Balan Nambiar Explained

Balan Nambiar
Birth Date:1937 11, df=y
Birth Place:Kannapuram, Madras Presidency, British India
Nationality:Indian
Field:Paintings, sculptures, researches on ritual art
Works:Valampiri Shanka, The Sky is the Limit
Awards:India National award for sculpture, Nehru fellowship for research

Balan Nambiar (born 12 November 1937 in Kannapuram) is an Indian painter, sculptor, enamellist, photographer and an academic researcher.

Biography

As a sculptor he worked with clay, fiberglass reinforced concrete, wood, bronze, mild steel and, from 2000, stainless steel.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Many of his works are outdoor sculptures; some are monumental.[6] He produced enamel paintings,[7] [8] having learned the technique from Paolo De Poli of Padua, Italy.[9] His creative works were exhibited in national and international art exhibitions, including Venice Biennale in 1982,[10] [11] Constructa-78 in Hannover in 1978, Triennale India in New Delhi in 1975.[12] Works by him are in the permanent collection of many museums.

Balan Nambiar has extensively studied, photographed and documented hundreds of ritual performances and art forms of the Indian west coast as Teyyam and Bhuta.[13] Articles and photographs by him are published in books. Around 1800 of his photographs have been acquired by the Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts,[14] New Delhi.[15]

He received awards both for creative works and academic research: India National Award in 1981 and Karnataka State Award in 1980 of Lalit Kala Academy (National Academy of Fine Arts) for his sculptures, Senior Fellowship of the India Ministry of Culture in 1982–83 and Nehru Fellowship of Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund in 1983–85[16] for academic research, Academy Fellowship of the Kerala Lalitha Kala Academy in 2005 for creative works,[17] Pravasi Kalaratna Fellowship of Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi in 2013 for painting.[18] The Government of Kerala awarded him the 2014 Raja Ravi Verma Puraskaram, the highest state award in the art category, in 2015.[19] National Gallery of Modern Art, Bangalore held the retrospective of six decades of work by Nambiar in February 2018, which was curated by Sadanand Menon https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/art/balan-nambiar-and-his-six-decades-of-engagement-with-materiality/article22773286.ece

He has been chairman of the Lalit Kala Academi, New Delhi,[20] member of the General Council of Lalit Kala Academy,[21] member of the Central Advisory Board on Culture, India.[22]

Major works

Collections

See more in Shrishti Art Gallery, India.[35]

