Gopinath Subbana

Piece:  Utopia

Gopinath Subbana is an Indian sculptor born in Bangalore, India in 1972. Subbana has a B.F.A in Sculpture from the College of Fine Arts in Bangalore, a Post Diploma in Ceramic Sculptures from M.S. University in Baroda and an M.V.A in Sculpture from Karnataka Chitrakala Parishat in Bangalore. He is the recipient of various scholarships and awards including the National Scholarship of New Delhi in 2000, the Karnataka Lalitha Kala Academy Scholarship in 1998 and the H.K. Kejriwal Young Artist Award in 2005. Subbana has participated in various exhibitions throughout his career, including the National Sculpture Camp in Lalita Kala Akademi in New Delhi, the International Sculpture Symposium in Uttarayan Art Foundation Jaspur in Baroda and the Public Project for the Bangalore Development Authority in Bangalore.

His work is inspired by his travels where he tries to capture moments in time and space. His piece for this symposium is inspired by the Egyptian revolution where he captures the state of waiting for change.

He is creating a monumental statue where he laser cut figures in motion driven by the dream of change. The figures are then placed at the top of the monument carrying a flag symbolizing peace. The light shining through these laser cut figures symbolise the beginning of a new life.

"Every day we build ourselves waiting to be complete. We are always in a state of waiting"

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E-mail: gs_gopinath@yahoo.com

Tel.:+919845346065