Saravanan Senathipathi

Saravanan Senathipathi ( B. 1977)

In analyzing the element of human form and bird motif which is a ubiquity in his paintings; it foregrounds Saravanan’s subconscious desire to live a life of simplicity without conditioning as observed in these tribal communities. The bird motif equally shares a similar emotional desire to break shackles and fly free. It represents transience. Birds are symbolic as intermediaries between earth and sky, that is between the material world and the spiritual world. In a sense it gestures towards Saravanan’s preoccupation with the concept of dreams as few of his paintings reveal. It is also indexical of his dominant creative impulse awakened from its dormant state to contour and posture for himself the status of an artist. The inherent angst and tension that inscribes his subconscious persona finds a voice through the language of art.

Group Shows:

1995: Group show organized by Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, Bangalore.

1999: Small Format Art Exhibition organized by Cholamandal Artist’s Village, Chennai.

1999: Group show organized by Sovenior Art Gallery, Pondicherry.

1999: Small Format Art Exhibition organized by Cholamandal Artist’s Village at Spencer Plaza, Chennai.

2000: Millennium Exhibition organized by Cholamandal Artist’s Village, Chennai.

2000: Small Format Art Exhibition organized by Shrishti Art Gallery, Chola Sheraton, Chennai.

2000: Small Format Bronze Sculpture exhibition organized by Cholamandal Artist’s Village, Chennai.

2000: Participated in Annual Exhibition, State Lalit Kala Akademi, Chennai.

2001: Affordable Art Group Exhibition organized by Vinnyasa Art Gallery, Chennai.

2002: Vasanthakalam Art Exhibition at Amethyst art gallery, Chennai.

2002: Annual art Exhibition at Cholamandal Artist’s Village, Chennai.      

2002: Participated in Group Show organized by Progressive Painter’s Association in Shrishti Art Gallery, Chola Sheraton, Chennai.

2002: Participated in State Lalit Kala Akademi Annual Exhibition, Chennai.

2002: Group Exhibition organized by Cholamandal Artist’s Village Chennai.

2003: Participated in Group Exhibition organized by Mahua Art Gallery, Bangalore.

2003: Participated in Annual Exhibition organized by Cholamandal Artist’s village, Chennai.

2004: Participated in Group Exhibition organized by Cholamandal Artist’s Village, Chennai.

2005: Participated in Affordable Art Exhibition organized by Vinnyasa Art Gallery, Chennai.

2006: Group Exhibition organized by Lakshana Art Gallery, Chennai.

2006: Participated in Affordable Art Exhibition organized by Vinnyasa Art Gallery, Chennai.

2007: Group exhibition organized by Sarala’s Art Centre Art World, Chennai.

2007: The Madras Canvas Group Exhibition organized by FORUM Art Gallery Chennai.

2007: “TEXTUROUS JOURNEY” - Two Artists Exhibition Organized by Gallery Shri Parvathy, Chennai.

2007: Shanthivanam Art Foundation organized a group Exhibition at Lalit Kala Akademi, Chennai.

2008: Group Exhibition organized by Frenzconcepts at Chola Sheraton, Chennai.

2008: Art Auction organized by Frenzconcepts at Accord Metropolitan, Chennai.

2008: Group Exhibition and Art Auction organized by Concern India foundation at Hotel Chancery, Residency Road, Bangalore.

2008: “TEXTUROUS JOURNEY” – Two Artists Exhibition Organized by Kasthuri Sreenivasan Trust Culture Centre, Coimbatore.

2008: ART AUCTION Organized by Multiple Sclerosis Chennai Chapter at Hotel Park Sheraton Chennai.

2008: Art for concern Group Exhibition organized by Concern India Foundation at the Metropolitan Hotel, New Delhi.

2008: “Now that’s What I Call Art” a Group Exhibition Organized by ART IS ZEN GALLERY, Bangalore.

2008: ACCESS ART - a Group Exhibition Organized by Vinnyasa Premier Art Gallery, Chennai.

2008: Art for concern Group Exhibition Organized by Concern India Foundation at Artist’s Centre Mumbai.

2008: ‘Smarana’ Art Exhibition in memory of KCS Paniker at Lalit Kala Akademi, Trichur, Kerala.

2009: A group show organized by Artist handicraft Association at Cholamandal Center for Contemporary Art ,Chennai.

