Rajendra Tiku | |
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| Born | 1953 (age 71–72) Wadwan,Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Awards | Padma Shri Lalit Kala Akademi National Award Jammu and Kashmir State Award 8th Triennale Award |
Rajendra Tiku, is an Indian Visual Artist with specialization in Sculpture and known for his outdoor stone sculptures.[1] He was honoured by theGovernment of India, in 2013, by bestowing on him thePadma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, for his contributions to the field of art.[2]
sculpture as a larger phenomenon, of which a medium, its execution and dimension etc. is only a part. The lot more beyond these attributes is its potential to reveal truth: Its potential to work on us in return and impart meaning to our existence. says Rajendra Tiku[1]
Rajendra Tiku was born in Wadwan,[3] a remote village in the mountainous landscape ofJammu and Kashmir, the northernmost state of India, in 1953,[4] in aKashmiri Pandit family.[1] He did his primary schooling at a local school and passed his matriculation from a high school inSrinagar. His graduate studies were at theSri Pratap College, Srinagar,[3] where he founded theSri Pratap College Artists' Association[5][6] and Tiku, simultaneously, studied clay modelling and stone carving, by attending the evening classes of a five-year course[4][7] conducted by the Institute of Music and Fine Arts in the city, which he completed in 1978.[3][6] The course offered Tiku exposure to the art of ancient cultures and modern masters. After completing BSc, Tiku graduated in law from the Srinagar University,[3][5][6][7] but continued attending the various art camps organized by theJammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages.[1][5]
Rajendra Tiku started his career as a teacher at theBurn Hall School, Srinagar, but moved, shortly afterwards, to the Institute of Music and Fine Arts, his alma mater, as an artist cum teacher.[3][8] He lives in Jammu and Kashmir.[1][6][7]
Rajendra Tiku has received both the junior (1993–95) and senior (1997–98)[4][6][7] fellowships of theMinistry of Human Resource Development, the Government of India. He is also a recipient of a grant from thePollock-Krasner Foundation, New York[3][7][9] for commissioning sculptures at various parts in India,[6] one of which can be found on the lawns of the Danwantri Library of theUniversity of Jammu.[1][10] Tiku has been invited to many sculpture workshops[11][12] in places like USA,[13] Switzerland, Israel, Russia, Egypt, Russia and Thailand.[1][3]
Rajendra Tiku has had solo and group exhibitions of his creations at various places around the world.[1][4][6] Some of his notable exhibitions are:
Tiku has also published many articles in local magazines and journals.[1] he has also been credited with usingŚāradā script, a dying script of theKashmiri language.[17]
In 2013, the Government of India honoured Rajendra Tikku with the fourth highest civilian award,Padma Shri.[2] Besides, Rajendra Tiku has been honoured by different organizations many times.
Some of the notable sculptures of Rajendra Tiku are:
