Subodh Kerkar is a qualified medical professional who gave up medicine to pursue arts in 1990. He has carved a niche for himself, especially in the field of conceptual art, land art and performance art. He is the founding director of Museum Of Goa (MOG), which is one of the largest privately-owned contemporary art spaces in India.
Born on 26th August 1959, in Goa, Subodh Kerkar gave up his medical profession in 1990 to pursue his passion. His art practice includes installations, sculptures, multimedia works, performances, paintings and drawings. His works are heavily washed by the ocean and are commentaries on social, political and religious issues. He narrates histories using contemporary visual idioms. He is the founding director of Museum of Goa. Presently, he also holds the Mario Miranda Chair as a Visiting Research Professor at Goa University.
The act of painting is a journey into the unknown. The artist is never entirely certain when a painting is complete. Every brushstroke reveals new possibilities, making the end difficult to define. Painting is, in many ways, a form of prayer. And like a prayer, it is never truly complete—it simply reaches a moment when the artist chooses to let it go.
Green Peace, South Asia has commissioned me to create an installation at Mannar, Sri Lanka to highlight the environmental issues facing the region like rising heat and sea level as well as the threat to biodiversity.
I found a barrel washed ashore at Baga beach. I am planning to create a sculpture with it.
I create so much work that there is not enough space to store or display it. A new space is being built.