2009: Group exhibition organized by Progressive Painters Association at Kasthuri Sreenivasan Trust, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu.

2009: Group show organized by Progressive Painters Association Labernum&Indigo Gallery, Cholamandal Artists Village, Chennai.

2009: “O Hanuman” group show organized by FORUM Art Gallery Chennai.

2009: “The Madras Canvas at short” Group Exhibition organized by FORUM Art Gallery Chennai.

2010: “Promotions 2010“, a group exhibition organized by Renaissance Gallerie, Bangalore.

2010: 43 years of Cholamandal Artists village organized a group exhibition at Cholamandal Centre for Contemporary Art, Chennai.

2011: Group show organized by Progressive Painters Association at Labernum&Indigo Gallery, Cholamandal Artists Village, Chennai.

2011: Group exhibition organized by Art n Soul Art Gallery at Savera Hotel, Chennai.

2012: Group exhibition organized by Ascendas IT Park in part of Art Chennai.

2012: “Thane” group exhibition organized by Ananda Vikatan at Lalit Kala Akademi, Chennai.

2012: Group exhibition organized by Lalit Kala Akademi, Chennai

2012: Group exhibition organized by Art Chennai 2012 at Labernum&Indigo Gallery, Cholamandal Artists Village, Chennai.

2013: Group exhibition organized by Achalam art Gallery, Chennai.

2013: A Small Format group exhibition organized by Cholamandal Centre for Contemporary Art, Chennai.

2013: Group Exhibition organized by Times and Space Art Gallery at Bangalore.

2014: Group show organized by Forum Art Gallery” 1X1 of a Kind” at Chennai

2014: Summer Springs Group show organized by Parvathi Art Gallery, Chennai.

2015: Affordable Art Exhibition organized by Vinnyasa Art Gallery, Chennai.

2015: “Contemporary Miniature” Group Show organized by Progressive Painters association at Labernum and Indigo Gallery.

2016: “Micro Trends” Group Show organized by Progressive Painters Association at Laburnum and Indigo Gallery, Chennai.

2016: Affordable Art Exhibition organized by Vinnyasa Art Gallery, Chennai.

2017: ”Micro Trends”” Group show organized by Progressive Painters association at Labernum and indigo Gallery, Chennai.

2017:”Celebrating 50 years of Cholamandal” a group show organized by Cholamandal Artists Village,Chennai.

2017:”ARTITUDE”2017 A Group Show organized by Artist Conclave Foundation at ART HOUZ,Chennai.

2017:”ARTITUDE”-12thEdition A fund raising Group show Organised by Artists Conclave Foundation for Indian Prostate cancer Foundation at The Westin, Chennai.

2017:A Group Exhibition Organised by Dimple Art Gallery, Chennai.

2018: Annual Art Exhibition organized by Cholamandal Artist Village, Chennai.

2018: “1X1 of a Kind” a group show Organised by Forum Art Gallery, Chennai.

2018: Celebrating Madras Week “Contemporary Art in Madras-Over the years” a Group Show Organised by CP Art Centre, Chennai.

2018:National Painting Exhibition Organised by Podicherry Art Academy at Lalit Kala Academy Chennai.

2019:Annual Art Exhibition Organised by Cholamandal Artists Village,Chennai.

2019:2^nd National Painting Exhibition Organised by Pondicherry Art Academy at Kalakendra Art Gallery, Auroville, Pondicherry.

One Man Show:

2018:”TRYST WITH FORMS” A Solo Art Exhibition at ArtWorld, Chennai.

2019:”MYTHOLOGICAL REPOUSSE” A Solo Art Exhibition at Aurodhan Art Gallery,Pondicherry.

Camps

2002:Twelve Young artist’s camp organized by Progressive Painters Association at Cholamandal Artist’s Village, Chennai.

2016:Micro Camp Organised by Progressive Painters Association, Chennai.

2020:Akshaya kalayatra Dakshin On line Art Camp,Hina Bhatt Art Ventures,Pune.

Commissions:

Mural Paintings for Chola Sheraton, Chennai.

Mural Paintings for Sugam Vanijya Holdings-(VR Mall) ,Chennai.

Collections:

India & Abroad.

Membership:

As President from 2006 onwards in Progressive Painters Association, Cholamandal Artists village, Chennai.

As Executive Board Member for Artists Handicraft Association, Cholamandal Artists Village, Chennai.