Né en 1966, Andhra Pradesh.
Il partage son temps entre l’Inde du Sud et Los Angeles, CA.
Diplômé Otis/Parsons School of Design, Los Angeles (1988)
L’oeuvre de Bari Kumar, comme celle de tant d’artistes asiatiques vivant aux Etats-Unis, est le reflet de ses expériences biculturelles.
Dans ses toiles apparemment chargées de sens et emplies d’une atmosphère sinistre et inconfortable, l’artiste fait appel à l’art classique ainsi qu’à l’iconographie religieuse traditionnelle et hindoue.
La spiritualité s’exprime par des énigmes visuelles. Juxtapositions d’allusions complexes, d’images incongrues et de symboles forts qui flottent librement sur la surface de la toile, le spectateur sent la menace et le frisson du désespoir.
Les oeuvres de Bari Kumar résonnent d’une signification religieuse, sociale et culturelle qui invite à des lectures multiples.
De son travail, Kumar dit : "ce qui commence pour moi comme une expression personnelle évolue en une déclaration sociopolitique."
Born in 1966, Andhra Pradesh.
He shares his time between southern India and Los Angeles, CA.
Degree from Otis/Parsons School of Design, Los Angeles (1988)
Bari Kumar's work, like that of so many Asian artists living in the United States, is a reflection of his bicultural experience.
In his canvases, apparently charged with meaning and filled with a sinister and uncomfortable atmosphere, the artist draws on classical art as well as the traditional Hindu religious iconography. Spirituality is expressed by visual enigmas. Juxtapositions of complex references, incongruous images, and strong symbols float freely on the surface of the canvas. The viewer senses the menace, a shudder of despair. Bari Kumar's work resonates with religious, social, and cultural meaning that generates multiple readings. Of his own work, Kumar has said "what begins for me as a personal expression then evolves into a sociopolitical declaration."
Solo Exhibitions
2006 In Absentia, Bombay Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
2005 Brown is the new Black, Billy Shire Fine Arts, Los Angeles, CA
2004 Export Quality, Bose Pacia Gallery, Chelsea, NY.
2002 Neither Here Nor There, Patricia Correia Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2000 Personal Inventory, Patricia Correia Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
1998 Still Lives, Patricia Correia Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
1997 Pain-ting, Patricia Correia Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
1991 Untitled, Roark Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1991 Paintings, Highland Grounds Cafe, Los Angeles, CA
Museum Exhibitions
2006 Tigers and Jaguars, L.A.'s asian-latino fusion, The Craft and Folk art Museum,Los Angeles, CA
2005 Fatal Love, Art of Indian diaspora, Queens Museum of Art, Queens, N.Y
2003 Unfamiliar Territory, San Jose Museum of Art, CA
2001 Shifting Perceptions: Contemporary L.A. Visions, Pacific Asia Museum, CA
1997 Traditions Abandoned/ Traditions Retained, Riverside Art Museum, CA
1996 Lantern of the East, Lalit Kala Akademy, New Delhi, India
Bari Kumar
