About The Work

 

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Courtesy of Nature Morte, New Delhi

 

“Digital Sage” 2024BronzeCourtesy of Nature Morte, New DelhiWith his most recent works, Tallur reveals his interest in on-going developments in computer science, with special regard to Artificial Intelligence. As is his customary style, Tallur starts with traditional Asian sculptures and transforms them into contemporary avatars. Beginning with the original visuals of these sculptures, he expands their meanings into unexpected territories. Subjects such as human physiology, religious mythology, moral and ethical dilemmas, and how they interface with computer science occupy the artist's mind. “Recurrent Neural Network” is the artist’s self-portrait, crafted of layered stones in a variety of colors and finding its formal origins in traditional temple oil lamps. “Mind-Gut Link” and “Digital Sage” propose new versions of the human body and its components, synthesizing the organic with the technological.

 

LN Tallur was born in 1971 in Karnataka and now divides his time between South India and South Korea. He received a BFA in Painting from Chamarajendra Academy of Visual Arts, Mysore (1996), an MFA in Museology from Maharaja Sayajirao University, Vadodara (1998), and an MA in Contemporary Fine Art Practice from Leeds Metropolitan University, UK (2002). Tallur’s works have been exhibited internationally, including at solo gallery exhibitions in Germany, South Korea, India, China, and the United States. In 2020 he had a major survey exhibition at the Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton, New Jersey, United States, entitled Interference Fringe and in 2023 the Museum of Art & Photography (MAP) in Bangalore presented his solo show Chirag-e-Al as part of their inaugural celebrations. In the past few years he has been commissioned to create permanent works for the CSMVS Museum in Mumbai, the Linden Museum in Stuttgart, Germany, and the Kempegowda International Airport in Bangalore.