Profile of Sanjay Kulkarni.
    Born in Ratnagiri a beautiful town in Maharashtra in 1977. Sanjay
Kulkarni came to Pune in1995. He graduated in Applied Arts from
Abhinav Kala Mahavidyalaya, in Pune, in 2000.
   Sanjay began his career by working on projects of art direction in
Films, Serials, and with Advertising Agencies as a Creative Director,
while painting simultaneously.
Sanjay Kulkarni has won some prestigious awards like Cead (Creative
Excellence in advertising and design). His achievements includes, an
addition in a prestigious School for art, Canterbury Christ Church
University Collage in United Kingdom.The first recognition came when
he participated in a Nag foundation exhibition with reputed
contemporary National Artists.
 His style is characterized by contemporary modernist figures, a
unique graphic approach, a connection to the philosophical side of
life, rendered mysteriously by bright colors, and rich textures.
    There is a deep impact of rigorous thinking of the artist, seen
prominently in his themes like Krishna, Clown, Mother and child, And
Buddha.The themes Reflect Positive approach to life. His paintings
have a story to narrate to a viewer.
  The Artist lives and works in Pune.

 Awards:

'Best Campaign of the Year' Award from “Trends” (Advertising Agency from Pune)
'Best Copyrighting Of the Year' Award for the Year 2000
'Best Visualization Of the Year' Award for the Year 2000
'Designer of the Year Award' for the year the year 199 - 98.
'Cead  Award' For Best campaign By Cead (Creative Excellence in
Advertising and Design     Guild), Pune for the Year 2000.
“Cead” Award For 'Best Corporate Identity Program’ for Year 1999 -
2000 in the ‘Professional’ Category.
Passed CEED (Common Entrance Examination For Design) with The score 94%.
Secured admission in Canterbury Christ Church University Collage in UK.
'Anti-Smoking Champaign', three Social awareness films won a ‘Special
Jury Award’ in Vasundhara Short Film Festival.

 Achievements:

Worked In an Advertising Agency 'Saket Communications Pvt. Ltd.' Pune
as Art- Director.
Worked as a Movie Art Director for a Children's film for CFSI.
(Children's Film Society of India) Pune.
Worked as a Movie Art Director for a TV Serial 'Peshawai'.
Live demonstration of A 6 by 4 feet painting at 'Pathfinder', a
Cultural Center in Pune.
A Painting Exhibition on, 'Krishna', at Inox. Year 2005
Exhibited Paintings in a group show at Empress Gardens, Pune.Year 2005
A solo Exhibition in 'Gold Ad Labs' Kalyaninagar, Pune.Year 2006
Exhibited Paintings in a group show organized by Nag Foundation, at
Empress Gardens,   Pune, Year 2007
Designed a Corporate Identity Program for National Companies like,
Glitter Alloys India Pvt. Ltd., Sharp pressing Pvt Ltd., Amit
Engineering, etc
Advertising campaigns for Bank of Maharashtra, Atlas Copco, Garment
Brands 'Meher', ‘Nina Richi’, ’On’, and  Kanak Multi cuisine etc.
Designed a corporate Office For a law firm, ‘Max Legal’
Assisted, three films, produced by Film & Television Institute of
India, out of which one has won ‘Best film award’ in German Film
Festival,2007.
Directed Three Social awareness films, as a part of 'Anti-Smoking
Champaign'. These films were showcased in the 'Digital film festival'
at Film Archives of India, Pune,
‘Pulotsav’, Ratnagiri, and on World’s first online festival,
http://www.cultureunplugged.com And  also won a ‘Special Jury  Award’
in  Vasundhara Short  Film  Festival.These films are placed on U tube
on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdfcQfYrbUs
Paintings are in the private collections in Pune, Mumbai and U.S.A.
Work is featured on an International (Italy) Art Site http://bella-arts.com.au/
Work is featured on an International Art Site
http://www.artwanted.com/artist.cfm?ArtID=37284

 
Artist Statement : I want viewer just to relax his mind and forget about all the restlessness...I want the
viewer to think of the life, in most beautiful ways. Life has an unfolded charm...you just
need a vision to look at it...to appreciate, to ponder....
Life is full of mysteries....some you can unfold if you are really willing to open your mind
to good thoughts...I want my paintings to be a door to all these beautiful, but
mysterious thoughts life has stored in it.I want to use cryptography, in my paintings to
give hope of a beautiful tomorrow...
A hope which will take a viewer to a different thought process. A never before positivity
hidden in the imagery I use...These paintings I draw are like dreams...you can see in
the day.They are like the impressions of life's beauty, They will bring you a hope, a
certainty of tomorrow, a calmness, and a eternity, a timeless expression of life.
Sanjay Kulkarni.
 

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