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S G Vasudev: Tree of Life, Painted in Bengaluru

A Mysuru-born painter, one of the founders of the Cholamandal artists' village near Chennai, who moved to Bengaluru and became one of its most respected artists.

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  • S G Vasudev is a painter born in Mysuru in 1941 who has worked in Bengaluru for decades.
  • He trained at the Government College of Arts and Crafts in Madras and was a founding member of the Cholamandal Artists' Village.
  • He is best known for Vriksha, his Tree of Life series.
Tariq Sallam, founder of The City 24/7 Tariq Sallam September 27, 2026 • 2 min read
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A sunlit art studio with a vivid gold and blue tree of life painting on an easel, copper relief panels on the walls, brushes in jars and potted plants

S G Vasudev has lived and worked in Bengaluru for decades.

“His trees are never just trees. They hold people, lovers and whole worlds.”

• On the Vriksha series

S G Vasudev is a painter, born in Mysuru in 1941, who trained at the Government College of Arts and Crafts in Madras and was a founding member of the Cholamandal Artists' Village. He later moved to Bengaluru, where he has worked for decades. He is best known for Vriksha, his Tree of Life series, and for paintings exploring human figures and landscapes.

He is one of the senior figures of Bengaluru's art world. This profile keeps to the well-documented record.

Quick Information

A painter who has been drawing the same tree for decades and finding something new in it every time.

Born
1941, Mysuru
Training
Government College of Arts and Crafts, Madras
Cholamandal
Founding member of the artists' village
Home
Bengaluru, for decades
Series
Vriksha, the Tree of Life

What Is the Vriksha Series?

A long-running series of paintings built around the tree of life, often filled with human figures, lovers and symbolic forms.

What Is Cholamandal Artists' Village?

An artists' community near Chennai founded in 1966, of which Vasudev was a founding member.

A LESSER-KNOWN FACT

He has also worked with tapestry and copper relief.

Why Does S G Vasudev Belong in People of Bangalore?

THEIR BANGALORE CONNECTION

He has lived and painted in Bengaluru for decades and is part of the city's modern art history.

HOW I PUT THIS TOGETHER

I haven't interviewed S G Vasudev for this piece. It's pieced together from online research: published interviews, news reports, books and official records, cross-checked against each other. If you know S G Vasudev and spot something I've got wrong, tap the WhatsApp icon at the bottom right and tell me, and I'll fix it.

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Who is S G Vasudev?

A painter known for the Vriksha, or Tree of Life, series.

Where does S G Vasudev work?

In Bengaluru.

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