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Alwar Balasubramaniam (Tamil: ஆழ்வார் பாலசுப்ரமணியம், Hindi: अलवर बालासुब्रमण्यम, born 1971), known professionally as Bala, is an Indian sculptor and artist.[1][2]
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Biography
editAlwar Balasubramaniam was born in 1971, in Tamil Nadu. In 1995, Bala graduated from Government College of Fine Arts with a specialism in printmaking.[3] Bala continued his studies at the Edinburgh Printmakers and the University of Applied Arts Vienna.[3]
From 1998 – 2015 Bala lived and worked in Bengaluru, Karnataka.[3] As of 2015, Bala lives and works in his ancestral village outside of Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu.[3][4]
Bala is known for embedding sculptures in walls. [5] Bala's work centers on the human body and the body's interaction with the material environment and intangible elements such as light, air, and shadow.[6] In 1998, Bala was an artist-in-residence at the then MacDowell Colony, and worked in the Putnam graphics studio.[7][8]
References
edit- ↑ Jumabhoy, Zehra (2011). "Alwar Balasubramaniam by Zehra Jumabhoy". National Portrait Gallery. Canberra. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ↑ Union List of Artist Names (2010). "Balasubramaniam, A. (Indian sculptor, 1971-)". Getty Research. Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Trust. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 Talwar, Deepak (2024). "Alwar Balasubramaniam Biography" (PDF). Talwar Gallery. New York. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
- ↑ Desai Gehi, Reema (2025). "Building Beyond Boundaries : Nature as Canvas". ART India. 27 (3).
- ↑ Nath, Deeksha (2012). "'Do you know what you see?' The art of A. Balasubramaniam". Harper's Bazaar India.
- ↑ Walsh, Brienne (2012). "Alwar Balasubramaniam". Modern Painters.
- ↑ Talwar Gallery (2025). "Alwar Balasubramaniam". Talwar Gallery. New York, New Delhi. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
- ↑ MacDowell. "VISUAL ART : Alwar Bala". MacDowell. Peterborough. Retrieved 26 April 2025.