FYI - Gems' Art Show 2015

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For Your InformationGems’ Art Show -2015, June 6th -10th

Durbar Hall Art Gallery, Kochi

Gems, aka the design team at RapidValue throw in ideas, designs, comments, a common affair as it sounds – But one fine day, a sweeping thought is born and it’s called ‘FYI’.

It reflects our passion, our love of colors and the pixels we splash. We carve the artistic talents deep down in all of us, not separated by any divides of man or technology or the job that we do daily. We dedicate this to all of you, the artists in Infopark, in Kochi at large and why not, to the entire wide world of art!

This is our baby step to hold hands with designers, the lovers and admirers of vibrant colours and the jolly folks who keep art in their heart & minds.

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“ Everyone is an artist”- Joseph Beuys

FYI exhibition is a unique initiative by a very talented set of artists, whose day job involves designing beautiful and highly functional software for mobile and web. We at RapidValue are proud and excited to be hosting and sponsoring this exhibition.

We are also sure that this will be an inspiration to all creative talent in Kochi and in Kerala, and will provide an on-going platform for them to showcase their talent. I wish our team best of luck, and look forward to a successful exhibition.

Rajesh PadinjaremadamCEO & President, RapidValue Solutions

Over the past years the desire to commit to a social cause has been very earnest within the organization, and the need to identify a focus area has been intent.

‘FYI’ is being endeavoured as a Sustainable Development Program from the RapidValue stable. It is envisioned to be an Art Exhibition which is primarily meant to showcase the artistic talent of techies in the Kochi (Infopark) environment.

The Objective and vision of this event is to showcase Art and Designs by RapidValue Designers to the the fraternity of the Software Community in Kochi, and also to the fraternities of Artists from various other avenues.

The primary objective being of this Art Exhibition would be to serve as a platform for Designers from all walks to interact and engage.

We hope that with successive versions of FYIs to come every year, we will widen its scope to encompass various segments of the society and community. This should help to integrate talent from the world of designers onto the same platform to foster innovation and progression in the world of art.

Dr. Gopalakrishnan J PrakashDirector - Human Resources

BON VOYAGE / ACRYLIC ON CANVAS / 36” X 48”

MELVIN THAMBILead Architect UI/UX

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Melvin Thambi (°1983, Palakkad, India).

Currently working as a UI/UX Lead Architect with RapidValue. His paintings establish a link between a man’s voyage and the associated images. By applying dark strokes on a bright yellow color, he tries to approach a wide scale of subjects in a multi-layered way.

Most of his works are portrayed by lines & patterns that are spontaneously combined to create compositions depicting images that inspire him.

His works directly respond to the surrounding environment and uses everyday experiences from the artist as a starting point. Often these are framed instances that would go unnoticed in their original context. With a subtle minimalistic approach, he weaves intense personal moments on canvas.

Melvin holds a bachelor's degree in Fine Arts and also received a first rank in Applied Arts (Govt R. L. V College of Music & Fine Arts, Mahatma Gandhi University, India). He currently lives and works in Kochi.

LEGENDS THROUGH THE KALEIDOSCOPE / ACRYLIC ON CANVAS / 36” X 48”

RONY ANANDSenior UI/UX Designer

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Rony Anand(°1984, Pathanamthitta, India).

Rony’s artwork is typically vibrant and detailed.

A lot of his work is inspired by Kaleidoscope. Rony uses knives, brushes, and fingers to paint his artwork as he seems to prefer the various strokes created by them. Painting portraits is his specialty.

He layers his paintings with bright and contrasting colours. Design is his passion, he pushes his limits and imagines the way beyond.

He enjoys designing and is at bliss while he does it.

UNTITLED / PEN ON PAPER / 24” X 24”

ANUP MSenior UI/UX Designer

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Anup M (°1981, Kottayam, India).

He lives in Kochi, works as a professional UI/ UX designer. His works consists of Illustrations, floral art works made with pen on paper.

‘Untitled’ is a series of typographic floral illustrations portraying a few eminent personalities from Kerala who are celebrated with their pet names, close to the artist’s heart.

The works exhibited here are framed floral art works made with Micron artist pen on Fabriano art paper.

FALL OF LIFE / PHOTOGRAPHY / 20” X 30”

SUJITH KUMAR K SSenior Front-end Developer

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Sujith Kumar K S (°1985, Vaikom, India).

Sujith is a photographer and Front-end Developer based in Kochi.

‘Fall of life’ is a photo collage of leaves that naturally fall to the ground by the act of gravity and the love & laws of nature.

He loves music and exploring new places. When not designing something hefinds himself in his motorcycle with a camera.

PATTERNS OF LIFE / XYLOGRAPHY / 24” X 24”

ANUGEETH WAYANADSenior UI/UX Designer

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Anugeeth Wayanad (°1987, Wayanad, India).

Anugeeth’s work is characterised by the use of everyday objects in an atmosphere of middleclass mentality in which recognition plays an important role.

Anugeeth currently lives and works in Kochi. Here he has exhibited a series of composition from life.

