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[Art with a Sense of Humor, since 2014]

First Thursdays at Pioneer Square!

7/6/2018

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You are invited to visit my artist studio every First Thursday to see a new show of original artwork.

My new studio locations are a part of the Pioneer Square First Thursday Art Walk. Every first Thursday 5pm-8pm (and more like 4pm-9pm).

The art will be different every month so come every month.

Tentative 2018-2019 schedule:
- July: "The Journey Is The Adventure"  - paintings celebrating life as an adventure
- Aug: "An Utterance Ineffable"  - as seen at the Seattle Mayor's Gallery in 2017
- Sept: "Robots Are People Too!" - Robots, what more can I say!
- Oct: "Lil' Grim Reaper and Friends" - Halloween Show
- Nov: "Smorgasbord" - A collection of random paintings
- Dec: "@ArtByVikram 4th Annual Holiday Show" - see art from 2018 and buy lots of holiday gifts
- Jan: To Be Determined
- Feb: "Love is in the Air" - Valentine Show

If you can't make it on a First Thursday, you can come on a weekend (provided I am not working an art fair somewhere else) or contact me to visit by appointment.

My new studios are located at:
306 S. Washington Street #107
Seattle WA 98104

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Kent Centennial Gallery Show

11/19/2017

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I am honored to be part of a 2-person show at the City of Kent Centennial Center Gallery, along with my friend and master pastel artist Barbara Noonan. The show runs through end-Dec 2017 and the gallery space is open M-F 8-5 located at 400 W Gowe St, Kent, WA 98032 .

Here is a fabulous video of the exhibition that aired on Kent TV recently (My interview starts around the 3:50 mark):

Art at Centennial - Barbara Noonan & Vikram Madan from Kent TV21 on Vimeo.

I have 16 original pieces in this show:
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My 3rd Annual Holiday Show and Studio Open House

11/19/2017

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You are invited to my 3rd Annual Holiday Show and Studio Open House, Dec 9 and 10 weekend at my Bellevue Art Studio.
This is a great opportunity to come and see the new original paintings I have created this year - as I do not usually take my originals to informal venues and art festivals, it's a rare chance to see a lot of my original work in one place.
I will also have the usual collection of prints, cards, and art gifts if you want to do some holiday shopping,. And if you come early enough you just might snag a discounted original or print!

​IMPORTANT DIRECTIONS; If using GOOGLE MAPS DONT USE THE STREET ADDRESS. Instead, search on Google Maps for EAC STUDIO or IRONWORKS GYM in Bellevue. The studios are located in the back of the IronWorks Gym building. Once you are in the vicinity of IronWorks Gym building, get to the Studio entrance by turning up NE 21st Pl and follow the road. See map image below.
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Here are some photos from my 2016 Holiday Show so you can get an idea of what to expect. This year's art will be all different, featuring new paintings I created over 2017, including my magnum opus 'Forecast Says Rain'
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12th BLAB! Show at Copro Gallery, Santa Monica CA

9/21/2017

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I am thrilled to be a part of the 12th Annual BLAB! Show at the Copro Gallery in Santa Monica, CA. 
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In addition to being the first time I am exhibiting my art outside of Seattle, I am also honored to be part of a show featuring some of the biggest names in the Pop-Surrealist (a.k. Low Brow) Art Movement, including Joe Sorren, Travis Louie, Bill Carman, Glenn Barr, Martin Wittfooth, SHAG, and so many, many more!

Here are some pics from the show:
​Many thanks to show curator Monte Beauchamp and Gallery Director Gary Pressman for including me in this prestigious - and all around fantastic - annual show.
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Solo Exhibition: Seattle Mayor's Gallery

8/24/2017

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I am very honored to have been selected for a solo exhibition at the Seattle Mayor's Gallery in the Seattle Town Hall Building, Third Floor, next to the Mayor's Offices. The show will be up through end of November.
And then, one day, when a new Mayor was sworn in, my art showed up on the local news. That's one way to get your art on TV :)
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On a Whim - Summer Art Exhibition at Mercer Island Gallery

7/24/2017

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I am delighted to be part of a 3-person exhibition at the City of Mercer Island Gallery, located in the Mercer Island Community Center. This exhibition features over 30 of my original pieces, including the recent large painting 'Forecast Says Rain'. The venue is open 7 days a week with extended hours most days. Hope you can get to see it. Opening reception is on Tuesday Aug 1st from 6:30-8 pm. 
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'An Utterance Ineffable' - Solo Show

1/18/2017

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I am honored to have a 3-Month long Solo Art Show at the City of Seattle's Ethnic Heritage Gallery.

For this show I have created an all-new body of work comprising of 15 'intercultural' paintings that stylistically meld contemporary American Pop Surrealism, classical European Tradition and East-Indian Narrative Expressionism, while inviting philosophical contemplation of hope and the human condition. 

