![]() Ratnadeep Gopal Adivrekar received his Bachelor degree in Fine Arts from Sir J. J. School of Art in Mumbai with a First class degree. Since then he has given many solo exhibitions to his credit, like-- "Memoirs of the Unreal city", "Refraction of Ideas". Along with that he has also taken part in various noteworthy group exhibtions. Some of the worth mentionable are- Pictures of Asia, Larasati, Singapore, 'Indian contemporary art', Chelsea Art College, U.K., Ao~rta Project, BBK Kunst Forum, Dusseldorf and Ausstellungshalle Innenhafen, Duisburg, Germany. "Memoirs of the Unreal city" was awarded the prestigious Emerging Artist of the Year 2003 at the Harmony show. The award included Rs.1 lakh as the prize money. The Judges panel comprised Dr. Sarayu Doshi, Harsh Goenka, Mala Singh, Dilip De, Vickram Sethi, and Tina Ambani. All had applauded Ratnadeep Gopal Adivrekar as an artist, "with a distinctly unique style that captivates the viewer's attention." Some other renowned group shows of his are-- 2005 'Future and Present', N.G.M.A., Mumbai; 2005 'Indian contemporary art', Chelsea Art College, U.K; 2005 'Ardhanareshwar', Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai; 2005 'Pune Art Show', Geetanjali Kirloskar and Tao Art Gallery; 2004 'Christian Art Show', Goa; 2004 'Ideas and images IV' N.G.M.A., Mumbai; 2004 'Tao of Shiva', Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai; Adivrekar participated in the 2004 Art Camp by Gallery Beyond, Mumbai; 2003- Participated in Art on Train by WSF with Open Circle, Mumbai; 2003- he participated in 'All India Artist camp' by S.C.C.Z. & Kannada & Culture, Bangalore; 2003- 'Scared And Secular' inaugural exhibition, Time & Space Gallery, Bangalore; 2003 Kite exhibition, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi; 2003 I.I.F.A. Art Show, Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai; 2002 Self portraits from RPG Collection, Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata; 2002 Inaugural group exhibition, The Gallerie Maharaja, New Delhi; 2002 'The Quotable Stencil' group show, Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai; 2002- Participated in Golden jubilee exhibition of Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai; 2002- Participated in group show by Gallery Beyond, Mumbai; 2002- ![]() Ratnadeep Gopal Adivrekar once stated that "My process of working is based on elective creative process. To build my art out of public spheres has been focal point of my work. 'Memoirs of the unreal city' is about the city which is fast growing and overpowering, it forms catalyst in my work. The images of teeming vastness of the city at one point are crude and banal destined to fade and disintegrate into obscurity...". Ratnadeep Gopal Adivrekar throughout his lifetime has tried out a wide array of styles and subject matter. He always attempted to bring together images from confounding or unpredicted sources. Sometimes the metaphors are historical, while sometimes they are contemporary. To give them a shape he uses distinctly dissimilar or unlike materials and techniques. As an artist, Ratnadeep Gopal Adivrekar can be reckoned imputable to his artistic multiplicity. 'Resistance to any form of categorisation' is his theme of work which he has maintained throughout his life time. Based on photographic documentations, paintings of Ratnadeep Gopal Adivrekar can be regarded as something that are very close to nature. The sense of realness present in an image becomes rarified, when a photograph is painted on canvas. When these paintings hold a high degree of fancy, it liberates its mechanical association to a specific situation. Paintings are individual interpretations. But when others see these paintings, they perceive them as photography. The mechanical processes of paintings have been rejected by Ratnadeep Gopal Adivrekar. He explores the visual effects of mechanical technology only with hands. In Ratnadeep's paintings one can find both the time-consuming and physically demanding techniques. ![]() The characteristics of Ratnadeep Gopal Adivrekar's paintings admit bundles of people, masses gathered, loads of them piled together. The characters are great in number, but at the same time they do not have any weight. It contains the peculiar and 'unbearable lightness' of their being, which in certain cases makes one to stop over and look back once more. Through the works of Ratnadeep Gopal Adivrekar, time and space in one particular dimension walks together. They even look alike from the macro level. Like an impenetrable solid mass time gets mesmerised, still, and unintelligible. Acknowledging his talent, Ratnadeep Gopal Adivrekar has been conferred numerous awards and scholarships like-- The Governors Prize, The State Art Award, National Scholarship by Lalit Kala Akademi, N. Delhi and in the recent past the Bendre M. F. Husain Scholarship. He has also been awarded the most desired honour by any artist-- The Harmony Emerging Artist Award. Being the son of illustrious Gopal S. Adivrekar, the limit of expectation is always high. But however he has created a distinct place and identification for himself through his works. |