Pratiksha Apurv
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Pratiksha Apurv is one of the well known Indian painters. She has exhibited her paintings across the country which was inaugurated by prominent personalities of India. The name includes Brajesh Mishra and former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee
, both of whom praised her work, which is based on her uncle Osho
's teachings. Before moving to art arena, Apurv was a successful fashion designer.
, a small town in Madhya Pradesh
, India
. Pratiksha is a niece of Osho. Her father Swami Vijay Bharti is younger brother of Osho. Pratiksha took sannyas
at the very tender age of 11 and thus began her spiritual journey at the Osho ashram
in Pune. In 1982, she moved to Rajneeshpuram
in the United States
and stayed with Osho.
, Amjad Ali Khan
, Hansraj Hans,Kapil dev, Zakir Hussain
and at least 500 elite families of Delhi. After dressing up many famous personalities for years, she decided to renounce the world of glamour to cross over into the world of art, to give expression to her inner growth.
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 experiences 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.
symbols. she describes her work is an ongoing rendering of her spiritual Odyssey
, a journey she has immersed herself in. Pratiksha has also contemporary figures silhouetted in black against a colourful background featuring people engaged in various forms of social
interaction like dancing with one another or engrossed in quiet, intimate dialogue. Some of her paintings have strong overtones of Tibetan
influences like the one titled Jalpari,which has a colourful mythological type figure rising out of the water against an elaborately detailed sky.
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.”
A Muslim figure praying behind a finely detailed fretwork screen in the painting titled ‘Devotion
’ and a tranquil Buddha
head with rays of light radiating around it in the one titled ‘Illuminations
’.
Her First Solo Show was Inaugurated by former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee
. The moment he entered the hall,he got immersed in its spirituality
and the energy
of meditation
. Shri. Vajpayee congratulated Pratiksha for painting the spiritual journey of the meditator on the canvas. "Pratiksha, I would like to bow to you. I was not aware of your talent and did not know of the quantum of work that you have created.Your creations are thought proviking.Please continue your search (Sadhna)." He said.
In her Second series of Spiritual odyssey exhibition at NCPA
mumbai
, Pratiksha painted the Osho’s wisdom on Canvas, which were widely accolades by art connoisseurs. Nita Ambani
, President, Dhiru Bhai Ambani foundation, who inaugurated the exhibition, was all praise for Pratiksha, who she said is multi-talented. “ I feel honored to be here. All your paintings has spiritual fragrance and you seem to be surrounded by spirituality yourself.” She said to Pratiksha.
In one of her exhibition at lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi, Pratiksha launched her Upanishad
Collections. Former national Security advisor Shri Brajesh Mishra inaugurated the show. Mishra said,”Pratiksha is depicting the life philosophy on the canvas and challenging the world to understand it.”
In March 2010, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi
Inaugurated Spiritual Odyssey. Addressing a huge gathering at the gallery Shri Modi said, "In Pratiksha's painting one can see confluence of Knowledge
, Sanskar, Meditation and art. She belongs to a family which has given a new dimension to humanity. After all Osho
too asked to transform ourself and welcome madness to create something. We have been waiting for her creations. I really feel thankful."
With her, moments in meditation
and deep experience of silence can be felt in the collection expressed through the depth of colors and a close-knit relationship between creator and structure.
She seems to be longing for the waves, to create her own space. In her painting
Seeking, she is showing us a door to eternity
, on the vast inner universe
. This particular painting indicates a perimeter that surprises us with the theme and color combination.
Just one glance at her painting titled “Ultimate Truth”, reveals a life beyond any superficial
modeling of colors. It’s wonderful to see a lucid channel to lighting and shadow effect with a clear touch of saturation. This particular creation portrays the artistic relations as combining beauties of form and color that together made up a pictorial effect.
Life has always been portrayed in two forms- spiritual and material. Its up to an individual which path he would like to walk along. Pratiksha believes in middle path, which teaches us importance of balancing in daily lives. he has tried to define the journey 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 of life.
, New Delhi. It was part of 52nd National exhibition at ICCR
Gallery, Kolkata from January 9, to 27, 2010.
Considering her work as a fresh wave on 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.
Pratiksha’s painting titled ‘Whirling’ was recently selected and printed on the cover page of the book ‘Introducing new age Islam’. The book was released during the UN Human rights meeting in Geneva this year.
Pratiksha's Painting titled ‘Cosmic Harmony’ was selected for the Lalit Kala Akademi’s 53rd National Exhibition, to be held in August–September 2011 in Chennai. This is her second successive selection in the prestigious national exhibition.
