Madan Lal

Madan Lal Chandigarh based Artist the city design by famous architect Le-courbouser. He grew up in Ferozepur Punjab north part of the India and the culture, heritage, motifs, landscape of his state and its rural areas have defined his imagery and vocabulary on canvas. The miniature tradition, frescoes of Ajanta and Ellora, Sufism, Buddha, all have a strong presence on the painter’s canvas, who studied applied arts at the Government College of Art, Chandigarh. Recipient of the National Award by the National Lalit Kala Akademi and several prestigious awards, Madan Lal served as honorary vice-chairman the Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi (2012-2018), and assistant professor, NIIFT. Secretary Chandigarh Lalit kala Akademi (2003-2006) & Punjab Lalit kala Akademi (2000-2003).
The painter’s imagery is multi-layered and replete with life’s many motifs, materialistic and metaphysical and colours that exude a mysterious vibrancy are drawn from many journeys, internal and external, with the forms finding their own space and place with the elements of nature — everyday life, birds, animals, dreams and fantasies. Madan’s anthropomorphic images, part human, part animal are employed deftly to paint the emotional-scape of human beings and the complexity of man- woman relationships. Eroticism too is a recurring thread. Chandigarh’s landscape, surroundings, architecture, has also inspired many of Madan Lal’s series of works, as he constantly explores new ways to express through his art. Drawing remains Madan Lal’s first passion, as he creates hundreds of sketch books, which also contain his poetry and tell many stories, as he embarks on new artistic journeys.