The Top Upcoming Artists In India: Know About Them

The Indian art history is bedecked with gems male and female who have gained popularity in the world for their exclusive works be it acrylic on canvas, mural paintings, frescos or digital art. The saga of rich Indian culture expressed through painting remains an interesting and ever evolving industry. While the league of old gems continue to charm connoisseurs with their impeccable aesthetics and work, the contemporary line of artists are not far behind in making a significant mark or impressions in the field of art. In this article we will take a look at some of the most promising talents that have create much ripples in recent past with their exhibitions and approach to new age painting.

Painting is poetry in mellifluous language, with loads of colour and texture and mood implications. Amongst the young artists / painters who have taken India by surprise are names as Meenakshi Sengupta, Richa Dalmia, Rhitwika Merchant, Sanjeeta Ahmed and Surabhi Agarwal. Discussing artist’s work in brief -

Meenakshi Sengupta

Meenakshi Sengupta debuted with her solo at gallery Maskara called “Flavor Chart”. What is distinct about her work is the element of humour she injects in predicting serious social concerns, feminine perspectives and avowed political agendas. The comic reflections stems for a clever juxtaposition of ideas and materials. She is an artist who works on formal techniques and mixes a lot of popular Indian and western imagery which sets her work apart as stunningly contemporary.

Richa Dalmia

What started out as a hobby for Richa Dalmia, slowly took shape as a progressive medium of expression and communication. Being a traveler has shaped her perspective in deliberate ways — the influences are crystal clear in works as Venice where she depicts nature in its tranquil beauty with the help of kaleidoscopic colour play. Her visits to the Louvre and the artistic churches in Europe opened her up to the world of frescos and sculptures and a variety of inquisitive styles from which she developed a strikingly new method of painting — the use of acrylic and pen-and-ink in an atypical way never before used by artists around the world. Richa excels in painting landscapes. Having travelled far and wide to mesmerizing places, she draws great inspiration from nature. Her naturescapes are soliloquies of a creative soul that seeks to explore the vagrant emotions rooted in worlds alike and different.

Rhitwika Merchant

First exhibition at the Gallery Art & Soul, Mumbai was an outstanding experience for artist Rhitwika Merchant who shows a versatile intensity in work through details, spectacular dialoguing and powerful engagement. Her illustrations look exactly like tarot card with narrative elements signifying a journey of a protagonist in three different phases — departure, initiation and return. This journey is a quest for individuality.

Sanjeeta Ahmed

Sanjeeta Ahmed was forever interested in art and painting as it gave her a liberty to explore the surreal and translate it on paper. The figments of imagination become a pronouncing aspect in all her works reflecting a style greatly different from her contemporaries. Slowly the ingenious mind took turn to finding expressions through color plays and concepts — “Art is my medium of expression” she remarks — it is a collage where she can depict what she wants to be or express her opinion on the burning contemporary issues around her.

Surabhi Agarwal

A true artist to the core, Surabhi Agarwal is a fantastic musician, when not painting she plays country folk Cuban tunes on her mandolin and when not playing she is surely reading. A young gun of India, famous for her paintings, Surabhi dexterously infuses Indian aesthetic into contemporary art — her focal point remains texture “Keeping my style realistic, I experiment with texture trying to make each work unique. Sometimes I use mixed media and knife work to add various dimensions”