Komu, Riyas, 1971-

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Name (Latin)
Komu, Riyas, 1971-
Other forms of name
Riyas Komu, 1971-
Date of birth
1971
Field of activity
Art
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 96795851
Wikidata: Q2003182
Library of congress: nb2009021745
Sources of Information
  • India contemporary, c2009:p.98 (Riyas Komu, b. 1971)
  • Systematic citizen, 2006:info. inside catalog (B.F.A., M.F.A, painting, Sir J.J. Sch. of Art, Mumbai)
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Wikipedia description:

Riyas Komu is an Indian multimedia artist and curator based in Mumbai. He has invested his time in art education and developing art infrastructure in India. Komu's works are inspired by social conflicts and political movements and topics like migration and displacement. His hyper-realistic oil portraits of people resemble socialist-realist propaganda art, with one of his portraits titled Why Everybody should Look Like Mao. In 2007, Komu was one of two artists from India selected for the 52nd Venice Biennale by curator Robert Storr. Later, he went on to represent the Iranian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale in 2015. Komu also participated in the Jogja Biennale, Indonesia, 2011.

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