PR Daroz
Daroz Pandurangiah aka PR Daroz has become one of the foremost names in the field of ceramics, over the course of an almost 50-year-long career in the arts. He creates art that traverses the boundaries between sculpture and architecture. Daroz talks about his art: “Ceramic is an engrossing medium. It taxes the artist as it involves mastery over material, physical labour, creativity and deft strokes." Daroz was born (1944) in Hyderabad. He studied at the College of Fine Arts and Architecture in Hyderabad and pursued a specialization in ceramics under Jyotsna Bhatt in the Faculty of Fine Arts, MS University, Baroda. He has been awarded the National Academy Award, amongst many others, for Ceramics by the Lalit Kala Academy, Delhi and was an elected Member of the prestigious International Academy of Ceramics, Geneva. While having held over 18 solo exhibitions in India, Daroz has represented the country in numerous group exhibitions like the 4th World Ceramic Biennale-Incheon (Korea), 2nd Beijing Art Triennial-China, 3rd World Ceramic Triennial-Zagreb (Croatia), Potters Exhibition-Singapore and the OBIDOS International Biennale-Portugal. He has participated in many international artist’s workshops and camps in diverse countries like Mexico, Thailand, Spain, Singapore, Brunei, Istanbul, Egypt, Malaysia, Yugoslavia, besides all over India. Daroz’s commissions for architectural ceramics are much sought after in both, the private residences and public spaces across India. Daroz works in Gujarat and Delhi.