About The Artist

Aditya Dev was born on 1967, India. His works are imagery, individualized and spontaneous, which represent a pictorial from of language with poetic metaphors. He maintain very balanced trapeze with several roles - an emotional poet and an adventurous painter, all converge in degrees that are apparent to those who care to see beyond mere surface. The result is definitely very far away from any ones imagination. The self-taught artist sketches his characters in such a whimsical position looking perfectly mingled with each other and it emerges an array of thoughts putting a new dress-up around the characters. His infinite permutations of images bring forth a unheard sequences of emotions and delight. Aditya Sharma's brush strokes render the reality into incredible making us realize his achievement on human emotions and feelings and create a similar effect without taking benefit of any developed technology to point out a new way of paint. The various tones of colours brushing layers on layers evoke a thick stroke that is his spontaneity. The series “Khel Ke Beech Mein” he starts with conscious steps to look at himself and his surroundings from secret vantage positions but slowly, he allows himself to go with the flow only to discover that he is actually floating! It is this freedom that catches sensitively of his heart. Here the choice of colours takes a turn from spiritually yellow and vibrant red to hazy blue and transparent brown. The texture takes on gentler tone as they meld seamlessly to create images that are starkly sensual as they are passionate. According to Pranav Kumar Vandyopadhyaya, Aditya as an artist know the depth of feelings, he know the process, where he goes below the earth which is either frigid or volatile. He knows his inner world that gives him a series of journey is possible between the points of nothingness. In black and white Aditya talks of the origin of mind. The painter draws the movement of sound through its unknown origin. It seems to be unending. A poet continuously de-constructs the words to construct something new and different. Something beyound the reach of ordinary language. All that demands a painting also. That is the confidence, while he enjoy in painting the possibility of discovering a form beyound the observed form and a pattern beyound the apparent patterns. That gives him a self rewarding situation from where he can look forward to another canvas. Aditya Sharma's brush strokes render the reality into incredible making us realize his achievement on human emotions and feelings and create a similar effect without taking benefit of any developed technology to point out a new way of paint. The various tones of colours brushing layers on layers evoke a thick stroke that is his spontaneity. Bold outlines, dark backgrounds and etched figures are trademarks of Aditya Dev's works. His choice and usage of dark and bright colours allow his expressive figures to stand out from their deeper backgrounds.The brush strokes are clean, but also give a sense of blending in with the rest of the painting. The shading is sometimes subtle and sometimes strong, but always lighting the figures from within. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS 1991 Post Graduated from Himachal University SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2011 Solo exhibition at Ellora Art Gallery from 8th August to 14th August, New Delhi 2010 Solo exhibition at Art Element Art Gallery from 8th August to 14th August, New Delhi 2009 Solo exhibition at ArtMall Gallery from 8th August to 14th August, New Delhi 2008 Solo exhibition at AIFACS Art Gallery from 8th August to 14th August, New Delhi 2008 Solo exhibition at Studio 55 Gallery, from 21st March to 28th March, New Delhi 2007 Solo exhibition at AIFACS Art Gallery from 8th August to 14 August, New Delhi The exhibition of paintings got huge coverage from media. My interview was telecasted at AIR, DD1, DD National, FM 102.6 Rainbow and cover by all leading newspapers & magazines. News flash by UNI also. Book Bheed Ki Barf also got tremendous appreciation from people. 2006 Solo exhibition in Washington, USA 2006 Solo exhibition at Bhatia Art Gallery, Noida (U.P.) GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2010 Painting & Drawing selected in annual exhibition of AIFACS, New Delhi 2010 Participated in INDIAN COUNCIL FOR CULTURAL RELATIONS Painting Exhibition “ AUTUMN@CWG2010” 2010 Contemporary Artists Show in 57th St Manhattan NYC on 24th August 2010 2009 Group Exhibition of drawings at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi (Organised by DHOOMIMAL GALLERY) 2007 Group Exhibition of paintings at International Grand Hotal, New Delhi (Organised by the Savera Association) 2007 Painting selected in annual exhibition of AIFACS, New Delhi 2006 Drawing selected in annual exhibition of AIFACS, New Delhi 2003 Group Exhibition of paintings & drawings at Lokayata Art Gallery, New Delhi 1986 Exhibition of Drawings at Gallery Saptrishi, New Delhi AWARDS/HONOURS 2010 “ALL INDIA EXHIBITION CWG 2010 PAINTING AWARD” BY GALLERY INDRAPRASTHA, DELHI 2010 2nd BHIKU RAM JAIN ART AWARD "ART-MALL" DELHI 2009 “PARMA SAPANDAN CHITARKALA AWARD” BY SAPANDAN ORGANISATION, BHOPAL PARTICIPATIONS 2011 Interview by The Lexicon Collection, 101 Contemporary Indian Artists. 2010 Participated in INDIAN COUNCIL FOR CULTURAL RELATIONS Painting Exhibition “ AUTUMN@CWG2010” 2010 Participated in artists camp at ART MALL, New Delhi, from 4th Jan to 8th Jan 2009 Painting published in magazines "SAMAJ KALYAN" Ministry of Women & Child Welfare 2009 Review Published in Creative Mind (ART MAGAZINE) 2009 Interview published in WOMAN’S ERA MAGAZINE March (I) 2009 Participated in workshop at AIFACS, New Delhi 2009 Participated in artists camp at Art Mall, New Delhi, 2nd January to 6th January’09 2008 Book "DARD APNA-APNA" selected by Central Hindi Directorate 2006 Published my Drawings & Paintings in "SAHITYA ACADEMY MAGAZINE" 2006 Drawings published in literary magazines "HANS" 2006 Participated in workshop at AIFACS, New Delhi 2005 Drawings published in literary magazines "PASHYANTI" 2004 Participated in junior artists camp at AIFACS, New Delhi 2004 Participated in "100 canvas 100 artists 100th Birth Anniversary" of Shri Mulk Raj Anand 1994 Established "ELLORA" The Group of Designers 1991 30- Short Stories & Sketches published in literary magazines 1990 My Story "Ghar ki Deewareyn" & Sketch published in daily newspaper 1989 Participated in Poster Competition & won the 1st Prize (Organised by R.L.A.C. - Delhi University) 1987 Participated in workshop of paintings at Ragmala Studio 1984 Participated in all India Poster Competition (Organised by Coffee Board) 1982 Participated in open (Poster) Painting Competition & won the 1st Prize BOOKS PUBLISHED 1. "BHEED KI BARF" Poems & Paintings 2. " DARD APNA-APNA" Short Stories From this book a story as a "TETE FILM" Telecasted from Jalandhar Doordarshan