Untitled, 2024
Watercolour on Canson Paper
45 x 50 cm
Signed at the bottom right corner on the verso
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Vivek VC turns to the stories of his grandmother and the delicate forms of Mughal and Persian miniature painting. Figures and animals drawn from these sources move across his compositions without a fixed sequence, allowing the works to unfold as fragments rather than complete narratives. This refusal of closure is accentuated by a limited colour palette, which creates a heightened atmosphere of suspension—time and logic momentarily displaced by mood and suggestion. The sense of ambiguity that runs through these paintings is central to Vivek’s wider practice, which draws equally from local folklore, photographs, and personal memory. His works often juxtapose elements that seem unrelated, producing scenes that resist explanation but remain emotionally resonant. In this way, the new series continues his exploration of uncertainty and dissonance, asking viewers to inhabit the unsettled space where memory, imagination, and history collapse into one another.
Vivek V C (b. 1996) is a visual artist whose work moves fluidly across mediums, with a particular emphasis on charcoal and watercolor. Born in Kannur (Kerala), Vivek is currently based in Vadodara. Through these mediums, he develops an evocative visual language that negotiates the tension between memory, history, and imagination. His imagery often emerges from childhood recollections, grandmother’s tales, local ghost stories, as well as mythology and art history, all of which he reworks into layered and fragmented compositions. Photographs and observed details further enter his process, resulting in works that oscillate between the familiar and the uncanny. A recurring concern in Vivek’s practice is the paradoxical condition of the contemporary moment, where an overload of information, images, and experiences creates both order and chaos. His works embrace this ambiguity, allowing disconnected elements to coexist and inviting viewers into spaces where gaps, silences, and contradictions become central to meaning-making.
Vivek received his BFA (2019) and MFA (2023) in Painting from the College of Fine Arts, Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram. His practice has been presented in exhibitions including Residue of Time (in an implausible space), Berth ICCI, Kochi (2024); Kala Karma, Lalit Kala Akademi Regional Centre, Chennai (2024); Cochin Art Fair, Durbar Hall, Kochi (2023); and the Kerala Lalit Kala Akademi State Exhibitions (2021–23). He is the recipient of the Kerala Lalit Kala Akademi Special Mention Award (2020–21), the Akademi’s student scholarship (2022–23), and a research grant (2023). His residencies include Dotwalk Ajitara Art Residency, Delhi (2025), Space Studio, Baroda (2024), and the Lalit Kala Akademi Residency, Chennai (2024). Vivek’s works are in the collections of the Alembic Group, Baroda, and the Takshila Art Collection.
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"In my work(s), I draw inspiration from a variety of sources, including childhood memories, local ghost stories, and the tales my grandmother shared with me."
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