Alec Chanda's First Solo Exhibition at The Platform in London Showcases Decade-Long Paintings
From February 8 to 22, 2003, Alec Chanda unveiled his first solo exhibition at The Platform, located in Great Western Studios, London W9. The showcase comprised six large-scale oil paintings, each measuring around 200 x 240 cm, which took nearly ten years to finish. A graduate of the Camberwell School of Art (1979-1983) and a second-place recipient of the 1992 BP Portrait Award, Chanda employed a careful technique of transferring drawings onto acetate, which he then projected onto canvas. His artwork merges various images, crafting dreamlike environments with figures depicted in differing resolutions. Additionally, the exhibition featured twenty-five smaller oil and egg tempera pieces on paper, offering a contrast to the expansive canvases. Influences on Chanda's work include Hals, de Kooning, Poussin, and Giacometti.
Key facts
- Alec Chanda's first solo exhibition ran from February 8 to 22, 2003
- The exhibition was held at The Platform, Great Western Studios in London W9
- Six large oil paintings, each about 200 x 240 cm, took nearly a decade to paint
- Chanda studied at Camberwell School of Art from 1979 to 1983
- He won second prize in the BP Portrait Award at the National Portrait Gallery in 1992
- Chanda makes his own paints using ancient pigments
- The show included twenty-five small oil and egg tempera works on paper from a Spanish beach
- His artistic heroes include Hals, de Kooning, Giacometti, Poussin, Chardin, and Morandi
Entities
Artists
- Alec Chanda
- Hals
- de Kooning
- Giacometti
- Poussin
- Chardin
- Morandi
- Guston
- Dick Lee
Institutions
- Camberwell School of Art
- National Portrait Gallery
- BP Portrait Award
- The Platform
- Great Western Studios
Locations
- London
- United Kingdom
- London W9
- Spanish beach
- Spain
- Indian cities
- India