RATHEESH T., Invisible Caterpillars, 2019, oil on canvas, 182.8 x 243.8 cm / 72 x 96 in
RATHEESH T., Dancing Girl, 2020, Oil on canvas, 121.9 x 91.4 cm / 48 x 36 in
RATHEESH T., Morning Fruit, 2019, oil on canvas, 182.8 x 121.9 cm / 72 x 48 in
RATHEESH T., I Am cleaning pond, 2015, oil on canvas, 198 x 244 cm / 78 x 96 in
RATHEESH T., AmmaVeedu, 2019, oil on canvas, 198 x 306 cm / 78 x 120.5 in
RATHEESH T., Divine Death, 2014, oil on canvas, 200 x 308 cm / 79 x 121 in
RATHEESH T., On the middle step, 2014, oil on canvas, 244 x 198 cm / 96 x 77.9 in
RATHEESH T., Amma, 2016, oil on canvas, 180.2 x 120.3 cm /70.9 x 47.3 in
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Ratheesh T. is considered to be one of India’s most gifted painters. Born in 1980 in Kilimanoor, a small southern village situated in a dense forest, he moved to the city of Trivandrum to study art, and now maintains studios in both places. Placing his family and himself in monumental, meticulously crafted paintings, Ratheesh foregrounds situations and moments that are intensely personal and moving. His works demonstrate an intense attentiveness toward the specificities of costume, expression, gesture and attitude, the potency of his vision made visible through his precise and humorous handling of his subject. Ratheesh's commitment to particularity enables him to resist the temptation to reduce the diverse parts of a painting to the homogeneity of a recognisable artistic écriture. No two surfaces are exactly identical in terms of texture and glow, smoothness or granularity. Nor is there anything random about this artist’s compositions, wherein each area is individually and thoughtfully rendered. Disquieting in their allusions, his paintings are part of an ongoing interrogation of Self, Family and Nation.(Partly excerpted from the essay “Between The Riddle and The Exclamation — Recent Paintings by Ratheesh T.” by Ranjit Hoskote, 2018)Born 1980 in Kerala, India BFA (Painting), College of Fine Arts, Trivandrum Lives and works in Trivandrum, KeralaSolo Exhibitions2020 India Art Fair, New Delhi. Presented by Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke2018 'Ratheesh T. – Recent Paintings', Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke, Mumbai 2011 'Green Pond', catalogue essay by Gieve Patel, Galerie Michael Haas, Berlin2007 'Moving Earth', catalogue essay by Gitanjali Dang and interview with Manoj Vyloor, Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke, MumbaiSelected Group Exhibitions2019 India Art Fair, presented by Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke, New Delhi2018 Nine Painters from Kerala, Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke, Mumbai2017 'DWELLING', 10th Anniversary Show (Part II), curated by Ranjit Hoskote, Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke, Mumbai2015 'Freude Schoener Goetter Funken - Am Anfang war das Kreuz', curated by Tilman and Gabriele Osterwold, Galerie ABTART, Stuttgart, Germany2014 5th Fukuoka Asian Art Triennale, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Japan2013 'Touched by Bhupen', Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke, Mumbai2012 First Edition of Kochi-Muziris Biennale, curated by Bose Krishnamachari and Riyas Komu, Durbar Hall, Kochi2011 'India is now...', Kunstverein Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany2011 'India Inclusive: Contemporary Art from India', curated by Tasneem Zakaria Mehta, World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland2011 5th Anniversary Exhibition, Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke, Mumbai2010 'Open', Zoya Museum, Slovakia2008 ART FORUM Berlin, together with Jyothi Basu and Aji V.N; presented by Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke, Mumbai2008 'Everything', 12 Artists from India, curated by Bose Krishnamachari for Willem Baars Projects, Westerhuis, Amsterdam2006 'Min(e)dscapes', Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke, Mumbai2005 'KAVA 1', Kashi Art Gallery, Kochi, Kerala2005 'ROSL Arts Scholars Exhibition', Jerwood Space, LondonAwards2004 Royal Over-Seas League Scholarship Public Collections Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Fukuoka, Japan Nasher Museum of Art, Durham, NC, USA Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, New Delhi, India