Asurvedh's solo show of sculptures at Gallery Ragini, lado sarai, new delhi

Birds Home Coming - A solo show of Bronze Sculptures by Asurvedh

The artist grew up in the countryside. Their birds are an integral part of the environment. In his sub conscious mind he has adopted them as his own. Each morning began with the music of chirping birds "like a morning raga they fill up my day with music and peace". Birds tend to live enough ruins bringing life to still monuments that were inhabited in history. The artist is in tuned with nature and wants the delicate ecological balance to remain undisturbed, to provide nascent spaces for the proliferation of birds.

About his works I have found Asurvedh most effective when dealing with emotion, nature and environment. His elongated figures suggest dignity and their proximity with nature brings added emotion to his sculptures. Compositionally strong his works speak a lot about his sensibility and his attraction towards nature. "Birds Home Coming" suggests the artist's reaction to past and present. Monuments are an integral part of his compositions. This is a comprehensive sculpture bringing out human bonding with nature, with history and the outcome is futuristic or eternal. Sculptures like "The Journey" and "The Bird Seller" represent the evolution of the artist. There is a balance in composition and neatness of object, each figure individually sculpted to perfection.

There is certain smoothness in the silhouette of the form which almost invites you to run finger along the periphery of the sculpture. There is almost a poetic rhythm that frees the art work from geometric angularities. The subtle play of emotion in "Family Bonding" brings out the sensitivity in Asur's character. The muse and murmur of the artistic approach in the compositional element displays the tribal essence of the artistic endeavour which showcases the versatility of artistic genius. The serenity and calmness in the facial expression of the figurative representation of these sculptures leads the viewer to the other world. The visuals shaped by the sculptures are much prevailing imagery which may be credited to their being genuine and natural to the artist's philosophy. The artist has represented the traditional ethos of our cultural identity along with the innate bonding of relationship between male-female, human-bird and the monuments. The artist has tried to draw the cardinals of a web-cob which reflects that every creature shown in his sculptures have some unambiguous rapport with each-other.

Nidhi Jyoti Jain
Vikash Nand Kumar