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Akhilesh was born in Indore. His father was a teacher of art in Madhya Pradesh. Akhilesh consciously resisted all attempts at becoming an artist initially but the final year of school saw his resolve weakening. He the...
Akhilesh was born in Indore. His father was a teacher of art in Madhya Pradesh. Akhilesh consciously resisted all attempts at becoming an artist initially but the final year of school saw his resolve weakening. He then went on to earn a Diploma in Fine Arts. He belongs to the breed of artists who come from the provincial towns of India - rooted in traditions and sporting a fresh outlook. He has been influenced by tribal and folk traditions of Madhya Pradesh; at the same time being aware of the trends in the Art World. Akhilesh later moved to Textile Designing and shifted base to Bhopal.
Akhilesh's paintings appear to be a collection of beginnings. But there are no ends. His work gives a feeling of being left unfinished and yet it does not seem incomplete. It is not possible to look at it in terms of a beginning leading to an end. The way he uses lines may lend a certain linearity to his work but these lines seem to melt into the canvas, refusing to lend typical linear characteristics to his work. His paintings appear to be full of freshness and the colours resonate with emotions. He does not delve into virginal territory. Rather he sticks to familiar ground. It is his method of translating familiar territory on to canvas that imparts an individual characteristic to his work. His paintings do not scream for attention and have little to offer to the casual, hurried viewer. But for the patient observer, they are an enriching experience.
Akhilesh Kumar’s works may be described as fiery compositions of dark and light. His explosions of warm colours, melting into various known and unknown forms, set against dark backgrounds appear as molten lava seeping through charred grounds. In his paintings one can also see representations of the stages of growth, mostly depicted using various elements of flora such as shrubs, stems and flowers. Although it can be argued that the colours used are the same as those of an inferno, the representations of growth and the luminous aura emitted by the fluid forms make his paintings seem almost spiritual in content.
BIODATA
Akhilesh was born in Indore. His father was a teacher of art in Madhya Pradesh. Akhilesh consciously resisted all attempts at becoming an artist initially but the final year of school saw his resolve weakening. He then went on to earn a Diploma in Fine Arts. He belongs to the breed of artists who come from the provincial towns of India - rooted in traditions and sporting a fresh outlook. He has been influenced by tribal and folk traditions of Madhya Pradesh; at the same time being aware of the trends in the Art World. Akhilesh later moved to Textile Designing and shifted base to Bhopal.
Akhilesh's paintings appear to be a collection of beginnings. But there are no ends. His work gives a feeling of being left unfinished and yet it does not seem incomplete. It is not possible to look at it in terms of a beginning leading to an end. The way he uses lines may lend a certain linearity to his work but these lines seem to melt into the canvas, refusing to lend typical linear characteristics to his work. His paintings appear to be full of freshness and the colours resonate with emotions. He does not delve into virginal territory. Rather he sticks to familiar ground. It is his method of translating familiar territory on to canvas that imparts an individual characteristic to his work. His paintings do not scream for attention and have little to offer to the casual, hurried viewer. But for the patient observer, they are an enriching experience.
Akhilesh Kumar’s works may be described as fiery compositions of dark and light. His explosions of warm colours, melting into various known and unknown forms, set against dark backgrounds appear as molten lava seeping through charred grounds. In his paintings one can also see representations of the stages of growth, mostly depicted using various elements of flora such as shrubs, stems and flowers. Although it can be argued that the colours used are the same as those of an inferno, the representations of growth and the luminous aura emitted by the fluid forms make his paintings seem almost spiritual in content.
Master of Fine Arts (Painting), Faculty of Visual Arts, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Painting), Faculty of Visual Arts, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2008 “Engulfed beneath the horizon” at Point of view art gallery presents painting exhibition, Mumbai
2007 'Concept & Texture', Karnataka Chitra Kala Parishath Gallery, Bangalore
2007 'Concept & Texture', Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010 Kalpavriksha – Tree of Life, in Icon art gallery, Hyderabad, (A.P)
2009 'Point and Line To Plane V', Point of View, Mumbai
2008 'From a Palace', Ashok Art Gallery, New Delhi
2008 Gallery Beyond, Mumbai
2006 'Connected… Lines Dangling, Cubes Tumbling Flying Surface, Melting Sky, Loops & Hoops, Zooming Past', Exhibition of Printmaking at Kitab Mahal Art Gallery, Mumbai
1999 Avantika Art Exhibition, New Delhi
1998 'Impression Rajasthan', Varanasi
1998 'Prayas', Varanasi
PARTICIPATIONS
1999, 2000 Lalit Kala Akademi, Lucknow
1999 All India Art Exhibition, Amritsar
1999 Avantika Art Exhibition, New Delhi
1999, 2000 1st Award in Painting, Annual Art Exhibition, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
1997, 98, 99, 2000 1st Award in Sketch Competition, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
1996 Merit Scholarship from Faculty of Visual Arts, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
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