Lines…

An Exhibition of Drawings by Akhilesh

“I had been showing drawings since last many years. This exhibition is bit different from previous ones. These drawings are done with no intention of doing. It can becalled doodling and when these doodling started taking shapes, tones and forms. It gave me immense pleasure to watch how a line flowing between lines creating new forms and it is all happening without any effort. I had no plans to do this way or any other way. I just enjoyed it. Pen and Ink on Paper. The presence of Ink on paper is not an issue of creating something, it is there and it its pleasure one can feel. It is a feast for eyes. The forms are not recognizable forms which we know by names, these are the forms emerged on their own requirement. I, as a medium remain a silent viewer, trying to grasp the power of unknown.”Akhilesh

Akhilesh was born in Indore in 1956. He completed his National Diploma in Fine Arts from college of Art Indore. He belongs to the breed of artists who hail from provincial Indian towns – deeply rooted in traditions with an instinctive sensitivity for the contemporary. Profoundly influenced by tribal and folk traditions from Madhya Pradesh, his abstracts often appear to be unfinished, yet complete.
Akhilesh has more than 35 Solo Shows to his credit and has participated in many group shows in India as well abroad including France. He has received many prestigious awards which includes Raza Foundation Award and Kala Kaustubh Samman.