Vikram Kushwah
London, LONDON United Kingdom
Vikram Kushwah's photography instills in it Romantic visions and Surrealist ideas. His projects have strong narrative themes inspired by the somewhat uncanny nature of dreams and how the memory distorts real facts. Many a time his own childhood imagi... More
Artist Statement:
Vikram Kushwah's photography instills in it Romantic visions and Surrealist ideas. His projects have strong narrative themes inspired by the somewhat uncanny nature of dreams and how the memory distorts real facts. Many a time his own childhood imagination fuelled by the storybooks he read as a child, have led him to doing elaborate stagings for his photographs. Wonder, like curiosity, can make seemingly impossible things happen; it's time for wishful thinking to have its due. Vikram studied fashion design after high school which helped him chance upon the medium of photography. After working as an assistant photographer in Mumbai for a year, it was time for some intensive formal education in the subject. He then studied photography for a year in the quaint and hilly town of Ooty in south of India before moving to London. Vikram did a PG diploma at London College of Communication and finished his MA in Photography at UCA, Rochester, UK. He now lives and works as a commercial and art photographer in London.
Education:
Post Graduate Diploma in Photography at Light and Life Academy, India.
Post Graduate Diploma in Professional Photography at London College of Communication, England.
MA Photography at University for the Creative Arts, Rochester, England.
Post Graduate Diploma in Professional Photography at London College of Communication, England.
MA Photography at University for the Creative Arts, Rochester, England.
Awards & Distinctions:
Bronze winner in the 'best photography' category at the Young Lions Awards, Cannes, 2013.
Worked for prestigious fashion magazines like Vogue, Harper's Bazaar and Elle. 2011 - Present.
Work featured in publications such as The Independent.
Work exhibited in the Getty Images Gallery as part of the Calm Photography Movement in partnership with Getty Images, Topman and Lynx. May 2017.
Work in private collections in Europe, UK, USA, Asia and Australia.
Work in the permanent collections of The Oxford Castle and Leeds College of Arts.
Work as art pieces in hotels in London and in the USA.
Commissioned by BAFTA winning singer songwriter to create photographs for her music album 'Dear River'.
Currently in talks with a poetry press for image syndication for one of their book covers.
Worked for prestigious fashion magazines like Vogue, Harper's Bazaar and Elle. 2011 - Present.
Work featured in publications such as The Independent.
Work exhibited in the Getty Images Gallery as part of the Calm Photography Movement in partnership with Getty Images, Topman and Lynx. May 2017.
Work in private collections in Europe, UK, USA, Asia and Australia.
Work in the permanent collections of The Oxford Castle and Leeds College of Arts.
Work as art pieces in hotels in London and in the USA.
Commissioned by BAFTA winning singer songwriter to create photographs for her music album 'Dear River'.
Currently in talks with a poetry press for image syndication for one of their book covers.
Professional/Teaching Experience:
2013 - Present. Teaching photography at Oxford University every summer for OxBridge Academic Programs, New York.
Artistic Influences:
The Surrealists, Romantics and the Pre-Raphaelites.
Among photographers - Guy Bourdin, Sarah Moon, Ana Gaskell, Deborah Turbeville, Tim Walker.
Among photographers - Guy Bourdin, Sarah Moon, Ana Gaskell, Deborah Turbeville, Tim Walker.
Artist Tags:
surrealism, romanticism, analogue photography, fashion, uncanny, freudian
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