Must Know Artist: Parag Sonarghare
Parag Sonarghare was born in Nagpur, India in 1987 and holds a M.V.A. (Art History and
Aesthetics) passed in 2010 from M.S. University, Baroda, India. Parag completed his B.F.A.
(Painting) in 2008 from Govt. Chitrakala Mahavidyalaya Nagpur University, Nagpur
(Maharashtra) India. He has used the body both in performance and in painting. Selected
performances include Being the Other, KHOJ International Artist Association, Delhi,
AHAMBRAHMASMI at various locations including Delhi, Nagpur and Baroda.
He has participated in various group exhibitions including Rethinking the Regional, Curated by Manisha Patil, NGMA, Mumbai, Indian Contemporary Art, space 1858, Chicago, USA, PARADIGMS & PERSPECTIVE, Indigo blue art gallery, Singapore amongst others. In 2016 Parag was part of two group shows titled TIME and Portraits of the Self, at Gallery Maskara, Mumbai, India. He was also part of Asia Contemporary Art Exhibition, Jeonbuk Museum of Art, Korea and The Young Subcontinent, Serendipity Arts, Goa. The artist works and lives in Baroda.
I see a body
I see a naked body
I see a mans naked body
I feel vulnerable, I feel pity. Does he feel the same?
I feel embarrassed, I feel ashamed. Does he feel the same?
I feel excited, I feel aroused. Does he feel the same?
What is my relationship with my body? What is his?
Is he his body? Is he that body? Who is he?
Am I my body? Am I this body? Who am I?
Title: Untitled, 2015
Acrylic on canvas
96 x 72 inch (244 x 183 cm)
Collection: Andrey Terebenin
Title: Untitled, 2015
Acrylic on canvas
96 x 72 inch (244 x 183 cm)
Exhibited:
Jeonbuk Museum of Arts, Korea
Gallery Maskara, Mumbai
Collection: Karen & Robert Duncan, USA
Title: Untitled, 2016
Acrylic on canvas
90 x 66 inch (229 x 168 cm)
Exhibited: Serendipity Arts, Goa
Collection: Antoine de Galbert, France
Title: Untitled, 2015
Acrylic on canvas
84 x 30 inch (213 x 76 cm)
Originally from Nagpur, Parag Sonarghare is an artist whose work has been displayed and collected in numerous exhibitions and museums around the world. His work portrays the human body as an experience in its ordinary and imperfect self, through a seamless blend of performance and painting that is detailed to the extent that it exceeds all limitations.
Artist: Parag Sonarghare
Location: Vadodara, Gujarat