in Taiwan.

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Works from the house

AB / WORKS

Prakash Bal Joshi, Vermilion rising through ultramarine, 2024: a square abstract in ultramarine, violet and teal, with a vermilion form rising through the centre.

Abstract

Vermilion rising through ultramarine

Prakash Bal Joshi. A square field worked in ultramarine, violet and teal, with a vermilion form rising through the centre and two dark verticals standing before it.

A square Kalamkari style painting: a turquoise face in profile with a white vaishnava tilak; inside the contour Shri Krishna Ji plays the flute, coiled by a patterned serpent, with devotees at the base and green and orange panels at the sides.

Devotional & narrative

Krishna and the serpent in lapis and gold

Ramesh Gorjala. A turquoise face in profile, the tilak white against it, looks quietly out of the canvas.

Sanjeev Sonpimpare, Embrace in two blues: a square abstract of two rounded blue figures in an embrace, one deep ultramarine and one pale cornflower, beside a large black-and-white printed disc and orange diagonal stripes.

Abstract

Embrace in two blues

Sanjeev Sonpimpare. Two rounded figures, one in deep ultramarine and one in pale cornflower blue, hold each other in an embrace; a smaller dark-blue form nestles against the pale figure's sh.

Swati, A rain-washed window onto green: a portrait-format painting of a rain-streaked window looking out onto green trees and a misty park, with water drops in white and black.

Landscape, nature & trees

A rain-washed window onto green

Swati. A view through a rain-covered window: a misty park in grey-green, dark trees massing at the right, and a pale path running across the middle distance with a single small.

All works Abstract Figures Devotional Landscape Ravi Varma Press stones