About The Artist

Sudhir Pillai was born in Coorg, Karnataka, India in 1953. He spent his childhood in Orissa, often in small idyllic towns. He never went to school. He studied at home, fervently reading up on everything he stumbled into. He painted, listened to music or spent the entire day outdoors discovering the magic world outside. His friends were the common people he met every day, in the many neighbourhoods and towns he lived in. His sensibilities were shaped by these experiences, without the rigid discipline of school. After completing his Masters in Applied Economics he moved to New Delhi in 1975. He started his career as a print journalist but his interest soon shifted to designing. In late 2005, after a successful career as a graphic designer, he took up painting full-time. It is the spontaneous experience of his early days juxtaposed with the complexities of the metropolis that gives shape to his compelling visuals, today. His subjects are always the common people – a rickshaw-puller, groups at street corners, the mendicant singer, and the woman passing by. In his paintings, Sudhir captures the vignettes of real life in his own medium without any embellishment. It is this simplicity of style that defines his work. There is no attempt to impose an external structure, or to interpret the situation with any preconceived norms. It is the subject that is central; the canvas is only a medium for it to be presented. Sudhir has exhibited at: 1. Group Show at the Urusvati Art Gallery (2006), Vasant Vihar, New Delhi. 2. Group Show at Galleria (July 2007 and August 2008), Vasant Vihar, New Delhi. 3. First Solo Show in April 2009 at the Arpana Caur Gallery, Academy of Fine Arts & Literature, New Delhi. 4. Second Solo Show in August 2009 at the Gallery Romain Rolland, Alliance Francaise, New Delhi. 5. Group Show in November 2009 at the Arpana Caur Gallery, Academy of Fine Arts & Literature, New Delhi. 6. Group Show in April 2011 at Renaissance Gallerie, Bangalore Sudhir’s paintings are on display at well-known online art galleries and are part of many collections in India and abroad. Sudhir lives in Chittaranjan Park, New Delhi, India. Contact: SUDHIR PILLAI A-17, Second Floor, Chittaranjan Park New Delhi – 110019 Ph: 011-26274175. Mobile: +91-9899566288 Email: sudhirpill@gmail.com