Mandeep manu singh

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Watermarks were placed on artwork above to protect their artistic integrity as each one is a digital copy.

Biography:

“I started taking interest in computer graphics and used to practise it in a playful way. Nobody could foresee that a boy who could not draw even a single line properly, would start making pictures conveying depth and deep insight. My work was very much appreciated by everyone. My grandfather then bought a computer for me; I was fascinated by it. When I began conveying my inner thoughts on screen through computer drawing and graphics, people were pleasantly surprised and motivated me further. Finally in 2003, I hosted my first solo exhibition and got a great response from the viewers which boosted my confidence. Also, my entries got selected for the National Exhibition organized by Lalit Kala Academy, Delhi in 2004. This is how my journey as an artist started. The severity of my physical condition posed a hurdle in pursuing an Art degree from a renowned art college at Chandigarh. Therefore, I could not pursue my degree. In 2011, I was invited by my dream college in Chandigarh to conduct a workshop on digital art. Virtual reality proved to a blessing as it gave me mental and emotional strength to cope with my condition.”

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Artwork:

  1. Prayer (2019) - Digital. In this digital art he comments on the abstract aspects of the Human Existence, Selfhood, and The Cosmos.

  2. Bhudha Teen (2018) - Digital [available]. The face of Budha as a teen tilted to the right on top of lotus flowers with a bird perched right by his left eye. The figures are made with yellow lines against an orange background.

  3. Deep II (2015) - Digital [available]. Seven gradient orange semi-circles sit atop two blue leave like shapes. The background is peach.

  4. Angel (2018) - Digital [available]. An angel stands at the right looking down next to a deer looking up on the left. There are lotuses in the background and a bird perched on the ground looking up. The figures are made with yellow lines against an orange background.

  5. Krishna (2018) - Digital [available]. An outline of Krishna’s face with a flute superimposed on top. The outline of a bird sitting perched on top of two of five pink lotuses. The painting has a sea blue background while the outlines are done in a baby blue.

  6. Meditation III (2015) - Digital [available]. A flower with light green and green petals in against a yellow background casts a grey shadow. Three wavy lines are superimposed at the bottom of the stem.

  7. My Nanak (2018) - Digital [available]. Guru Nanak looks down at a bird perched at the lower right corner. A deer sits at the lower left corner while looking up. An image of a rose sits in the upper left corner. The figures are made with yellow outlines against an orange background.

  8. Evolution (2019) - Digital [available]. Orange abstract shapes about a bright yellow horizon.

  9. Love (2018) - Digital [available]. Three hearts float upon rushing waters and a ring of waves. There are pink, yellow and green cosmic patterns surrounding the hearts. There are five cosmic rings of orange, pink, yellow and red-orange colours floating above the heart along an axis. There are two large cosmic rings sitting on the right and left sides of the painting. The sky is dark and cosmic clouds are there in the distance.

  10. Nirvana (2008) - Digital [available]. The silhouette of Buddha meditating under and sitting on the roots of the Bodhi Tree. This depicts the journey to Nirvana as symbolized by the road coming out of his figure. This image sits under another silhouette of Buddha himself but just his face, indicating that the path to salvation in inner peace. The silhouette surrounded by a splash of bright fiery red and yellow colours.

  11. Sufi (2018) - Digital [available]. This depicts a Dervish dancer performing a Sufi dance in a spiritual quest to become one with God. There is a deer at the dancer’s left hand and a bird perched on lotus flowers at the dancer’s left foot. There is an sun-like figure superimposed on the dancer on the upper left hand corner.

For inquiries about all available art, please contact Not Just Art.

Awards:

  • 2004 – Awarded at 70th All India Exhibition of Fine Art in Amritsar

  • 2004 – Vocational Award by Rotary Club Amritsar North

  • 2005 – Awarded at 2nd Annual Indian Royal Academy Awards at Gulbarga, Karnataka

  • 2006 – 2nd Agnipath All India Art Competition and Exhibition in Travancore Art Galleries, Delhi

  • 15 Aug 2010 – State Award (PARMAN PATRA) during Independence day by CM PUNJAB S. Parkash Singh Badal at Ferozpur

  • 25 March 2017 – Kala Shree Award Field of Art Present KT: Kala Amritsar

  • 17 June 2017 – 2nd Awarded at ‘Embracing Challenges’ dedicated to differently abled artists at Uchaan Art gallery, Gurugram, Haryana

  • 6th October 2018 – Judging the ADAPT (Able Disabled All People Together)  Achievement Awards on the occasion of the World Cerebral Palsy Day, in ADAPT (Formerly The Spastics Society of India), Mumbai

