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of expressing action and movement in any medium he chooses
to work with, A.M.Raj is one of the few artists whose
creativity with paint and brush is utilised mostly for
spreading messages charged with moral values.
Trained at the College of Arts and Crafts, Chennai, A.M.Raj
is relentlessly pursuing his ambition of getting into the
Guinness Book of World Records. He wants to create the
longest painting in the world.
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quite, simple and well-mannered artist was born in 1966 in
Tirunelvelli district. During his brief stint as an artist
in a consumer product company, he created several mural
designs for various trade fairs. In 1987 his pavilion and
display design received the first prize in the `Ideal Home'
exhibition at Madurai. Though he has now given up his job,
to spend more time pursuing his interest, he continues to
do interior decoration for exhibition pavilions, as well as
shops.
After proving himself in watercolours, oil and ink
paintings, A.M.Raj now specialises in three-dimensional
images. His cubist-style paintings can be easily converted
to sculptural form. The cubist-style is mostly of women,
without any vulgarity in the representation. Raj's
watercolour series called 'Movements' captures the idea
with a painting of colourful fish. The same goes for the
series 'Speed' and 'Dummy Horse' too, where the feeling of
movement is palpable. In his watercolour 'Little Flower'
and a pencil drawing with the same title, Raj reveals his
skill in portraiture. Raj says he enjoys painting in oils
the most. He tries to express ideas in a figurative style.
'Emotion' shows a volcano in bright reds and greens to
indicate the eruption of feelings.
The artist's poster painting on Drug Abuse helps redefine
the ideological position of battered youth today.
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