About Vikram Kushwah Pictures
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Education
2009 - 2010
University for the Creative Arts, Rochester (UK)
2008 - 2009
London College of Communication (UK)
Awards
2019
Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize
2019
Portrait of Britain
2018
Portrait of Britain
2013
Cannes Young Lions
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Event: Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2109
Dates: 7 Nov 2019 - 16 Feb 2020
The world's most prestigious portrait photographic prize run annually by the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Biography
Vikram’s photos reflect a longing for childhood dreams and fantasies, and for a world unsullied by modernity and the mundane; a simpler life, when ‘miracles were taken for granted’, as Vikram puts it. Similarly, through his corpus of work, Vikram strives to ‘challenge reality’ and rebel against the modern world through celebrating the romanticism and innocence of the ‘pure self’ of the child. The poignant symbols and images featured in his surreal and magical photos are a manifestation of this celebration and yearning.
In addition to being inspired by his childhood memories and his notions of romanticism, Vikram’s artistic influences are vast. While through his work one can see a direct link to childhood classics such as Alice in Wonderland and PeterPan, Vikram also cites the works of Sigmund Freud and the photographer Guy Bourdin as having left a profound impression on him. As well, while pursuing his Master’s, he was particularly drawn to the work of the Surrealists, the Romantics, and the Pre-Raphaelites.
In 2010 he completed his masters degree at University for the Creative Arts, Rochester. He has since been practicing his art in Britain and in India, working for reputed publications such as Vogue and Harpaer's Bazaar and showing his work in galleries in the UK, Europe and the USA. His collector base spans Europe, America and Asia. Vogue Italia featured him in their 'New Talents' section in 2012 and his work won a Young Lions Award (bronze) at Cannes in 2013 for best photography. He currently lives in London.