Rupesh Patric

Rupesh Patric (born 19 July 1979, Kochi, Kerala, India) is a self-trained artist. His medium is the charcoal sketch. He lives in Luzern, Switzerland, moving there in 2015.

Rupesh Patric
Rupesh Patric, charcoal artist.
Born
Rupesh Xavier Patric

19 July 1979
Kochi
NationalityIndian
EducationSelf taught
Known forCharcoal Art, Fine Art, Contemporary Art
MovementPhotorealism, Surrealism, Expressionism, Minimalism

Career

Patric is a Software Engineer[1] In 2005, he was employed by Microsoft.

Art

Patric's work is influenced by medieval and renaissance artists and modern surrealists. Patric's techniques include fluid charcoal shading and textural sketching with graphite. He creates sketches with simple contours and lines. His subject matter involves images of characters who tell a story.[2][3] Patric's work examines the themes of existence through actions and caprices of everyday life. His aim is to give his characters a sense of purpose and hope.[4]

Philanthropy

Patric contributes to non-government organizations in India such as Dream a Dream, Sneha Nilaya, Asha Niketan and Vimochana. For example, Patric creates a desktop calendar each year, which features his artwork, in order to raise funds for charity. The calendars are sold to corporations. 2500 copies of the 2012 edition were sold in the first month of distribution. Patric spoke about his charity work at a TEDxSIBMBangalore (TED conferences corporation) event in India.[5] [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]

Selected exhibitions

Selected works

In 2005, Patric created a charcoal portrait of Bill Gates which was given to Gates when he visited India.[23][24]

References

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  1. Jayaram R. "A charcoal glimpse of 2011." The Wall Street journal 13 December 2010. Accessed 27 July 2011.
  2. Kamdar N. "Rupesh Patric – artist from India." Extraimaginary. 14 May 2010. Accessed 27 July 2011
  3. "Painting hope through charcoal." Dubai Lime. Accessed 27 July 2011.
  4. Shetty A. "Exploring creative expressions." The New Indian Express 25 June 2011. Accessed 3 August 2011.
  5. Talukdar T. "Artist Rupesh Patric uses his art for a noble cause." DNA India 10 January 2011. Accessed 27 July 2011.
  6. Srinivasan L. "Funky desktop calendars for 2011." MyBangelore.com. Accessed 28 July 2011.
  7. Srinivasan L. "Charcoal works by Rupesh Patric in support of Asha Niketan." MyBangelore.com 9 December 2010. Accessed 27 July 2011.
  8. "Asha Niketan's 2011 calendar features Patric's sketches." The Hindu 29 December 2010. Accessed 27 July 2011.
  9. Madhukar J. "Generous gifts." Times of India, Bangalore 2 January 2011.Accessed 27 July 2011.
  10. Rhea C. "Answering the cry." The Hindu, Bangalore 16 December 2011. Accessed 16 February 2012.
  11. Reuben O. "Art not just for art's sake." The times of India Bangalore 26 January 2012. Accessed 16 February 2012.
  12. Bora S. "check the dates, in style." The New Indian Express City Express 10 January 2012. Accessed 16 February 2012.
  13. Janardhan J. "Capturing emotions on the canvas." The New Indian Express Bangalore 19 December 2011. Accessed 16 February 2012.
  14. "Art of the matter." DNA Bangalore after-hours 20 December 2011. Accessed 16 February 2012.
  15. Kedlaya G. "Soul searching in charcoal." Deccan Chronicle 29 January 2012. Accessed 16 February 2012.
  16. "TEDx SIBMBangalore." Access date 16 February 2012. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rA43jlIUlM
  17. Barthelemy F. "The charcoal tales." Art News 'N Views. Accessed 28 July 2011.
  18. "Charcoal tales at welcome art gallery." Bangelore Burrp website. Accessed 28 July 2011.
  19. "Artworks by Rupesh Patric." Buzz in town website. Accessed 28 July 2011.
  20. Bhat P. "So do u like black." Spiritz and More website. Accessed 28 July 2011.
  21. Madhukar J. "The more the merrier." Bangelore Mirror. 20 February 2012. Accessed 12 June 2012.
  22. Tamanna K. "A canvas for luxury living." The Times of India. 3 March 2012. Accessed 12 June 2012.
  23. "A billion dollar moment." Roadhouse Blues 99, Rupesh Patric's blog. 20 December 2005. Accessed 27 July 2011.
  24. Ponnu M. E. "A black and white celebration." The New Indian Express 23 July 2011. Accessed 27 July 2011.
  25. See my artwork online
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