Publications on ritual art

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Chawla. Rupika. Surface and Depth: Indian Artists at Work. 1995. Viking. New Delhi. 9780670861743. 183.
  2. Book: De. Aditi. Articulations. Voices from Contemporary Indian Visual Art. 2004. Rupa & Company. Delhi. 9788171677481.
  3. Book: Mago. Pram Nath. Contemporary Art in India: A perspective. 2001. National Book Trust. India. 8123734204. 69, 140.
  4. Matthan. Ayesha. Colours of perspective. 14 March 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090823013205/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/03/14/stories/2009031452220800.htm. dead. The Hindu. 23 August 2009.
  5. Book: Dhar. Dwarka Nath. The Indian architect, Volume 23. K. Dhar. 1981. 91.
  6. Gopalakrishnana. K.K.. A style of his own. 3 February 2006. https://archive.today/20130629115525/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/02/03/stories/2006020300350200.htm. dead. 29 June 2013. The Hindu. 19 July 2014.
  7. Book: Ebrahim. Alkazi. Art Heritage 10 1990–91. Art Heritage Publication. New Delhi.
  8. Book: Catherine B.. Asher. India 2001: reference encyclopedia. 2004. South Asia Publications. 978-0-945921-42-4. 20.
  9. an interview with Balan Nambiar, in Sisir Battacharya (director) . Balan Nambiar on ETV Yuva Bharat . Television production . ETV Yuva Bharat . India . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140905042621/http://www.vsansar.com/video/list.php?q=Balan+Nambiar&Submit=GO . 5 September 2014 .
  10. Book: Carluccio. Luigi. La Biennale di Venezia: visual arts; general catalogue 1982. 1982. Electa. Milan. 8820802937. 130–131.
  11. from Web site: Venice Biennale mediateca. ASAC – Archivio Storico delle Arti Contemporanee. La Biennale di Venezia. 19 July 2014.
  12. Web site: Third Triennale-India 08 Feb 21 Mar 1975. Asian Art Archive. 19 July 2014.
  13. Book: Assayag and Fuller. Globalizing India: perspectives from Below. 2005. Anthem Press. London and New York. 9781843311942. 207. 30 July 2014.
  14. Web site: Ethnographoc collection. Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts. IGNCA, Delhi. 19 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140703175953/http://ignca.nic.in/ethno_body.htm. 3 July 2014. dead.
  15. Book: Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. India 1988–89 a reference annual. 1 January 1990. India.
  16. Web site: List of Jawaharlal Nehru Fellows. Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund. 19 July 2014.
  17. Web site: Akademi Fellowships. Kerala Lalithakala Akademi. 21 July 2014.
  18. Kala Ratna fellowships. The Hindu. 19 January 2014.
  19. Web site: Raja Ravi Verma Puraskaram . The Hindu . 18 March 2015 . 18 March 2015.
  20. Web site: Shri Balan Nambiar appointed as the Acting Chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi . Lalit Kala Academy . 19 July 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140327125946/http://lalitkala.gov.in/chairmen.html . 27 March 2014 .
  21. Web site: General Council Members . Lalit Kala Akademi . 19 July 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140715182953/http://lalitkala.gov.in/history/up-coming-events/gc-members.html . 15 July 2014 .
  22. Web site: Manual VIII Central Advisory Board on Culture . Ministry of Culture, India . 19 July 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131002021957/http://indiaculture.nic.in/indiaculture/pdf/MANUAL-VIII.pdf . 2 October 2013 .
  23. Book: Girja. Kumar. The book on trial: fundamentalism and censorship in India. 1997. Har-Anand Publications. New Delhi. 8124105251.
  24. David. Stephen. Man of Steel. India Today. 30 October 2000. 25.
  25. Stainless Steel abounds in Ing Vysya Bank, Bangalore. Stainless India. February 2004. 9. 3/2. 2. 0971-9482.
  26. Ravindran. Nirmala. Steeling the show. India Today. 17 May 2004.
  27. Hindley. Agnieszka. Heavy metal. 15 March 2004. https://web.archive.org/web/20040404181852/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2004/03/15/stories/2004031502300300.htm. dead. The Hindu. 4 April 2004.
  28. Goswamy. B. N.. Reflections of divinity. The Tribune. 9 December 2007.
  29. Gopalakrishnan. K. K.. Saying it with steel. 15 October 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101021063655/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/10/15/stories/2010101550440400.htm. dead. The Hindu. 21 October 2010.
  30. Stainless Sculpture 'The Sky is the Limit' Celebrates 50 years of the Indian Oil Corporation. Stainless India. June 2010. 15. 2. 1–2. 0971-9482.
  31. National Gallery of Modern Art Web site: Collection. National Gallery Modern Art. 19 July 2014., India
  32. Book: Tamil Nadu State Administration Report 1071-1972. 1974. Government of Tamil Nadu. Madras. 306.
  33. Web site: Balan Nambiar . Museum of Sacred Arts . 19 July 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140117230305/http://formsofdevotion.org/artist_profile.php?id=16&Artist=Balan-Nambiar . 17 January 2014 .
  34. Jakimowicz. Marta. Between urban and cosmic spaces. Deccan Herald. 4 October 2003. 19 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304201846/http://archive.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/oct04/at1.asp. 4 March 2016. dead.
  35. Web site: Artists profile . Shrishti Art Gallery . 19 July 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100107160228/http://www.shrishtiart.com/Artist_Profile.aspx?ArtistId=266 . 7 January 2010 .
  36. Web site: South Asia Institute of Heidelberg University. Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg. 19 July 2014.
  37. Web site: Publikationsliste von Eberhard Fischer. Rietberg Museum. 19 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20130805144649/http://www.rietberg.ch/media/451594/publikationsliste_eberhard_fischer.pdf. 5 August 2013. dead.

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