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.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Atal Bihari Vajpayee is an Indian statesman who served as the tenth Prime Minister of India three times – first for a brief term of 13 days in 1996, and then for two terms from 1998 to 2004. After his first brief period as Prime Minister in 1996, Vajpayee headed a coalition government from...
, both of whom praised her work, which is based on her uncle Osho
Osho (Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh)
Osho , born Chandra Mohan Jain , and also known as Acharya Rajneesh from the 1960s onwards, as Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh during the 1970s and 1980s and as Osho from 1989, was an Indian mystic, guru, and spiritual teacher who garnered an international following.A professor of philosophy, he travelled...
's teachings. Before moving to art arena, Apurv was a successful fashion designer.
Early life
Pratiksha Apurv was born in GadarwaraGadarwara
Gadarwara is a city and a municipality since 1867 in Narsinghpur district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. The city's major temple, Damru Ghaanti, with its large statue of Shiva and Shivalinga, receives thousands of devotees each year for the festival of Mahashivaratri.Gadarwara is the...
, a small town in Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. Pratiksha is a niece of Osho. Her father Swami Vijay Bharti is younger brother of Osho. Pratiksha took sannyas
Sannyasa
Sannyasa is the order of life of the renouncer within the Hindu scheme of āśramas, or life stages. It is considered the topmost and final stage of the ashram systems and is traditionally taken by men or women at or beyond the age of fifty years old or by young monks who wish to renounce worldly...
at the very tender age of 11 and thus began her spiritual journey at the Osho ashram
Ashram
Traditionally, an ashram is a spiritual hermitage. Additionally, today the term ashram often denotes a locus of Indian cultural activity such as yoga, music study or religious instruction, the moral equivalent of a studio or dojo....
in Pune. In 1982, she moved to Rajneeshpuram
Rajneeshpuram
Rajneeshpuram, Oregon was an intentional community in Wasco County, Oregon, briefly incorporated as a city in the 1980s, which was populated with followers of the spiritual teacher Osho, then known as Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh.- History :...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and stayed with Osho.
Professional life
In 1987 Pratiksha took the fashion world by storm after launching the Oshonik label of apparels.Pratiksha have designed for Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Vinod KhannaVinod Khanna
-Early life:Khanna was born to Kamla and Kishanchand Khanna, a textiles, dyes and chemicals businessman of Hindu Punjabi Khatri origin, on 6 October 1946, in Peshawar, British India . He has three sisters and one brother...
, Amjad Ali Khan
Amjad Ali Khan
Amjad Ali Khan is an Indian classical musician who plays the sarod. Khan was born into a musical family and has performed internationally since the 1960s...
, Hansraj Hans,Kapil dev, Zakir Hussain
Zakir Hussain
Zakir Hussain may refer to:* Zakir Hussain , classical tabla player* Zakir Hussain , president of India* Zakir Hussain , Bollywood actor whose films include Sarkar and Johnny Gaddaar...
and at least 500 elite families of Delhi. After dressing up many famous personalities for years, she decided to renounce the world of glamour to cross over into the world of art, to give expression to her inner growth.
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 experiences 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.
Meditative art
Her paintings are full of religious imagery, spiritual icons, cryptic signage and abstractAbstraction
Abstraction is a process by which higher concepts are derived from the usage and classification of literal concepts, first principles, or other methods....
symbols. she describes her work is an ongoing rendering of her spiritual Odyssey
Odyssey
The Odyssey is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is, in part, a sequel to the Iliad, the other work ascribed to Homer. The poem is fundamental to the modern Western canon, and is the second—the Iliad being the first—extant work of Western literature...
, a journey she has immersed herself in. Pratiksha has also contemporary figures silhouetted in black against a colourful background featuring people engaged in various forms of social
Social
The term social refers to a characteristic of living organisms...
interaction like dancing with one another or engrossed in quiet, intimate dialogue. Some of her paintings have strong overtones of Tibetan
Tibetan art
Tibetan art refers to the art of Tibet. For more than a thousand years, Tibetan artists have played a key role in the cultural life of Tibet. From designs for painted furniture to elaborate murals in religious buildings, their efforts have permeated virtually every facet of life on the Tibetan...
influences like the one titled Jalpari,which has a colourful mythological type figure rising out of the water against an elaborately detailed sky.
According to her,” It’s important to be in harmony with both the inner and the outer world. Material and Spiritual
Spirituality
Spirituality can refer to an ultimate or an alleged immaterial reality; an inner path enabling a person to discover the essence of his/her being; or the “deepest values and meanings by which people live.” Spiritual practices, including meditation, prayer and contemplation, are intended to develop...
can be bridged through meditation.”
