Vinod Daroz is born in southern India. He studied sculpture at the Faculty of Fine Arts, M .S. University, completing his post-graduation (MFA) in ceramic sculpture in 1999. He has had more than 13 Solo Shows and many group shows to date with prestigious galleries Nationally/Internationally. His work has been chosen by several curators to be a part of several Group Shows Solo shows and Residencies Nationally/ Internationally.
Vinod Daroz is known in the art fraternity for his contemporary take on ceramic art that has its inspirations from traditional milieu — south Indian temples, as metaphors to discuss gender issues. Vinod Daroz has a profound and evolving relationship with his craft. It determines his processes, conceptual explorations, and the formal aspects of his artmaking. The body of work that has come together for the exhibition will offer both – glimpses of themes that have featured recognizably in his visual language from the past, as well as intensely new elements that have developed in recent times. The series of installations and sculptures represent Vinod’s continued explorations of form and a deep engagement with his studio practice throughout the fluctuations and disorientations attributed to the effects of the pandemic. The body of work reflects an undiluted celebration of the ceramic medium, as well as the artist’s wide experimentation with technique and presentation. The objects he creates are born from the union of the elements – earth, water, fire, air and space – resonating with the trajectories of inquiry and research that he invests in his artistic deliberations. At the very core of Vinod’s articulations lies his reverence for the sacredness of nature, and a homage to the eternal union of male and female energies. The cycles of birth and death, the evolution of life, the primordial contemplation of the microcosm and macrocosm, and the power balance of the universe itself arise from this notion of the union. Each finished sculpture in the compilation holds within it stories of its evolution. These installations have made multidimensional journeys from being plain lumps of clay to being shaped by the artist’s hands and infused with his ideas. The pieces went through varying stages of glazing and firing, and some of them were cracked and even lost along the way; finally, viewers encounter these beautiful objects, coloured and bronzed or gilded, each one an evocative symbol of the elements of the cosmos itself. Vinod says- For centuries, ceramics have been an integral part of human culture, yet finding its scope and identity – as a new medium. Ceramic artists have struggled a lot to find their space and platform in the industry, although many artists are being showcased by different galleries at different levels. And he is very happy that ceramists are also being showcased on such a platform, as it is the first time that two ceramist artists got their solo at the India Art Fair. He thinks it is the start and hopes for a brighter future for the ceramists.
The most recent residency and exhibitions are, 2021: “The spirit of ceramics” JINGDEZHEN INTERNATIONAL CERAMIC ART BIENNALE, CHINA. “Chalo kaam kariye” remembering Jyotsna Bhatt a group show at “Space studio Gallery”, Baroda. “UNCERTAIN TIMES AND BEYOND…”Online International Invitational Ceramic Exhibition. Organised by SSEDD “Ceramic Art, Education and Exchange Association” Eskişehir City, Turkey. International Online Art Exhibition – Nirantar 21. India. 2020: “The Korea Association of Art & Design,2020 International Art & Design Exhibition” Kookmin University, Korea. “Prolonged solitude” smelling life during lockdown a virtual art camp organised by Reves Art Gallery, Bangalore. “Macsabal silk road Online exhibition/İPEK YOLU ÇEVRIMIÇI SERGISI 2020” Turkey. “National Unity and Togetherness”. Invited as a guest artist at Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University, Turkey. 2019: “Elements in Mythology” at Gallery Ark, Baroda. Jang Jorim Pottery Icheon, South Korea. Roas Gallery cafe, Seoul, South Korea. Hongguang Zigi international Ceramic art exchange week, Yixing China. First Qu Yang Ding Porcelain International Residency Program, Quyang County, China. 11th International Arctic Clay Symposium, in Posio, Finland. “Gold does glitter” Group show in Macau, invited by the Macau government and Pottery workshop Curated by Caroline Cheng. 2018: Taochichun Museum, Jingdezhen, China. “Daoming Craft art Museum” Long Quan, China. 2017: “Liling ceramic valley Museum”, China. A CITY IN A DIALOGUE WITH THE WORLD- Jingdezhen China Ceramic Museum, China. Vinod has received the following awards: National Scholarship for Young Artists, Government of India (1997), AIFACS Award for Best Potter of the Year, New Delhi (1998), AIFACS Award for Best Exhibit, New Delhi (2000), Junior Fellowship, Government of India (2002), Harmony Judges’ Special Award, Harmony Show, Mumbai (2004), Charles Wallace India Trust Award, British Council, India (2004). “Honourable award “International Traditional Macsabal Competition. Turkey (2020) Also a Member of, the International Academy Of Ceramics (IAC), Geneva. International Ceramic Artists Association, Zibo, China. His works take pride in many museums and private collections Nationally/ Internationally Vinod works and lives in Baroda, India