Location: Ethnic Heritage Gallery, THIRD Floor (Arcade Level), Seattle Municipal Tower, 5th and Columbia, Downtown Seattle.
Show runs Jan 17 - April 10. Gallery is open Monday thru Friday 8-6.
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Many thanks to the team of Seattle City Employees who helped make this possible: Marta Idowu, Bradley Wilburn, Deborah Paine, and Blake Haygood,  Y'all rock! :)

​A few photos:
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Here's a video of me talking about the show, courtesy of Seattle's Office of Arts and Culture:
https://www.facebook.com/SeattleArts/videos/10155297851607780/​
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And here are images of the 15 paintings. They look even better in person:
All paintings are 20"x20", Acrylic on Canvas, 2016 or 2017 and will be available for purchase after the show.
​Current price: $795+tax (each). If there is one you want, send me a note and I will put you on the waiting list for that particular painting.

Bonus Trivia:
- I created this new body of work over a period of only 10 weeks. It was a slog, yes!
- The titles of all of these paintings derive from lines of poetry penned by Rabindranath Tagore, the Winner of the 1913 Nobel Prize for Literature (and the first non-European to win the Literature Nobel).
- If you know M. F. Hussain's work, can you spot the influence? :)

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2nd Annual Holiday Studio Show and Sale

12/7/2016

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You are invited to my SECOND Annual Holiday Show (and sale) at my studio in Bellevue, WA on Saturday Dec 10, 2016, open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m - drop in anytime.

As I rarely show my original paintings outside of formal gallery shows, this will be a great opportunity to come see many of my original works, including some all new works never shown publicly before, as well as - if inclined - do some holiday shopping of originals, prints and reproductions. Copies of my four books will also be available, or if you already own a copy - bring it and have it signed!

​If you are on FaceBook, you can subscribe to the event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1820351744845690/
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DIRECTIONS:
My Studio is in the Eastside Artist Collaborative Building at 12650 Northup Way Suite 201 Bellevue WA 98005.

Click here to get Google Maps Directions to the Studio Building. Parking is free. You can park in any open spot at the building or along the street.

VERY IMPORTANT: The Studio is on the back side of the 12650 building and cannot be reached from Northup Way. After getting directions from Google (or your GPS), you need to additionally make your way and turn onto NE 21st PL and then follow the road to the second-last building on the left:
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My Interview on Kent TV

6/9/2016

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This summer I will be part of the City of Kent (WA) Annual Summer Exhibit. The Kent Arts Commission was kind enough to feature me in this little video that will run on Kent's TV network over the next few months. Enjoy!

Art at Centennial - Summer Exhibit 2016 from Kent TV21 on Vimeo.

These are the two paintings I have in this show:
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"The Parting Gift (That Changed Everything" - Oil on Panel, 24" x 24"
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"The Journey *is* the Adventure" - Oil on Panel, 24" x 24"
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Watercolor Robots in Auburn

2/2/2016

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For the month of Feb 2016, I have a solo show on display at the City of Auburn Gallery. This show features 15 new works in Watercolor, the first time I have used Watercolor for a formal show. 
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I was initially going to show framed prints of my Robot drawings. However, since the Auburn Gallery features less than 10 hand-picked artists every year, I felt I needed to reciprocate the honor by creating new original works for this show. Having always been interested in Watercolors, I thought I would try combining Watercolors with Pen & Ink to create artwork that was both new, and yet faithful to my original ink drawings.

The first step was conduct a few tests, and I ran into problems right away. Pen & Ink requires paper to be really smooth, whereas Watercolor paper comes in all kinds of textures. Since the watercolors would have to be framed, and framing is expensive, I also discovered I would have to work backwards by finding good+economical frames first, and then creating the artwork to size. After days scouring art and frame shops, I found it was practically impossible to find an intersection point between frame, paper, paper smoothness, and paper thickness for my needs. I finally ended up buying larger sheets of paper that had to be cut to size, which was a laborious process in itself.. 

The photo below shows my first few test pieces, as well as my first test of framing a finished piece. Thankfully the end result looked good and made the effort seem worthwhile!
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For the actual pieces, I decided to work assembly-line fashion in the hope of achieving a consistent look across the pieces and also be more efficient about their execution. The following photos show this work in progress.
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Creating these pieces is a three step process: 1. The underlying pencil sketch; 2. Adding Watercolor coloring; 3. Inking the outlines. This is what the pieces look like before inking:
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Here's a side-by-side showing how much difference inking makes to the work:
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Here's a timelapse video of Inking in action:
And one more closeup:
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Once the works are dry, it's time to frame them. Framing 15 pieces is no laughing matter! You have to take the frame apart carefully, clean it together, attach the piece to the mat, put the whole thing back, add hanging hardware and wires, and do that over and over again.
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And finally it's time to hang the show:
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Click through the gallery below to see all the pieces in the show:
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Selfie, with Maija McKnight, the fabulous Arts Coordinator for the City of Auburn.

The show is up till Feb 26th, 2016. All the works are for sale. If you want to catch the show, it's at the Auburn City Hall, 25 W. Main Street, Auburn. Open M-F 8-5

Many thanks to the City of Auburn, the Auburn Arts Commission, and Auburn Parks & Rec for making this show happen!

And finally, it's in the news:
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