Pratiksha Apurv

It is rare for the ordinary eye to manage to see the truly meaningful and if it does, the mind is unwilling to accept it, for it goes against conventional wisdom. To break the mold it requires an empathetic inner vision and experiential understanding of what is, before even attempting to express what the sages have tried hard to convey.
 
Colors symbolize the hidden alphabets and are more capable of showcasing the inner vision vis-a-vis words. Encountering someone who has a bag full of colors and strokes showering god's blessings is in itself exceptional, more so in the arena of art.
 
Niece and disciple of OSHO, Pratiksha is a mystical traveler revealing the mysterious, layer-by-layer and in the process carrying on her spiritual odyssey in this beautiful journey called life.
 
Pratiksha initiated herself in Sannyas at the very tender age of 11. Prior to entering into the art arena Pratiksha was a successful fashion designer with a client list consisting of India’s who-is-who.
 
While it is possible to draw and paint one's reflection on canvas, the shadow of inner journey can only be put on canvas through meditation and deep inner search. This is exactly what Pratiksha has always attempted through ‘Dhyan’ as well as ‘Introspection’ and her colors are the tools to immortalize each new layer of understanding. 
 
During the last four years, a part of Pratiksha’s painting series collection ‘Spiritual Odyssey’ has been exhibited in major cities around the country, including 9 solo shows designed and created for spiritual-art lovers.
 
 
It will be worth mentioning that Pratiksha’s painting titled “From Sex to Super Consciousness” was selected in India’s most prominent national exhibition organized by Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi. The painting was part of 52nd National exhibition at ICCR Gallery, Kolkata from January 9, to 27, 2010.

 This year too, her Painting titled ‘Cosmic Harmony’ was chosen for the Lalit Kala Akademi’s 53rd National Exhibition, to be held later this year. ‘Cosmic harmony’ depicts the co-existence of polar opposites in our lives. It explains how ‘Day & Night, ‘Male& Female’, Positive & Negative' and ‘Peak & Valley’ compliments each other. These elements cannot be defined alone unless the opposites are realized.

Considering Pratiksha's work as a fresh wave in contemporary Indian Art, Eminent Professor & Dean of M.S. University Baroda, Prof Shailendra Kushwaha is conducting research on her paintings. Apart from the research paper, the thesis will be published in a book form.  She has also been featured in “Indian artist introduction" a book released by LLC Inc, USA as one of the prominent Indian Painter.

 
In the current environment, Pratiksha is the first Indian artist, whose effort seems to present a comprehensive document of experiential spiritual paintings. Moments of meditation and deep experience of silence can be felt in her body of work, expressed through the depth of colors and a close-knit relationship between creator and creation.
 
According to her,” It’s important to be in harmony with both the inner and the outer world. Material and Spiritual can be bridged through meditation.”
 
As she says, “Nature touches all of us with its innocent beauty. We need to open our heart, our inner door of life to see how beautiful a moment of meditation could be.”
 
 
Painting ‘shlokas’ from the Upanishad, as only Pratiksha can, she infuses life into this simple arrangement of Sanskrit words without affecting their chanting qualities. She also knows how to turn the traditional poem of the Vedic sages and saints into real and living beings through meditative energy.
 
In most of her works she has acknowledged and included the variety and individuality of contemporary life. Through precise touch of brush strokes and use of appropriate colors and shades, she brings a completely new dimension to her spiritual art.
 
She has tried to define the journey and purpose of human existence and its ultimate goal through her paintings, where lines do not merely limit a facade but touch the shape and model it by their very direction and comparative energy, which need no analysis.
 
Pratiksha always says, “ Each of my painting is an effort to express the inexpressible and to offer a glimpse of ‘what is’ to any potential seeker regardless of their conforming to any stream of religion or path.”

 
Exhibitions

1. Solo Show- "Spiritual Odyssey" AIFACS Gallery New Delhi, Feb 2007. The show was inaugurated by Former Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee
   
   
2. Solo Show- "Spiritual Odyssey" NCPA Gallery Mumbai, Sep 2007. The show was inaugurated by Smt.Nita Ambani
   
   
3. Solo Show- "Spiritual Odyssey" Lalit Kala Akademi,March 2008. The show was inaugurated by Former National Security Advisor Brajesh Mishra
   
   
4. Solo Show- "Spiritual Odyssey" Chitrakala Parishath, Bangalore,Dec 2008. The show was inaugurated by State law Minister S suresh Kumar
   
   
5. Solo Show - "Spiritual Odyssey" Lalit Kala Akademi, Chennai, Jan 2009. The show was inaugurated by Chairman of Gem Granite, r Veeramani.
   
   
6. Solo show- "Spiritual Odyssey" L&P Hutheesing Visual art centre, Ahmedabad, March 2010. The Show was inaugurated by Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi
   
   
7. Solo Show- "Spiritual Odyssey" Allure Art gallery, Vadodara, April 2010. The show was inaugurated by veteran artist Jeram patel
   
   
8. Solo Show- "Reflections" Lalit Kala Akademi,New Delhi,Nov-Dec 2010. The Show was inaugurated by Union Steel Minister Sri Virbhadra Singh.
   
   
9. Solo Show- “Reflections” ICCR, New Delhi. July 2011. The show was inaugurated by
   Mr. Anwar Haleem (DDG ICCR)

Group Shows

1. 20th to 26th July 2009. Open Palm court Gallery, India Habitat Center, New Delhi.       The show was inaugurated by Shri Manish Tiwari (MP Lok sabha)
   
   
2. 5th to 15th March 2009: All India annual art exhibition, AIFACS, New Delhi 
   
   
3. 9th to 27th Jan 2010, 52nd National exhibition at ICCR gallery, Kolkata.
    
   
   

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