Fakeha Tarannum, Artist Fakeha Tarannum, Abstract Artist Fakeha Tarannum

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Tarannum's Profile \| Artist Statement

F. Tarannum’s Profile Tarannum was born in the city of Agra, once capital of the Mughal empire in India. She was educated at the Aligarh Muslim University, one of the foremost educational institutions in the country, and received training under such distinguished contemporary Indian artists as Rameshwar Broota, and influenced by the contemporary artists M F Husain, Tyeb Mehta, and S.H.Raza. Tarannum’s works are based on the world around her, and on thoughts and moods, which are presented in abstract symbolic or representational forms. She attempts to reach through her work a state of spiritual and physical unity and to create a sense of balance, inter-connectedness, and harmony. It seems to her that the world is convulsed in calamities verging on chaos. Yet the song of the bird soars into the sky well above the city’s din, and those are the regions her spirit seeks. She endeavours to blend her contemporary aesthetic with the roots of her traditional culture. Her work, which appears to be characterised by what, appears to be accident and chance is in fact, deeply thought out and meticulously planned. Ebrahim Alkazi Fakeha Tarannum lives and works in New Delhi. Selected Solo Exhibitions 2008 'Recent Works by F. Tarannum', Art Heritage Gallery, New Delhi 2007 'Explorations', Art Heritage Gallery, New Delhi 2003 'A Rendezvous with Light', India International Centre, New Delhi 2000 'Recent Works by F. Tarannum', Triveni Art Gallery, New Delhi Selected Group Exhibitions 2009 Florence Biennale, ITALY 2009 Summer Interlude, Art Heritage Gallery, New Delhi 2006 'Silent Dreams, Voluble Realities', Bagash Art Gallery, Dubai 2005 'Weaving Legacy V', Indian Art Circle, New Delhi 2005 Taj Blue Diamond, Habiart Foundation, Pune 2004 ‘Emerging Directions 2004', Apparao Galleries, Delhi & Chennai 2004 ‘Spirit of Century’, Kumar Gallery, New Delhi 2004 ‘Revert to the Nucleus Women on Women', Indian Art Circle 2003 Art Folio, Chandigarh 2003 2nd Contemporary Miniature Painting, Garhi, New Delhi 1998 Art camp organised by Sahitya Kala Parishad, New Delhi 1998 Gandhi Kala Mela organised by Gandhi Darshan Samiti, Delhi 1998 Yuva Mohotsav organised by Sahitya Kala Parishad, New Delhi Participations 2006 'Harvest 2006', Arushi Art Gallery, New Delhi. 2005 ‘10th Harmony Show', Nehru Centre, Mumbai 2004 ‘28th Annual Art Exhibition', Sahitya Kala Parishad, New Delhi 2004 '46th National Exhibition', Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi 2003 ‘27th Annual Art Exhibition', Sahitya Kala Parishad, New Delhi 2002 ‘Second Northern Region Art Exhibition, Camlin Ltd.in Professional Category 2002 74th Annual All India Art Exhibition, Phase-II, All India Fine Arts & Craft Society (AIFACS), New Delhi 2002 ‘India Festival in Germany', Aorta Association Gallery, Germany Forthcoming Group Show at AMSTERDAM WHITNEY GALLERY Chelsea, New York, NY 10001
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Artist Statement
Painting is a necessity in my life. The expressive method of painting is often considered as important as the painting itself. I try to blank my mind when I paint. I do not work with an idea or a theme. I select and then exaggerate or simplify the forms suggested by the world around me. Usually there is no effort to represent subject matter. My subjects are celebrating every dimension of life by celebrating colour – without fear but with passion, and innocent. The use of space and colours make my paintings thought provoking and yet the subject matter is still highly accessible to the common viewer. Each of my works focuses largely on architectural subjects, which when combined with the evocative choices of bold colours and words strengthen the urban themes that are influenced by my interests in the music and dance subcultures. Poetry and painting the two passions in my life, are both abstract in nature. Music and painting is an abstract medium, and should just be what it is about and not about stories or symbolism. It is like listening to music, you can just listen to the sounds. I mean, I am involved with painting, but I just look at it as solving problems and working on the visual experience. I am constantly finding new ways to do things. I try to understand life through my painting. My approach tends to be from experiments. I enjoy the challenges of various subject matters. I like to find new ways to do that I do not exactly know how to do. I think the real purpose of painting is to give pleasure. Therefore, my approach to the painting process is to involve the viewer with those subjects as much as possible; not only through those choices, but also through how I elect to portray those subjects. Sometimes, after I finish a group of paintings, I am not sure what to do next. I do not know where these thoughts come from exactly. There are all kinds of influences- not really art influences, either- just daily experiences, life experiences. The beauty and reality of the day-to-day lives that make up the world around me.
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