Hari Dhongade, a native of Nashik, Maharashtra, is a talented artist whose work primarily revolves around realism, particularly in a regionalist style. With a profound connection to his surroundings, Hari finds inspiration for his landscapes during his solitary walks, where he immerses himself in the natural beauty that surrounds him.
Artist, Om Swami : “Rich imagery, well conceived themes & diligently executed vibrant colors”
Om Swami is a Mumbai based artist who has studied at the Raheja College. The beauty of his work is in the fluidity & movement of his subjects. Even in his figurative works where no movement is depicted, one takes one look at the subject & can feel the energy within the painting.
Artist, Vijender Sharma : “Art is a way to display our inner self by colours or any other ways.”
Born in Delhi, Vijender Sharma completed his MFA in painting in 1990. He is a gold medallist from the Delhi College of Art. He presents art in a more shaded feeling, than many of his contemporaries, influenced by realism. Vijender Sharma paintings carry a strong narrative, as he paintings hyper realistic abstractions and studies of human portraits and choreographed compositions.
Amit Bhar is a Bangalore-based artist whose interest in art began at a young age. In his own words, it was eventually to become “the primary objective of his life”. The pristine, rustic beauty of rural Bengal—of his birthplace, Hooghly-Chinsurah—the clear blue skies, fallen autumn leaves, grazing cattle and the daily life of the village nestled on the banks of the river Hooghly, inspired Bhar to start painting when he was as young as twelve.
Sujata Achrekar was born in 1968. She graduated from the L.S Raheja School of Art, Mumbai, in 1990, following which she got her Diploma in Art Education from Sir JJ School of Art, Mumbai.
Achrekar’s canvases are predominantly worked in oils, with a profusion of earthy tones like burnt sienna, ochre and rust orange.
Artist, Yograj Verma : “I paint the spirit and soul of what I see” shares this Artist, who indulges in oil paintings displaying muddy reds and scintillating blues.
On the path of self discovery, Yograj Verma, A renowned artist from Delhi believes that painting is a form of enchanted power to decode divinity and redefine cosmic power of the universe. He paints with the heart and builds with the mind.
Artist, Subrata Das: His stunning artworks are imbued with colour, mysticism and romance…
The acrylics on canvas and mixed media works feature a cast of ethereal mythological beings from the Hindu epics with long limbs, cascading hair and a flame orange mist of vermilion dotting their foreheads. The Buddha and Krishna are recurring protagonists in the Kolkata-born artist’s works, who focuses on the sublime and the poetic aspects of ancient Indian myths and legends.
Artist, AV Llango : “An established artist, teaching art for more than 25 years”
“From nothing everything starts. From a point it becomes a line then a form then solid and then nothing again. Space expresses itself as solid forms.” — A. V. Ilango. Ilango is considered the most sought-after contemporary artist. His creations in the initial stage was very much inspired by rural backgrounds.
Artist, Debashish Dutta : “Figurative, architectural props add to the bustle of daily life on his canvases”
Debashish Dutta’s paintings speak about life; or rather they narrate his experiences and his ways of seeing the world around him. Born in Balurghat, West Bengal, Debashish Dutta completed his Bachelors in painting in 1999 from the Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata, and then went on to pursue his masters in Graphics from the Faculty of Fine Arts, M.S.
Viewing Satish Bhaisare’s works is an experience itself. Pulsating with energy and rhythm there is a trance like quality to Bhaisare’s linear canvases. This is both due to the vivid colours that he uses as well as due to his process of work.
Artist, Abhishek Kumar makes paintings and drawings. By exploring the concept of landscape in a nostalgic way, Kumar seduces the viewer into a world of ongoing equilibrium and the interval that articulates the stream of daily events. Moments are depicted that only exist to punctuate the human drama in order to clarify our existence and to find poetic meaning in everyday life.
Artist, Shraddha Rathi : “Combining Traditional Indian values & modern experiences”
Shraddha Rathi (b. 1974) is an architecture graduate from Jawaharlal Nehru Engineering College, Maharashtra. During her years in the architectural practice working on interior design projects, she created artworks for her clients and decided, in 2007, to take up painting as a full-time profession.
Artist, Bodhi Selvam : “Zen is not something that can be understood at the surface level; it’s something that needs to be experienced”
The 52-year-old artist, with shrubby beard glistening in black and eyes radiating undying dreams, speaks in a voice that has echoes of Zen sages. He says, “ I have been greatly influenced to a great extent by Zen ideology and I have incorporated it into my life.
