Muralidharan Alagar
Contemporary Artist based in Chennai
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Latest crush of artist is 'Dialogue with her' series of paintings. They emerge from the markets of Chennai and Bangalore. One can feel the sounds of the conversations in all the paintings. Women of daily life is celebrated. Artist's contemporary way of expressing the theme involves techniques of Fauvism, Expressionism and Indian art form with play of colors and tones.
Exhibited @ Chitrakalaparishad, Bangalore, early 2020. @ Cholamandal Artists village, Chennai Oct 2022
There is no boundary for the surreal wings. Dreams can travel deep into our inner being and take us back to the innocent childhood days. Hide & Seek paintings kindles ones sensibilities to find themselves in those innocent days. It helps to see our contemporary world more beautiful and lead a harmonious life.
Exhibited these paintings at Vinyasa Gallery, Chennai during 2015 in a Solo Art show.
Jallikattu is a cultural event specifically in Tamilnadu, India. A game between bulls and their men. Special breed of bulls groomed with good care and love. The game happens during the harvest festival. Artist Muralidharan Alagar's hometown is near Madurai where Jallikattu happens with great enthusiasm, captures the essence with his powerful lines and tone using mixed medium.
Exhibited at Cholamandal Artists village, Chennai during Oct 2015.
Visual Treats series explores the intersection of reality and illusion predominantly based on surreal portraiture and whimsical landscapes. Artist Muralidharan Alagar creatively adds an array of artistic insights to merge and amalgamate Art and Photography in different ways to create works of art that form a cohesive whole.
Drawing with ink requires the precision of master draftsman and the skill of a watercolorist handling a fluid medium. Ink works of Muralidharan Alagar reveal his mastery over the medium which is quite challenging due to its permanency and need for control to handle the heavy pigments. All of his works have an ease and great flow in them.
Greater collection of works by Muralidharan Alagar emerge from the streets of Chennai. He founded ChennaiWeekendArtists group and co-ordinates chennai weekend sketch walks/ events. Thoroughly enjoyed on location sketching and painting of Chennai.
Nothing But Life
One can feel abundence of life and celebration of people of daily life across the collection of his art works. His cuckooo bird travels all over and witnesses the beauty of this world. Artist's contemporary way of expressing the theme involves play of lines, colors and tones.
Trees
Love of trees which have their personality and style..
Collection of Paintings and Sketches..
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