  • 2018 – Certificate of Honour and from BAG Group, my digital art work was selected in Top 10 Digital Art in the world in 9th International Annual Art Exhibition

  • 2018-19 – Honorary Mention Award in International Drawing Biennale in Ankan Art Associates held at Art By Divyaman (studio 'N' Gallery)- Noida, UP ,

  • 8th Feb to 10th Feb 2019, Award of True Spirit of Education, Academia and Field of Art on the Eve of Padam Shree S G Thakur Singh Birth and Teachers day celebration

  • 6 Sep 2019 – Honoured by Sardar Rajinder Mohan Singh Chhina at Indian Academy of Fine Arts

  • 29 Aug 2019 – 4th National Sports Day Kala- a- Shartaj Awarded by Great Sports Cultural Club India given by O.P. Soni (Minister of Punjab Govt.) at VirsaVihar Amritsar

Other Significant Achievements:

  • Poetry on selected graphics is published the book Tawny Glows by Jaspreet Mander 2015 (ISBN 978-93-5235-321-7)

  • Graphics published in the book Our Land Our Time by Jaspreet Mander 2014.

  • His work was accepted for the research topic “Indian Digital Art in Contemporary World–A Critical Survey” from Banasthali University

  • Work was accepted for the research topic “Bhartiya Photography ke Badalte Swaroop ka vigyapano par Prabhav : Ekadhyan” from Kurukshetra University

  • Interviewed on DD Punjabi on the program GallanTeGeet – “ZindagiAnmol”on15 Oct 2013.

  • A documentary Udaari (A Flight) has been made on me by Puneet Watts and has been showcased in 60 Seconds to Fame by Ability Foundation

  • Interviewed on Harman Radio Australia on the program “Naginay” on 29 June 2014 Celebrations of International Day for Persons with Disability 3-Dec-2014 Big FM 92.7 by Natrang Society Amritar

  • Talk about book Tawny Glows Jaspreet Mander and Mandeep Singh Manu on Harman Radio Australia on the program “Mehfil” – 17 June, 2015

  • Interview on All India Radio / Doordarshan on the program “Salaam Zindagi” IK graphics artist Nall Mulaqaat on 21 April 2019

  • Interview on SIKH CHANNEL on the program “SHONK AWALRA" 2019

  • Interview on JAGBANI TV on the program “UMEED DEA BANDE" Aug 2019

  • Panel for young writers and artist Talking about the Books at Sangrur Heritage and Literary Festival 20 to 22 Nov 2015

  • Talk about International Day of People with with Disability in Jagbani Radio 3 Dec 2017,

  • Talk In Spite of Disability: Mandeep Singh Manu get appreciation for his art in Ajit Web TV 2019 Rozana Spokesman Interview Oct 2019

  • World Disability Day 'ਤੇ ਜਗਬਾਣੀ Jagbani TV ਦੀ Special Report 3 Dec 2019.

  • Compiled a book IBADAT on Photography and Computer Graphics Showcasing work done by his students in Spring Dale Senior School, Amritsar

  • Part of a book published on Artists of Amritsar ‘Art Persons’ (Contemporary Artists of Amritsar)

  • Book cover designers and art work published. Aliss at the Fire, novel Norwegian by Jon Fosse ,under the title AagKePaas Aliss Hai Yeh translation by Teji Grover (ISBN 978-93-5229-363-6) Vani Prakashan, New Delhi, 2016.

  • Part of a book published on artists  Contemporary Art North India by Rajesh Chadha, Nonika Singh, Dr. Guneeta Chadha (ISBN 978-81-8274-949-8) Pentagon Press, New Delhi, 2017

  • Book Cover Designers and Works published Awarefulness journey from misery to joyful living by Namita Gandhi and Ann C. Schauber, KiraMahiya Publishing, Oregon, USA (ISBN 978-0-9988662-0-8)



Exhibitions:

  • More than 22 Solo and group Exhibition at Amritsar, Delhi and Chandigarh, Bharat Bhawan, Bhopal

Achievements:

NATIONAL

  • More than 60 Participations in Different Prestigious Art galleries including Lalit Kala Academy

  • AIFACS Delhi and  Discovering Ability Art Awards All India Visual Art Exhibition held at UNESCO

  • 4 November 2019 – Not Just Art Discovering Ability Awards at UNESCO New Delhi Office

