Thota Laxminarayana

Thota Laxminarayana

Date of Birth: 05-04-1973

Group Shows:

2008: Art in Object, Daira Centre for Art and Culture, Hyderabad
2009: Nano Art Show, Daira, Hyderabad Hazaro Kwaishen, Daira, Hyderabad
2010: Utsav, Daira, Hyderabad
2012 Art Jamboree, Daira, Hyderabad
2013 Flower Power, Daira, Hyderabad
2013 Canvas of India, Kalanirvana, Hyderabad
2013 Ocherar Art Fair, Chandigarh
2013 ART JAMBOREE, Daira, Hyderabad
2014: Tamakanat Art Gallery, Hyderabad Flute of the Maverick, Daira, Hyderabad
2015 FEATURED ARTIST, Indian art collectors online, Chandigarh .
2016 “Hyder-Ahmed Travels” Kanoria Art Centre, Ahmadabad
2016 India Art Festival, Mumbai
2016 “Colours of Novotel” Hyderabad
2017 “Beyond The Contours” Mon Art Gallerie, Kolkata
2017 “Contemporary Chronicles” House of AURA Raipur
2017 “World Art Dubai” Dubai

Solo Shows:

Camps:

Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, 2010
Dr. Marri Channa Reddy Human Resource Development Institute of Telangana, 2015

Commissioned Assignments:

Portraits: Executed portraits by Dr Rameshwaram, Kakatiya university, Warangal, Telangana
Illustrations: Created illustrations for ISB merchandise - commemorating the School’s 10 years of existence
Drawing: Created the family tree for the Yarabeli family
Mural: Created a mural for a school library in Hyderabad
Drawings: Illustrated the ISB buildings both Hyderabad and Mohali for their 2016 calendar

Conducted Workshops:

For the PwC seminar, 2014 Also conducted a number of family workshops for The Children’s Fine Art Gallery (CFAG) Facilitated Art Workshops for IT companies, 5 star hotels and gallery tours for Schools

Summer Camps:

Art Statement:

In his own stylised vocabulary which is deeply rooted in the Indian folk, artist Thota Laxminarayan experiments with his forms to contemporise the rural idiom. Without diluting the essence of his environment he creates visual challenges in his compositions. The serene appearing folk in his paintings are executed in an exceptional economy of lines. Although portrayed in a vibrant palette, the colour scheme is bold and well coordinated. His spectator never finds a dull moment as each canvas is a social documentary of country life. Humans coexisting with the flora and fauna are appropriate indicators of green lives living in harmony in their milieu. Tutored by Guruji, (Shri Ravinder Sharmaji), a revered name in the art and design schools of the country, Laxminarayana brings in a native charm into contemporary art. Working as Resident Artist at Daira Centre for Arts and Culture, he holds a good record of exhibitions and art camps.