As she says, “Nature touches all of us with its innocent beauty. We need to open our heart
Heart
The heart is a myogenic muscular organ found in all animals with a circulatory system , that is responsible for pumping blood throughout the blood vessels by repeated, rhythmic contractions...
, our inner door of life to see how beautiful a moment of meditation
Meditation
Meditation is any form of a family of practices in which practitioners train their minds or self-induce a mode of consciousness to realize some benefit....
could be.”
A Muslim figure praying behind a finely detailed fretwork screen in the painting titled ‘Devotion
Devotion
Devotion, devotional, or devotee may refer to:Religion:* devotional song* Devotional literature* Anglican devotions* Catholic devotions**Devotional medal* Bible study — called "devotion" or "devotional" by some Christian denominations...
’ and a tranquil Buddha
Buddha
In Buddhism, buddhahood is the state of perfect enlightenment attained by a buddha .In Buddhism, the term buddha usually refers to one who has become enlightened...
head with rays of light radiating around it in the one titled ‘Illuminations
Illuminations
-Literature:*Illuminations , a book of poems by Arthur Rimbaud-Shows and Festivals:*IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth, a nightly fireworks show currently at Epcot at Walt Disney World Resort...
’.
Her First Solo Show was Inaugurated by former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Atal Bihari Vajpayee is an Indian statesman who served as the tenth Prime Minister of India three times – first for a brief term of 13 days in 1996, and then for two terms from 1998 to 2004. After his first brief period as Prime Minister in 1996, Vajpayee headed a coalition government from...
. The moment he entered the hall,he got immersed in its spirituality
Spirituality
Spirituality can refer to an ultimate or an alleged immaterial reality; an inner path enabling a person to discover the essence of his/her being; or the “deepest values and meanings by which people live.” Spiritual practices, including meditation, prayer and contemplation, are intended to develop...
and the energy
Energy
In physics, energy is an indirectly observed quantity. It is often understood as the ability a physical system has to do work on other physical systems...
of meditation
Meditation
Meditation is any form of a family of practices in which practitioners train their minds or self-induce a mode of consciousness to realize some benefit....
. Shri. Vajpayee congratulated Pratiksha for painting the spiritual journey of the meditator on the canvas. "Pratiksha, I would like to bow to you. I was not aware of your talent and did not know of the quantum of work that you have created.Your creations are thought proviking.Please continue your search (Sadhna)." He said.
In her Second series of Spiritual odyssey exhibition at NCPA
NCPA
The NCPA is an acronym for several institutions:* National Centre for the Performing Arts, Beijing* National Center for Policy Analysis, Dallas, TX* National Community Pharmacist Association, Alexandria, VA...
mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
, Pratiksha painted the Osho’s wisdom on Canvas, which were widely accolades by art connoisseurs. Nita Ambani
Nita Ambani
Nita Ambani is the Founder-Chairperson of the Dhirubhai Ambani International School.She is also the wife of industrialist Mukesh Ambani. She is actively involved in various philanthropic activities in the fields of education, human resources and disaster relief.Nita Ambani also is the Co-Owner of...
, President, Dhiru Bhai Ambani foundation, who inaugurated the exhibition, was all praise for Pratiksha, who she said is multi-talented. “ I feel honored to be here. All your paintings has spiritual fragrance and you seem to be surrounded by spirituality yourself.” She said to Pratiksha.
In one of her exhibition at lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi, Pratiksha launched her Upanishad
Upanishad
The Upanishads are philosophical texts considered to be an early source of Hindu religion. More than 200 are known, of which the first dozen or so, the oldest and most important, are variously referred to as the principal, main or old Upanishads...
Collections. Former national Security advisor Shri Brajesh Mishra inaugurated the show. Mishra said,”Pratiksha is depicting the life philosophy on the canvas and challenging the world to understand it.”
In March 2010, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi
Narendra Modi
Narendra Damodardas Modi is the current Chief Minister of the Indian state of Gujarat.He was born in a middle class family in Vadnagar; and is a member of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh since childhood, as also an active politician since early in life. He holds a masters degree in political...
Inaugurated Spiritual Odyssey. Addressing a huge gathering at the gallery Shri Modi said, "In Pratiksha's painting one can see confluence of Knowledge
Knowledge
Knowledge is a familiarity with someone or something unknown, which can include information, facts, descriptions, or skills acquired through experience or education. It can refer to the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject...
