Chandrakant Patel
Chandrakant produces beautiful paintings and drawings that mimic the colours of his Indian heritage and re-interpret the repetitive patterns of traditional Hindu mandalas. He frequently works on several pieces at one time, layering inks, acrylics and pen in his own unique style. Working intuitively his drawing technique combines crisp free flowing lines and delicate short marks, using marker pens and fine liners to create brightly coloured contours and organic shapes, building wispy lines into solid forms. The drawings often shift in approach some are complete with a sparse composition others are packed with tight dense lines. Chandrakants painting is often large scale, full of movement with flowing brush marks combined with loose layers of rich, immersive colour. His work encompasses both grand-scale and fine detail highlighting the dexterity of this distinctive artist.
Biography
Chandrakant has been a resident artist at the ActionSpace Voltaire Studio since 2004. He has exhibited widely through ActionSpace and thrives when presented with an ambitious project. Chandrakant has exhibited and created site specific art works all our exhibitions and events set in public spaces at Tooting Market and the Southside Shopping Centres for Part of It and Watch This Space. He can dip easily between large and smaller scale but always takes the opportunity when working beyond the studio to work big and bold. His generosity and warmth shine at public events where Chandrakant is keen to share his practice and encourage creativity in others.
Exhibitions
- VITAL MIX: Assembled Lines, Studio RCA, 2019 (group show)
- The Out There Art Fair, Cockpit Arts Christmas Open Studios, 2016 (group show)
- Paris Outsider Art Fair, Hotel du Duc, 2016 (group show)
- Voltaire Open, Studio Voltaire, 2016 (group show)
- Watch This Space, Wandsworth Fringe, Southside Shopping Centre, 2015
- Watch This Space, Wandsworth Arts Festival Fringe, Southside Shopping Centre, 2014 (group show)
- Open House, Studio Voltaire, 2013 (group show)
- Part of It 2, Wandsworth Arts Festival, Southside Shopping Centre. 2nd Participatory installation, 2011
- Part of It, Wandsworth Arts Festival, Southside Shopping Centre. Participatory installation, 2010
- Diversion, Transport for London. Poster along the 37 bus route from Clapham to Putney, 2009
- Cut it out, Southfields Library, 2008
- Under Glass, University College Hospital, 2008
- Pigs Might Fly, Pump House Gallery, 2006
- 18 Drivers, Studio Voltaire, 2005
- Mencap National Touring Exhibition, 2004