Gopakumar R P

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Gopakumar R
Gopakumar. R on his work “Cognition Libido” exhibited in Sedition art website - 2013
Birth name	Ramakrishna Pillai Gopakumar
Born	(1972-05-17) 17 May 1972 Changankulangara, Oachira, Kollam, Kerala, India
Spouse	Priya Gopakumar
Nationality	Indian
Field	Painter, Digital Art, Sedition art Collector
Training	Raja Ravi Varma College of Fine Arts Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
Awards	Scholarship Kerala Lalithakala Akademi1992
Website	www.gopakumarartgallery.com

Gopakumar R (born in Oachira 17 May 1972) is an Indian contemporary artist and Sedition art collector. His collections includes works from renowned contemporary artists such as Damien Hirst, Tracey Emin, Shepard Fairey, Jenny Holzer, Wim Wenders, Mustafa Hulusi, C.E.B. Reas, Mat Collishaw, Tim Noble and Sue Webster, Bob and Roberta Smith, Sui Jianguo, Jitish Kallat, Bharti Kher, AES+F, Mark Titchner, Jane and Louise Wilson, Noritoshi Hirakawa, Elmgreen and Dragset and many others. ^[1] ^[2] ^[3] ^[4]

Biography

Gopakumar R was born on 17 May 1972 in Changankulangara, Oachira, Kollam, Kerala, India as the son of Edathitta N. Ramakrishna Pillai and K. Janamma. He completed his schooling from S.R.V.U.P.S. Changankulangara, B J S M Madathil V H S S, Thazhava North, Karunagapally.

After schooling, at the age of 16, he was under the guidance of two prominent Artists Madhavan and Surasu for two years to learn the preliminary concepts of the Art. This was a stepping stone towards his long journey in the arena of art.

He obtained a Five Year National Diploma in Fine Arts (specialized in painting) from Raja Ravi Varma College of Fine Arts (1990–1995), one of the leading art college in Kerala, India.

Kerala Lalithakala Akademi presented him a scholarship for his education. He also completed Contemporary art training from Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York, USA (2012).

He works closely with the artistic literary movement Immagine & Poesia. The international artistic literary movement founded in Torino, Italy, in 2007, under the Patronage of the late Aeronwy Thomas, daughter of Dylan Thomas. He is the official representative for India and Bahrain of this movement.

His works exhibited in Italy, Sweden, France, USA, Bahrain, and India.

Exhibitions

2013 Art Meets Poetry, sponsored by The City of Torino, Arte Città Amica, Torino, Italy.

2013 Colours - Peace & Solidarity, Årjängs Bibliotek, Galleri Passagen, Sweden.

2012 Art Meets Lawrence Ferlinghetti's Poetry Exhibition - Arte Città Amica, Torino, Italy.

2012 Immagine & Poesia Beausoleil: Gianpiero Actis and friends of the Movement - Municipal Cyberspace Beausoleil, France.

2011 Exhibition on the 150th Anniversary of Italian Unification - Homage to Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Arte Città Amica, Torino, Italy.

2011 Galleria d'Arte Contemporanea Grafica Manzoni, Torino, Italy.
2010 Absence of freedom Digital print to Yoko Ono's Wish Tree at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York.

2010 "Nature & Nurture”, Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction Art Gallery, USA, as part of the fall exhibition.

2010 2nd Anniversary Exhibit and Contest, MOCA: Museum of Computer Art, Brooklyn New York, USA.

2009 Art Exhibition, ISE Cultural Foundation New York, USA.

2000 Bahrain National Museum, Manama, Bahrain.

1996 Kerala Lalithakala Akademi, Kerala, India.

1991 - 1995 Raja Ravi Varma College of Fine Arts, Kerala, India.

Gallery Paintings

Contrast-IV, 1995, 3'x4', Mixed media (Terracotta, Glass painting on Plywood)
Contrast, 1995, 3'x4', Oil paint on Canvas
Contrast-II, 1994, 3'x4', Oil paint on Canvas
Contrast-V, 1995, Installation art
Contrast-I, 1994, 3'x4', Oil paint on Canvas
Contrast-VII, 1995, 3'x4', Oil paint on Canvas
Contrast-III, 1994, Mixed media (Terracotta, Mirror on Plywood)

Gallery Digital Art

Cognition-Libido, 2009, Digital Art print, Permanent Art Collection Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction
Absence of Freedom, 2008, Digital Art Print.
Aham (I am), 2013, Digital Art Print.
Broken Sapphics, 2012, Digital Art Print.
Freedom of Existence, 2009, Digital Art Print.
Hybridity-Horses, 2009, Digital Art Print.
Manifest Destinies, 2012, Digital Art Print.
Kali Yuga (The Strife Era), 2013, Digital Art Print.

Gallery Early Works

Still Life-1, 1991, Watercolor on Paper
Still Life, 1991, Watercolor on Paper
Untitled, 1992, Oil paint on Paper
Landscape, 1991, Watercolor on Paper (Finger painting)
Portrait of a blind, 1994, Oil paint on Canvas
Portrait of Albert Einstein, 1995, Oil paint on Canvas
Rereading, 1993, Oil paint on Canvas
Untitled, 1991, Charcoal on Paper
Untitled, 1992, Oil paint on Canvas
Untitled, 1993, Oil paint on Canvas
Calf , 1991, Clay modeling (Life size)
Woman, 1993, Dry_Brush on Paper
Untitled, 1994, Glass painting
Untitled-1, 1994, Glass painting

References

Publications

Artist Exposed - R.Gopakumar
MOCA: Museum of Computer Art
International Contemporary Artists
NeoPopRealism Starz: 21st Century ART' Vol 2
NeoPopRealism Starz: 21st Century ART' Vol 1
The ABC of ARTnership, Vol 2
Immagine and Poesia, The Movement in Progress

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Name	Gopakumar R.
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Short description	Indian artist
Date of birth	1972 May 17th
Place of birth	Oachira, Kerala
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