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A M RAJ
 Fond
of expressing action and movement in any medium he chooses to work
with, A.M.Raj is one of the few artists whose creativity
with paint and brush is utilised mostly for spreading messages charged
with moral values.
Trained at the College of Arts and Crafts, Chennai, A.M.Raj
is relentlessly pursuing his ambition of getting into the Guinness
Book of World Records. He wants to create the longest painting
in the world.
 This
quite, simple and well-mannered artist was born in 1966 in Tirunelvelli
district. During his brief stint as an artist in a consumer product
company, he created several mural designs for various trade fairs.
In 1987 his pavilion and display design received the first prize
in the `Ideal Home' exhibition at Madurai. Though he has
now given up his job, to spend more time pursuing his interest,
he continues to do interior decoration for exhibition pavilions,
as well as shops.
After proving himself in watercolours, oil and ink paintings, A.M.Raj
now specialises in three-dimensional images. His cubist-style paintings
can be easily converted to sculptural form. The cubist-style is
mostly of women, without any vulgarity in the representation. Raj's
watercolour series called 'Movements' captures the
idea with a painting of colourful fish. The same goes for the series
'Speed' and 'Dummy Horse' too, where
the feeling of movement is palpable. In his watercolour 'Little
Flower' and a pencil drawing with the same title, Raj reveals
his skill in portraiture. Raj says he enjoys painting in oils the
most. He tries to express ideas in a figurative style. 'Emotion'
shows a volcano in bright reds and greens to indicate the
eruption of feelings.
The artist's poster painting on Drug Abuse helps redefine the ideological
position of battered youth today.
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