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In his works, Tito applies a language of realism that alternates between the circumstances of being from another place and confronting the culture of his familial heritage. His work is incredibly vibrant and immensely allegorical, and it is grounded in the artist's own experience. While displacing his presence as an outsider, this unique position allows him to be part of a reality that he sardonically rips through and responds to with his visuality. With Tito's open and direct investigation of death and mortality, the rich and expressive brushwork that brings to life his iconography responds to Cesar A. Cruz's famous maxim, "Art should shock the comfortable and comfort the disturbed."
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Tito's visual landscape, which is immersed in Christian mythology, is plagued by the spectre of a chaotic and riotous existence that has seen violent upheavals, intergroup conflict, and personal tragedies. Tito's paintings grow explicit and disturbing as he sharply critiques the politics of his surroundings, overwhelming the viewer with apprehension and uneasiness while also presenting an emotional yet persevering journey that has only just begun.
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Tito is a graduate of the College of Fine Arts in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, and the MS University Baroda in Gujarat. His work has appeared in a number of group exhibitions, including the Student's Biennale in Kochi (2016), the annual exhibitions at the Kerala Lalithakala Akademi (2016, 2019, 2021, and 2022), the Bose Krishnamachari-curated exhibition "Lokame Tharavadu" in Alappuz Relics of a Divine Land, his first solo exhibition, was displayed at Academy Art Gallery in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala (2020). Additionally, Tito has received numerous grants and honours, including the Shristi AIF Grant (2020), the PDAF Emerging Artist Kalanand Award (2022), and the Kerala Lalithakala Akademi Award (2019).