[5][1] After completing a BFA in painting from Chamarajendra Academy of Visual Arts, Mysuru in 1996, he received the Karnataka Lalit Kala Akademi Scholarship to pursue an MFA in museology from the from Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda.
In 2001-02, Tallur received the Commonwealth Scholarship to study Contemporary Fine Art Practice at Leeds Metropolitan University, United Kingdom.
[1][6][7] Tallur's early work, such as Unicode (2011), Obituary (2013) and Milled History (2014), is characterised by a recurring theme of value—monetary or otherwise—as a historical gauge of intersocietal and interpersonal relationships.
The sculpture, named after the universal coding protocol used across all computing devices, is a commentary on "the homogenising potential of globalisation and the elevation of money to the status of God.
However, with incense smoke engulfing the palanquin, the sculpture is reminiscent of both an altar and a funeral pyre, gently reminding us of the transient nature of wealth.