INTERNATIONAL

  • Participated in 9th Tehran International Poster Biennial 2007 at Iran

  • Participated in KAUNAS BIENNIAL TEXTILE’11 satellite exhibition “GEORGE MACIUNAS AND BEYOND: FLUXUS NEVER STOPS” in Lithuania 2011

  • The Wrong - New Digital Art Biennale, Homeostasis Lab Pavilion. Curated by Julia Borges & Guilherme Brandão, São Paulo, Brazil/World Wide Web 2013

  • 4th International Biennial of Graphic Digital Arts – Gdynia (Poland) at The New Gallery, Gdynia Design Centre situated in a Complex Conference Pomeranian Science and Technology Park in Gdynia Avenue Victory - 2014

  • NKU 1st International Mail Art Biennial held by Fine Arts, Design and architecture of University in Turkey 2016

  • 5th International Biennial of Graphic Digital Arts – Gdynia (Poland) at The New Gallery, Gdynia Design Centre situated in a Complex Conference Pomeranian Science and Technology Park in Gdynia Avenue Victory -2016

  • Participated in Dyplfor Preparation for Students works set in 21th International Biennial of Children’s and Young People’s Graphic Art in Torún 2018 – POLAND

  • Participated in International Drawing Biennale 2018-19 in Ankan Art Associates held at Art By Divyaman (studio 'N' Gallery)- Noida, UP , 8th Feb to 10th Feb 2019. ,

  • NKU 2nd International Mail Art Biennial held by Fine Arts, Design and Architecture of University in Turkey 2019.

  • 6th International Triennial of Graphic Digital Arts - Gdynia in Poland 2019

  • International Touring Collection 2008 Common Ground Collection - International Touring Exhibition (World premiere of the Common Ground Collection will take place at the Haun Tie ArtMuseum in Beijing China, from November 5th November 15th 2008 The exhibition will then move on to venues in Europe and North America through 2010).

  • Participated in Visual Aid’s “Get out of Jail Free” art exhibition at the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence Gallery in the San Francisco LGBT Community Center from CA April 2 – May 12, 2007

  • Art Work selected at Malaysia in MIMF 2009

  • Participated in Wroclaw Mail Art Project 2010 Poland,

  • Participated in Mail Art Project “Mournful demon is spirit of banishment (love story)” 2010 Russia

  • Participated in Mail Art Project “TIME” in Russia 2011.

  • Participated “Forest Magic Mountain” at FAO headquarters in Rome 2011 held in the International Year of Forests, move to Monaco of Bavaria and now deposit at The MART-Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art., 7th & 9th Annual Disability Art Exhibit In Honor Of Deaf Awareness Month And National Disability Employment Awareness Month-The Academy of Special Dreams Foundation, City of Los Angeles Department on Disability, Cultural Affairs Department & Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell Sep 2014 & Oct,2016.

  • “The 2016 & 2017 International Contemporary Miniprint of Kazanlak”: Kazanlak Art Gallery, (at the heart of the Rose Festival cultural festivities), Bulgaria, 2016 & 2017., 11 , 12 & 13 International Digital Art Mini-Print Exhibition Digital, Centre d’artistes Voix Visuelle, Ottawa, Canada 2016, 2017, 2018.

  • EXDIGITALIS Salon 2017 & 2019 in the Centre of Contemporary Art “Znaki Czasu” in Toruń, Poland 2017 & 2019, III & IV International Avilés Mail Art Exhibition, themed “the fire”, “the water”, to be held at the Palacio de Valdecarzana, in Avilés, Spain 2018 & 2019.

  • Participated in DYPLOM for Preparation for Students works set in 20 TH  INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S AND YOUNG PEOPLE’S ART COMPETITION “ALWAYS GREEN, ALWAYS BLUE”, ORGANIZE BY CHILDREN’S CREATIVE ART CENTRE AND GALLERY IN TORUŃ 2019.

Workshops on Computer Graphic Design:

  • S. G. Thakur Singh Art Gallery Amritsar

  • Heritage Fashion House New Delhi

  • Padamshree Dr. Daljit Singh Eye Surgeon, GNDU, USA, China, Japan, Delhi, Punjab

  • MART - Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Trento and Rovereto

  • 4th International Biennial of Graphic Digital Arts – Gdynia (Poland)

  • 5th International Biennial of Graphic Digital Arts – Gdynia (Poland)

  • 6th International Triennial of Graphic Digital Arts - Gdynia in Poland

  • Punjab Lalit Kala Akademi and Punjab Arts Council on the occasion of     550th Birth Anniversary of Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji 2019

  • At some private collections

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