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ARTIST STATEMENT

A calm and meditative rhythm is what I try to convey in my paintings. It's an attempt to break away from a materialistic "cost-benefit" culture and capture the spiritual, mystic side of life. The inspiration comes from a combination of my Indian mystic background and the everyday dance of life.

In my art I deal with deeper and simple but powerful forces that affect us all. The resulting technique requires an emphasis on the basic shapes of objects rather than the details. Thus a human body is simplified to perhaps a triangle and a circle. The design of characters and the composition are also kept simple.

Color represents life and vitality. The philosophy behind the paintings is an optimistic one with an affirmation of life. This is reflected in the rich and varied colors used. I have found that oils produce the intensity and vibrancy that I am striving for.

The paintings together tell a story. The story is not linear. They are loosely structured to allow the viewer her own interpretations.

REPRESENTATION

  • Fairmount Gallery, Dallas, Texas
  • Sheehan Corona Galeria, Guadelajara, Mexico

EXHIBITIONS

  • Hexi University, ZhangYe, China, 2008 - Solo exhibition
  • ZhangYe Art Association Exhibition, ZhangYe, China, 2008
  • Fairmount Gallery, Dallas, Texas, US 2007
  • Art on 5th Gallery, Austin, Texas, US 2007
  • Hexi University, ZhangYe, China 2007
  • Nama Group Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan 2007
  • MeiHongHua Gallery, ZhangYe, Gansu, China 2006
  • Winter Fair Art Exhibition, TianLeCun, Gansu, China 2006
  • MeiHongHua Gallery, ZhangYe, Gansu, China 2005
  • Landscapes in oils, Lanzhou, China 2005
  • AiLi Gallery, Lanzhou, China 2005
  • LaoSiMiao Gallery, Zibo, Shandong, China 2004
  • ZiboYiZhong exhibition 2, Zibo, Shandong, China 2004
  • ZiboYiZhong exhibition 1, Zibo, Shandong, China 2004
  • Banyan Tree Apartments solo exhibition, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US 2003
  • Palmbeach library, Juried exhibition, Palmbeach, Florida, US 2003
  • Zhephyr exhibition - Juried, Palmbeach, Florida, US 2003
  • Art of Life, Juried, Wellington, US 2003
  • Zhephyr exhibition, Palmbeach, Florida, US 2002
  • Sunnyvale public library, Sunnyvale, California, US 2002
  • Baptist Church Art fair, Sunnyvale, California, US 2002
  • Banyan Tree Apartments art exhibition, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US 2001
  • Corradino Group, Corporate office, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US 2001

PUBLICATIONS

  • 2006 Esophy magazine, Painting Harvest at Logani with statement
  • 2005 Seven point foreign language school, final exam paper drawing requiring students interpretation
  • 2004 ZiboYiZhong monthly magazine, Adventures of a Foreign Teacher - a cartoon series
  • 2004 ZiboYiZhong monthly magazine, Adventures of a Foreign Teacher - a cartoon series
  • 2003 Ft. Lauderdale Art League monthly newletter, Creativity and the artist

BIO

Sridhar Ramasami was born in India in 1967, studied and worked in the US and now lives a simple, single life in ZhangYe, China . The town is located in the middle of the ancient silk route and has a certain mystic feel that he draws upon to produce his art.

By education, he is an engineer but is now a self-taught artist. This turning point occurred about 7 years ago. At that time he was working as a highly paid programmer at Pratt and Whitney in their jet propulsion division. But the materialism and the sterility of modern life started to eat away at his soul. One day he woke up, looked at his apartment full of stuff and realized that it was not him. He was doing it to fit in.

The emptiness he felt led him to complete a 10 month, 5000 mile hike of the Eastern Continental Trail. It was a turning point in his life. After the hike he decided to expand his horizons and live and paint professionally in China - a country and culture he had always been fascinated with.

He has lived and painted in several towns in China and recently completed a 3 month stay in a small Chinese village. The village atmosphere was extremely conducive to painting and the ideas came through in a torrent. He now finds that a simple, even austere life in a peaceful, natural surrounding is ideal to be connected with the universe and hence to produce art.

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