Artist Information:
Raj More
mumbai,
India
Member Since: Jun 2009
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Artist Statement:
Mumbai Lifeline 786-Sites of
commuting: sights of
perception
The bar-waitress who is
Aishwarya Rai to herself, or a
trucker’s secret desire to be
a matinee idol.
An inner wall of a train
compartment that has long been
used as an ‘interactive’ site
of pasting and defacing
advertisement stickers. The
texts that assure a better,
affluent, trouble-free you.
The colonial edifices that
might be dwarfed only by your
aspirations. The cabby who
drives to the mall, leaving
past his days as a textile
worker. The Sai Babas, the
786s and the idols that bless
us all.
The exploration of spatiality
and temporality in Mumbai,
from the vantage-point of a
newcomer and a suburban
Mumbaikar, is a never-ending
novel. As dream-seekers turn
into day job-holders, more
space is divided, expanded and
commuted. I explores revisits
the formulations that are
basic to the perception of
space and time in Mumbai.I
chooses different vehicles for
the formulations, literally.
The present suite of his
paintings deals with the
centrality of public transport
vehicles to the everyday
aesthetics of the city.
Per se, there are only two
modes of Public Transport
available in Mumbai. The
‘Mumbai Local ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
RAJ MORE
Born 20th February, 1974,
Akola – Maharashtra, India.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION
• Graduate from Sir. J. J.
School of Art, Mumbai (Mumbai
University).
• Govt. Diploma in Art
Education, Pune (Pune
University).
AWARDS
• 1993 - Annual Exhibition of
Sir. J. J. School of Applied
Art.
• 1994 - Merit certification
of Annual State Art
Exhibition- ...
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Artist Reviews:
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Collections:
• Harsh Goenka, RPG Group
Mumbai
• Akbar Padamsee (Eminent
Artist) Mumbai
• Simi Grewal (Film Actress)
Mumbai
• Lisa Ray (Model & Film
Actress) Mumbai
• Nisha Jamwal (Art Critics)
Mumbai
• Shobhaa and Dilip De Mumbai
• Vijay Mallya (U. B. Group)
Mumbai
• Amitabh Bachchan, Mumbai
• Gautam Radhakshya (
Photographer)
• Gulzar (Film Maker), Mumbai
• Sonu Nigam (Singer...
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Commissions:
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Raj More's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Raj More's Portfolio. Browse More's body of work: Mumbai Lifeline 786-Sites of commuting: sights of perception
The bar-waitress who is Aishwarya Rai to herself, or a trucker’s secret desire to be a matinee idol.
An inner wall of a train compartment that has long been used as an ‘interactive’ site of pasting and defacing advertisement stickers. The texts that assure a better, affluent, trouble-free you.
The colonial edifices that might be dwarfed only by your aspirations. The cabby who drives to the mall, leaving past his days as a textile worker. The Sai Babas, the 786s and the idols that bless us all.
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Pechan kaun, 2008
Acrylic Painting,
42 x 39 inches
Price: US$ 4700
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Ghar kab Aoge, 2007
Acrylic Painting,
42 x 42 inches
Price: US$ 5000
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Tandoori, 2008
Acrylic Painting,
84 x 36 inches
Price: US$ 8600
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Forgotten tunes, 2007
Acrylic Painting,
60 x 69 inches
Price: US$ 12200
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Gandhi pada Mantralaya, 2007
Acrylic Painting,
60 x 69 inches
Price: US$ 12200
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