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About Balaji Shanmugam
I am Balaji Shanmugam, a Chennai-based professional artist specializing in abstract and contemporary art. I hold a BFA in Sculpture from the Government College of Fine Arts, Chennai, completed between 2016 and 2020. My artistic practice explores form, texture, and visual expression through an evolving contemporary approach. As a professional master artist, I continue to experiment with sculptural ideas and abstract compositions, creating works that invite interpretation and reflection.
- 2019: Best Student Award, College of Fine Arts, Chennai
- 2020: Working Artist, Lalit Kala Academy (Sculpture Studio), Chennai
- 2023: Tamil Nadu State Award
- National Award Exhibition, 1st Prize, Dharshini Kalaikoodam, Chennai
- 2018: Kochi-Muziris Students' Biennale, curated by C.P. Krishnapriya
- 2025: Harmony Forms Group Exhibition, Lalit Kala Academy, Chennai (17 August 2025)
- Art Style: Abstract Art
- Art Form: Contemporary
- Artist Category: Master Artist (Professional)
- Institution: BFA Sculpture, College of Fine Arts, Chennai (2016–2020)
- Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IN
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Confined to Give Life 1
₹10,000This artwork draws from memories of my younger years and the rhythms of life within my community. Living closely with nature, my people depended on the land for sustenance, gathering everything from small fauna to abundant flora. The richness of the natural world shaped our livelihoods and everyday joys. Through this work, I reflect on those shared experiences, celebrating our relationship with nature, memory, community, and simple victories.
Confined to Give Life 2
₹25,000Echoes of My Younger Years draws on memories of growing up in close harmony with nature and my community. The land and its abundance shaped the rhythm of our lives, from small fauna to diverse flora. Gathering what nature offered was not only a means of livelihood but also a source of simple joys and shared experiences. Through this work, I celebrate those memories and the enduring bond between people, land, and life.
Confined to Give Life 3
₹25,000Confined to Give Life explores the tension between restriction, growth, and transformation through the symbolic form of a triangle. Created through copper-sheet embossing, the raised forms and intricate textures suggest the struggle to nurture life within confined spaces. The triangular composition represents strength, stability, and aspiration, while the rigid copper surface becomes a powerful expression of resilience, endurance, hope, and the continuous journey toward freedom.
Nourishment across Terrains 1
₹50,000Nourishment Across Terrains is a mixed-media diptych exploring the relationship between land, nourishment, and human existence. Across two panels, layered textures and expressive forms reflect the diversity of landscapes and the ways they sustain communities. The work considers nourishment not only as food but also as a source of identity, connection, and belonging, highlighting the enduring relationship between people, nature, and the land they depend upon.
Nourishment Across Terrains 2
₹60,000A sprawling topographical world unfolds across layered, textured terrain with dense colonies of ants tracing contour-like paths through undulating fields of pink, olive, and rust. Mixed media and intricate hand-stitched detailing lend tactile depth, mimicking aerial cartography. At its heart, a bristling circular vortex pulses with energy, anchoring the composition, a meditation on collective labor, pattern, and the hidden architecture of nature.
Nourishment across Terrains 3
₹15,000Nourishment Across Terrains is a mixed-media sculpture that explores the relationship between land, nourishment, and human existence. Through its sculptural form and varied textures, the work reflects how diverse terrains sustain communities and shape their ways of life. The composition extends nourishment beyond food, representing connection, belonging, resilience, and continuity. It celebrates the enduring bond between people and the landscapes that provide, sustain, and nurture life.
Nourishment Across Terrains 4
₹30,000Concentric circles cascade down the canvas in a vivid spectrum of jewel tones, overlapping and radiating like ripples caught mid-motion. Tiny figures move across the layered rings, dwarfed by the vast, pulsing pattern surrounding them. The composition balances vibrant chaos with rhythmic order, evoking cycles of energy and life. Bold, saturated color and intricate repetition create a hypnotic sense of depth and perpetual movement.