Sunder Sukka (Telugu: సుందర్ సుక్క; Born 18 August 1978) is an Indian artist(painter) from Mahboobnagar district of Telangana State in India. Sunder Sukka is son of Golla Suddula performer, Golla Suddula performance is an art form which makes people aware of the socio-economic, political and cultural conditions with an underlying message, so that they can fight for their rights.
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Early life and background
Sunder’s been running around from one art gallery to another since 2007 but, artist Sukka Sunder never got a chance to host a solo show. Until 2014. Sunder has brought out 24 collections of artwork titled, Discourse of a People, in what will be the first solo art show of his life in 2014. Ask him why it took this long and he says, “Not many were willing to let me host a solo art show. I’m glad it finally worked out.”
All the paintings, whether it is the recurring figure of lambs and sheep, or men and women from the village, each artwork is a “memory” for Sunder. “Things are changing in the villages. Many artist communities are fast disappearing, so this is my attempt to capture my memories,” he says. When pointed out that a majority of his paintings have lambs in them he smiles, “I’ve grown up with animals around me. Lambs and sheep are very unique animals. The way they sit, their ears... everything makes for a unique subject.”
Career
Sunder’s tryst with art began when he was in Std V when his instincts made him grab a pen and sketch out Rani Rudramadevi. “I seemed to get everything right. I had her features sketched as exact replica of the photo. Elders at home were impressed. My inspiration to paint is my brother who is a signboard artist. Later I did paintings of leaders and as a young school boy, I made greeting cards for New Year, and gave them to friends and relatives. The response from my teachers, student friends and relatives inspired and encouraged me further.”
With Sunder’s interest in art continuing, he joined BFA to pursue it seriously. “Objects like the lantern, issurayyi, rolu- rokali looked interesting to me,” he says as he points out works that depict these objects. He also loves to paint extinct art forms and occupations like budaga, angalollu, gangireddulollu, kommollu, sodi chepetollu, budabudukalollu and others. “I grew up watching them in our village and now life is devoid of instances where one can see such art forms. In some of my works I have represented a sensitive and unnoticed relation and the intimacy which is created or automatically formed between animals and human beings, “he explains. In his painting 'the morning clock' the village woman is compared to morning clock who works out her daily activities like a cock or hen.
Personal life
The relationship that rural folk develop with their livestock in their daily survival etc. is a recurring theme throughout his paintings. This relation is an outcome of the society and “the socialist ideology” that he had developed over the years. “My father went to Madhya Pradesh as a labourer. So in some of my works I have painted the narratives of the life of the villagers as migrant labourers, their feelings at being away from their villages and family,” he explains.
Sunder is married and has a daughter.
Awards
Solo Show
Two man show:
Group shows:
2015
2014
2013
2012
2007
Art Camps
2015
2014
2013
2012
2007
2006
2004