Anju Dodiya Explained

Birth Date:7 April 1964
Spouse:Atul Dodiya
Children:Biraaj Dodiya
Alma Mater:Sir J. J. School of Art, Mumbai
Known For:Painting
Style:Abstract
Nationality:Indian
Birth Place:Mumbai, Maharashtra

Anju Dodiya (born 7 April 1964) is an Indian contemporary painter. She lives and works in Mumbai. Her paintings feature autobiographical and human relationships, with 'women' usually at the center.[1] [2] [3]

Her works are frequently a juxtaposition of watercolor and charcoal as a medium.

Life and education

Anju Dodia was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra. She has graduated from Sir J. J. School of Art in 1986 with a BFA in Painting.[4] She is the wife of Atul Dodiya, who is also a notable contemporary Indian painter. Their daughter Biraaj is also an artist.[5]

Career

Style

In the early days, her art was mostly in the abstract style. However, with a constant interest in the human mind and psychoanalysis, her inclination towards anthropomorphic imagery has continued to feature in her works.[6] Dodiya is influenced by Renaissance painters like Giotto, the films of Ingmar Bergman, Japanese ukiyo-e prints and the poetry of Sylvia Plath. She has also been inspired by medieval devotional poetry, Gujarati folklore and myths from around the world. The combined effect of all these influences is reflected in her unique style of painting.[7]

Themes

A subtle commentary on contemporary events, sociology, economics and culture have been major themes of her artworks. Newspaper headlines, photographs of fashion models, films are the reference material for her paintings. The details in her paintings show the outward appearance of reality with layered symbolism. She has also used cloth as a medium of painting in different ways.[8]

Work

Major exhibitions

Dodiya's works have been exhibited in the Frieze international art fair, Art Basel at Basel and Hong Kong, the India Art Fair, and the Delhi Contemporary Art Week in New Delhi. She has been a part of several other solo and group exhibitions in India and abroad.[9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]

Public collections

In India, Dodiya's works are a part of the collections at NGMA, New Delhi;[17] KNMA, New Delhi;[18] Vadhera Art Gallery, New Delhi;[19] Chemould Prescott Road, Mumbai; NGMA, Mumbai[20] and JNAF, Mumbai.[21] Whereas, her creations present abroad are in the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago[22] and Burger Collection, Hong Kong[23] to name a few.

Awards and nominations

Dodiya has received the Reliance India Art Exhibition Award for Harmony in 1999, the Young Achiever Award for Indo-American Society in 2001 and the Zee Existence Award in 2007. She has been nominated twice for the Sotheby's Prize for Contemporary Art, in 1998 and 2000.[24]

Bibliography

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Encyclopaedia visual art of Maharashtra : artists of the Bombay school and art institutions (late 18th to early 21st century) . 2021-03-02 . Suhas Bahulkar, Pundole Art Gallery . 978-81-89010-11-9 . Mumbai . 1242719488.
  2. Web site: 2022-09-26 . Anju Dodiya Biography, Artworks & Exhibitions . 2022-09-26 . ocula.com . en.
  3. News: Kaur . Amarjot . 2022-09-01 . Seven galleries, seven days, one roof: Delhi Contemporary Art Week 2022 . en-IN . The Hindu . 2022-09-26 . 0971-751X.
  4. Web site: Anju Dodiya . 2022-03-27 . Chemould Prescott Road . en.
  5. Web site: 2022-03-27 . Biraaj Dodiya Biography, Artworks & Exhibitions . 2022-03-27 . ocula.com . en.
  6. Web site: दोडिया, अंजू अतुल . 2022-03-27 . महाराष्ट्र नायक . en.
  7. Book: शिल्पकार चरित्रकोश खंड ६ - दृश्यकला . साप्ताहिक विवेक, हिंदुस्थान प्रकाशन संस्था . 2013 . मुंबई . 239–240 . Marathi.
  8. Web site: Susan S. Bean on Anju Dodiya . 2022-09-26 . www.artforum.com . en-US.
  9. Web site: Anju Dodiya: Anatomy of a Flame Frieze . 2022-09-26 . www.frieze.com.
  10. Web site: 2022-09-01 . Two Indian women artists at Frieze, Seoul . 2022-09-26 . Times of India Blog . en-US.
  11. Web site: Contemporary art: Vocabularies of multiplicity . 2022-09-26 . The New Indian Express.
  12. Web site: 2022-06-14 . Anju Dodiya's new London exhibition brings together her pandemic-inspired body of work . 2022-09-26 . Architectural Digest India . en-IN.
  13. Web site: 2022-05-09 . Four Indian galleries take over Sadie Coles for London Gallery Weekend . 2022-09-26 . The Art Newspaper - International art news and events.
  14. Web site: 2020-02-26 . Tao celebrates 20 years this weekend; Anju Dodiya opens new show . 2022-09-26 . Hindustan Times . en.
  15. News: Das . Soumitra . 2022-04-08 . An exhibition at Emami Art, Kolkata, celebrated paper as medium and message . en-IN . The Hindu . 2022-09-26 . 0971-751X.
  16. Web site: Katakam . Anupama . 2022-09-22 . 'Woman is as Woman Does': An ode to womanpower . 2022-09-26 . frontline.thehindu.com . en.
  17. Web site: Ring - II - Anju Dodiya . 2022-03-27 . Google Arts & Culture . en.
  18. Web site: 2017-02-21 . Vignettes Collection . 2022-03-27 . Kiran Nadar Museum of Art . en.
  19. Web site: Anju Dodiya . 2022-03-27 . Vadehra Art Gallery . en.
  20. Web site: Dance 2001 . 2022-03-27 . Museums of India . en.
  21. Web site: Anju Dodiya JNAF . 2022-03-27 . jnaf.org.
  22. Web site: Anju Dodiya . 2022-03-27 . The Art Institute of Chicago . 18 September 1964 . en.
  23. Web site: Anju Dodiya . 2022-03-27 . BURGER Collection . en.
  24. Web site: Anju Dodiya . 2022-03-27 . artiana.com.
  25. Book: Anju Dodiya : breathing on mirrors. . 2021 . 978-81-954610-1-1 . Mumbai . 1287995166.
  26. Book: Dodiya, Anju . Room for erasures . 2012 . Gallery Chemould . 978-81-908879-5-3 . Mumbai . 883963107.

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