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Magunta Dayakar
Email: magunta.dayakar@gmail.com
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Statement
by the Artist
I paint…., Why? Because whenever I do it, I enjoy it. Why do I enjoy it? Is it Money? ... Not really.. Then... is it fame? I have experienced it, it is fleeting. Not much pleasure lies there. Then what ?
Painting gives me an enormous sense of power…., Why? In most of my paintings, I am literally capturing the power of Nature. Capturing that awesome power, empowers me and it truly is intoxicating.. My work appears aggressive?…..It is merely reflecting the true character of nature.
Simply put, I am not trying to paint Nature, instead I paint its character. How can a mere human capture the essence of nature without experiencing it in its entirety?. To experience it, I travel….in my own mind. My imagination takes me to every corner of the universe. This exquisite journey expresses itself through my paintings. Why do I paint? it is my reason for being……
- Dayakar Magunta
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About Magunta Dayakar
From humble beginnings in Andhra Pradesh, Magunta Dayakar shot to fame as an acclaimed portrait painter. He is also known nationally for his Lightscape Paintings. Internationally his work is evoking curiosity in art circles. Critics have praised him for his style in paintings, he claims, however never to consciously think of style. He believes style evolves on its own when the artist works continuously with dedication. A number of news papers and magazines have also published articles on his work.
He has written five books on art & creativity. In 2008, Coca Cola India decorated its New Delhi Corporate office exclusively with his paintings. Spectra, Doon School and many other national and international companies and institutions collected his works.
He is also a successful novelist in Telugu with more than 35 novels to his credit. He lives in Hyderabad and has been running a Creative Painting School for children and elders for the last 12 years.
His work is encouraged continuously by ‘’ Sri KSSV FINVEST Pvt. Ltd.’’ They collected 100 of his paintings and are promoting and sponsoring his work.
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Magunta Dayakar’s
books on Art
Becoming an Artist
The world of my Lightscape paintings
Understanding Painting - What is the solution?
The Character of a Creator - Do you have it in you?
Conflicts of an Artist’s mind
Introduction to Design & Composition
Some important collection
Sandhya & Venkat Kode (Collection of
100 paintings)
Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages pvt. Ltd.
(Coca Cola and Indian Heritage Paintings for their Guargon Corporate Office
Doon school old boys society
Spectra group
Don short family portrait
(C E O - Coca-Cola India )
Rick Nicholson (C E O, Coca-Cola India)
Jason Roof (American Consulate- Hyderabad)
Kiran Divi (Divis Laboratories ltd.)
J.Srimoorthy (HSBC)
Dr.K. Saradavani (SaiVani hospitals)
Vishnu (Nuances)
JB Reddy( JB Industries)
Dr.Savitha (Dr. Sriram Murthy) (Swapna Nursing Home)
Roberto E Gouizetto (CEO-Coca Cola)
Y.S Rajasekhar Reddy (Collection of Y.V Subba Reddy
and many more portraits and collections from India and abroad.
plus T V telecasts, articles on his paintings.
Solo Exhibitions
Lakshana Art Gallery-2005
Art Gallery of Light & Colour 2010
Beyond Coffee- Boutique Art Gallery
-July 2010
Beyond Coffee- Boutique Art Gallery
-Nov 2010
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Black,White & Red | Lightscape Paintings | Light & Colour Paintings
Portraits | General Paintings | Coca-Cola Paintings | Plein air painting
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