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Lokesh Khodke

Born in 28 December 1979. 2002 B.F.A. Faculty of Fine Arts, M.S.U., Baroda, 2004 M.F.A. Faculty of Fine Arts, M.S.U., Baroda with gold medal Studying PhD.
Nasreen Mohamadi Scholarship 2001-2002, Faculty Of Fine Arts, Baroda.

To begin with, over the course of my practice as a painter, I have come to realize that the way in which we live our lives or confront its various dimensions definitely reflects in our work. Speaking of myself, I feel that life around me has created several questions within me, and with time these queries have led to an unknown discomfort regarding my own complacent notions about life and language of art itself.

Sahu

What then becomes a compelling area of interest in my work is the question of space and their inter/contradictory relationship with object, time and people. Within my work I try to address this area both at a subjective as well as formal level. Another issue that has come up again and again while exploring this area is space and the complex power relationships that go with it, an issue that feel needs to be addressed genuinely in contemporary times. As an artist what becomes a challenge for me is how to look at the marginalized spaces within this power struggle which have, over time, been pushed to the background through a process of homogenization which is increasingly becoming an integral part of our society.
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SpaceSpeak
Pashaan
Can space speak alone, 2005, Oil on canvas, 68 x 95.5 inches.
Us taraf ke pashaan, 2005, Oil on canvas, 48 x 62 inches
HiddenLanguage
Fragrance
The Hidden Language, 2005, Oil on canvas, 71 x 95.5 inches
The sound of fragrance, 2005, Oil on canvas, 48 x 63 inches.
 
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