About xylography/woodcut:Woodcut, the oldest technique used in fine art printmaking, is a form of relief printing. The artist’s design or drawing is made on a piece of wood (usually beechwood), and the untouched areas are then cut away with gouges, leaving the raised image which is then inked.

Woodcut prints are produced by pressing the selected medium (usually paper) onto the inked image. If colour is used, separate wood blocks are required. Woodcut printing is sometimes referred to as xylography .

MAN MADE / MIXED MEDIA / 36” X 36”

HARI KRISHNANFront-end Developer

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Hari Krishnan (°1990, Kochi, India).

Hari works as a professional UI designer. His art consists of painted and printed paper-cut art and mixed medium installations.

“Man Made”, exhibited here portrays how Hari feels about man’s race towards the future and its consequences. They depict how almost everything man makes, works against mother nature, even the invention of light.His exhibits here are made from paper, coloured and painted.

DREAMY SWIRLS / PEN ON PAPER/ 30” X 20”

SARANYA REMANANUI/UX Designer

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Saranya Remanan (°1991, Kottayam, India).

Saranya works as a UI Designer by profession and an artist by passion. Her work consists of line drawings on handmade paper.

“Dreamy Swirls” portrays the dreams that evolved & effused in her mind. This depicts her peaceful but determined ambition to touch the sky.

Her works here are made from handmade paper and pen that execute the different depths of mind.

TINY MUSCLES / PHOTOGRAPHY / 30” X 20”

MATHUKUTTY XAVIERUI/UX Designer

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Mathukutty(°1993, Idukki, India).

Mathukutty is a photographer and UI designer based in Kochi, though he can often be found with a bunch of friends filming short movies.

Tiny Muscles’ is a photo series by this 22 year old self taught photographer,featuring realistic tiny toy cars in scenic landscape settings.

He loves travelling, so he simply buys toy cars to capture them in different places with special moods and feelings.

ZEAL EVINCE / PHOTOGRAPHY / 30” X 20”

JIJO JOSEPHUI/UX Designer

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Jijo Joseph Villanassery (°1989, Kochi, India).

Jijo is a Photographer and UI Designer, who loves to experience how lightplays in this whole wide world.

‘The breadwinners and the world around them’ portraying life in classic black and white leads to a border-less imaginative peek into their lives, with the view of a bright nature scene bridging this.

Real | Classic | Experimental – are the three words that convey his style.

UNTOLD /DIGITAL ILLUSTRATION / 20” X 30”

JIBIN JOSEPHUI/UX Designer

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Jibin Joseph (°1993, Idukki, India).

A designer, illustrator & artist living in Kochi, who is obsessed with furthering his creativity in the world of digital illustration.

‘Untold/ Unknowingly’ is a series of a few digital illustrations based on a fairytale theme. It portrays the emotion of a mermaid’s love towards a man in a very fairytale way.

He is mad about digital art so he chose Adobe Illustrator to express the ‘art fantasies’ of his mind.

DARK SHADES/ CHARCOAL ON PAPER/ 24” X 24”

ARUN K ASenior Software Engineer

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Arun K A (°1988, Palakkad, India).

Arun lives in Kochi, working as a Software professional. His works consists of charcoal and pencil arts.

Work includes still Life , Landscapes and Portraits. Arun’s works refelect different shades of black and its power.

His exhibits here are made from paper and charcoal.

MOUNTAIN DIARIES / PHOTOGRAPHY / 30” X 20”

AMAL TOMYUI/UX Designer

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Amal Tomy (°1993, Calicut, India).

He is currently working as a UI Designer. Amal is amazed by nature and enjoys capturing his moments with it.

“Mountain Diaries” is a photographic journey which revolves around his love to travel. Each of these photos brings out the mood felt during those moments.

REJUVENATION / WATERCOLOR / 30” X 20”

SMINU JOSEPHTechnical Lead

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Sminu Joseph (°1985, Kottayam, India).

He is interested in the subtler qualities of light and how they could be used in depicting the nature around. He loves to show the beauty and simplicity in complexity in a new perspective to the viewer.

The beauty and serenity of the mother nature is being melted away in today’s cluttered, techy world. The missing virgin glimpses of the nature are captured to be rejuvenated in colours spreading through..!

A limited palette is used always which captures the beautiful dimensions of colours and is done in a few strokes.

MURAL LINES / ACRYLIC ON CANVAS / 46” X 36”

ANJALI RAVEENDRANTechnical Lead

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Anjali (°1986, Kochi, India).

She has done B-Tech in Computer Science and Engineering and currently working as Technical Lead in Infopark. Beyond her IT career, she is an artist. Her passion for art began at young age.Her mother is her first teacher who taught her basic lessons.

Her enthusiasm to art helped her to explore more about different styles of paintings. One of her favorite style is Tanjore paintings which depicts the Gods of Hindu Mythology with rich colors, stones and gold work.

She loves the vibrant colors of nature and try to depict that in her paintings. Acrylic is her main medium and her paintings are the outcome of imagination and creativity.

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