To say that Fawad Tamkanat's work is
narrative is a gross understatement. Throughout his
career as an artist, he has strived to develop and then
perfect a visual vocabulary that he can use to communicate
with his viewers. And this language, that he uses to
take on peoples' minds, has nothing to do with society,
religion or politics, but, quite blatantly, is all about
his own personal fixations. Fixations that include those
with time, and one's place in the general scheme of
things. Fawad was born in Hyderabad in 1962, to a family
that already had artistic inclinations running through
its veins. His father was the famous Urdu poet, Shaz
Tamkanat.
Early in his career, Fawad was invited to participate
in an installation workshop in Denmark where he also
worked for a few months in the printmaking studios with
renowned printmakers. He became very taken up with printmaking,
and launched his professional exhibitions showing only
monochromatic prints. Now Tamkanat experiments with
several different media and surfaces, diversifying to
include those like watercolours, acrylic, etching drypoint
and tarpaulin in his oeuvre. Fawad has held twelve solo
shows in India and abroad to his credit, and has participated
in state, national and international exhibitions and
group shows at major art centres.
He lives and works in Hyderabad.
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