Thota Tharani's work at VARICOLORED (Artchutney.com's group show of paintings & sculptures): Begins 5th July, 2013

Thota Tharani is a Padma Shri awardee, an artist, and South India`s most sought-after Art Director and has dabbled in acting as well. He usually works with ink and paper, but has experimented with calligraphy as a form of creative expression also.

For me every award means more involvement in what I am doing. And an honour like this (the Padma Shri) is a bit scary only because it places a huge responsibility on you. You have to live up to it and you need to do something more, something extra in each and every project,`` says the man who has won the best art director`s award in three states, The Rajath Kamal (national award) twice, a Filmfare award, a Cinema Express award and the Kalaimamani award.

Thota Tharani has held and participated in numerous exhibitions in India and abroad - in Paris, Bordeaux, Vienna and in Yugoslavia and Germany. His works were shown at Kanagawa International Print Exhibition (1983); at the III & IV Mini Prints Biennale, Barcelona (1983 & 1984).Tharani seems very satisfied with the way he has been working so far - films by day and painting at night - and plans to continue in the same fashion. "I would like to concentrate more on painting. My aim is to set up a gallery here in the long run,`` he says.

Thota Tharani's work will be on display at Artchutney.com's next group show which begins 5th July, 2013 at Taj West End/ Bengaluru.

Avijit Dutta's work at VARICOLORED (Artchutney.com's group show of paintings & sculptures): Begins 5th July, 2013

Avijit Dutta received his Bachelor of Visual Art in Painting from Rabindra Bharati University, Calcutta, in 2001. He was awarded the Best Watercolourist title by the Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata between 1996 and 1997. The overall appearance of his finished works yields a certain kind of veiled and misty effect that is often pale and relatively monochromatic. The artist never uses bright and contrasting colors. The hues are always minimised. What is most unique is the treatment of tints, shades and gradations. The figures and forms seem to appear and disappear from within the shades of surrounding spaces. The best way to describe the technique is through the term painterliness. One may also point out the intermittent and liberal use of chiaroscuro in Avijit’s compositions that is the effects of light and the formation of gradual organic shadows leaving no traces of lines in between.

Avijit Dutta's work will be on display at Artchutney.com's next group show which begins 5th July, 2013 at Taj West End/ Bengaluru.

Artchutney.com's next group show begins 5th July, 2013.

Jagannath Paul's works at VARICOLORED (Artchutney.com's group show of paintings & sculptures): Begins 5th July, 2013

Winner of many awards, Jagannath Paul graduated from the Government College of Arts & Crafts, Kolkata. His skillful rendering of the female form shows an innate understanding and mastery of the subject.

Jagannath Paul's works will be on display at Artchutney.com's next group show which begins 5th July, 2013 at Taj West End/ Bengaluru.

Sujata Achrekar's work at VARICOLORED (Artchutney.com's group show of paintings & sculptures): Begins 5th July, 2013

Sujata Achrekar works with textural surfaces and strong colors, create a uniquely compelling style. Skillful handling of color imparts a textual quality to her canvases, with a profusion of earthy tones. Raw sienna, burnt orange and ochre are thrown into relief. She is not averse to using brighter shades like reds, yellows and blues.

Sujata Achrekar's work will be on display at Artchutney.com's next group show which begins 5th July, 2013 at Taj West End/ Bengaluru.

C. Douglas's work at VARICOLORED (Artchutney.com's group show of paintings & sculptures): Begins 5th July, 2013

C. Douglas’ views on life are as thought-provoking as his works. “There's danger in being contented,” he says shaking his head. “Art is about wounds.”

C. Douglas is one of the eminent artists to emerge from the Madras Art Movement. C. Douglas's work will be on display at Artchutney.com's next group show which begins 5th July, 2013 at Taj West End/ Bengaluru.

Farhad Hussain's work at VARICOLORED (Artchutney.com's group show of paintings & sculptures): Begins 5th July, 2013

Brimming with confidence, Farhad Hussain’s paintings are a mélange of vibrant colors. A 2003 graduate from Shantiniketan, Hussain went on to complete his postgraduate diploma from the Faculty of Fine Arts, Baroda in 2005. At a recently concluded auction, Farhad Hussain's work led the auction with a winning bid of Rs. 4,83,600 against an estimate of Rs. 1,50,000- 2,00,000.

Farhad Hussain's work will be on display at Artchutney.com's next group show which begins 5th July, 2013 at Taj West End/ Bengaluru.