Vimal Chandran

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Vimal Chandran
Vimal Chandran in the studio.jpg
Born
Palakkad, India
NationalityIndian
Known forPhotography, Illustrations, films

Vimal Chandran is an Indian visual artist who works with illustration, photography and films. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Early life and career

Vimal grew up in the town called Palakkad in Kerala. He started painting at the age of four. [1] Vimal completed his B. Tech from Kerala and is a self taught artist. [5] Vimal came to Bangalore to work as a software engineer and eventually quit his corporate job to do art full time. [2] [4] [6] He started exploring digital art from 2008 [7] [8] and his works often reflect vibrant culture of his native place, showing the amalgamation of folklore and myths with science fiction. [9] [10]

Exhibitions and works

His other works include Monsoon Records, a Photography, art and film project based on the monsoon life of Kerala in collaboration with Avial Band [17] and his work for Port Muziris, Marriott. [18]

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