, Sanskar, Meditation and art. She belongs to a family which has given a new dimension to humanity. After all Osho
Osho (Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh)
Osho , born Chandra Mohan Jain , and also known as Acharya Rajneesh from the 1960s onwards, as Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh during the 1970s and 1980s and as Osho from 1989, was an Indian mystic, guru, and spiritual teacher who garnered an international following.A professor of philosophy, he travelled...
too asked to transform ourself and welcome madness to create something. We have been waiting for her creations. I really feel thankful."
With her, moments in meditation
Meditation
Meditation is any form of a family of practices in which practitioners train their minds or self-induce a mode of consciousness to realize some benefit....
and deep experience of silence can be felt in the collection expressed through the depth of colors and a close-knit relationship between creator and structure.
She seems to be longing for the waves, to create her own space. In her painting
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
Seeking, she is showing us a door to eternity
Eternity
While in the popular mind, eternity often simply means existence for a limitless amount of time, many have used it to refer to a timeless existence altogether outside time. By contrast, infinite temporal existence is then called sempiternity. Something eternal exists outside time; by contrast,...
, on the vast inner universe
Universe
The Universe is commonly defined as the totality of everything that exists, including all matter and energy, the planets, stars, galaxies, and the contents of intergalactic space. Definitions and usage vary and similar terms include the cosmos, the world and nature...
. This particular painting indicates a perimeter that surprises us with the theme and color combination.
Just one glance at her painting titled “Ultimate Truth”, reveals a life beyond any superficial
Superficial
Superficial may refer to:*Superficial , an album by Heidi Montag*"Superficial" *The Superficial, a website devoted to celebrity gossip...
modeling of colors. It’s wonderful to see a lucid channel to lighting and shadow effect with a clear touch of saturation. This particular creation portrays the artistic relations as combining beauties of form and color that together made up a pictorial effect.
Life has always been portrayed in two forms- spiritual and material. Its up to an individual which path he would like to walk along. Pratiksha believes in middle path, which teaches us importance of balancing in daily lives. he has tried to define the journey of human existence
Existence
In common usage, existence is the world we are aware of through our senses, and that persists independently without them. In academic philosophy the word has a more specialized meaning, being contrasted with essence, which specifies different forms of existence as well as different identity...
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 of life.
Achievements
It will be worth mentioning that the painting titled “From Sex to Super Consciousness” was selected in India’s most prominent national exhibition organized by Lalit Kala AkademiLalit Kala Akademi
The Lalit Kala Akademi or National Academy of Art is India's National Academy of Arts. It was an autonomous organization, established at New Delhi in 1954 by Government of India to promote and propagate understanding of Indian art, both within and outside the country...
, New Delhi. It was part of 52nd National exhibition at ICCR
Iccr
ICCR stands for:* Indian Council for Cultural Relations* The Interdisciplinary Centre for Comparative Research in the Social Sciences* Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility* International Centre for Classroom Research...
Gallery, Kolkata from January 9, to 27, 2010.
Considering her work as a fresh wave on contemporary Indian Art
Indian art
Indian Art is the visual art produced on the Indian subcontinent from about the 3rd millennium BC to modern times. To viewers schooled in the Western tradition, Indian art may seem overly ornate and sensuous; appreciation of its refinement comes only gradually, as a rule. Voluptuous feeling is...
, Eminent Professor & Dean of M.S. University Baroda, Prof Shailendra Kushwaha is conducting research
Research
Research can be defined as the scientific search for knowledge, or as any systematic investigation, to establish novel facts, solve new or existing problems, prove new ideas, or develop new theories, usually using a scientific method...
on her paintings. Apart from the research paper, the thesis will be published in a book form.
Pratiksha’s painting titled ‘Whirling’ was recently selected and printed on the cover page of the book ‘Introducing new age Islam’. The book was released during the UN Human rights meeting in Geneva this year.
Pratiksha's Painting titled ‘Cosmic Harmony’ was selected for the Lalit Kala Akademi’s 53rd National Exhibition, to be held in August–September 2011 in Chennai. This is her second successive selection in the prestigious national exhibition.
Exhibition
1. Solo Show- "Spiritual Odyssey" AIFACS Gallery New Delhi, Feb 2007. The show was Inaugurated by Former Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari VajpayeeAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Atal Bihari Vajpayee is an Indian statesman who served as the tenth Prime Minister of India three times – first for a brief term of 13 days in 1996, and then for two terms from 1998 to 2004. After his first brief period as Prime Minister in 1996, Vajpayee headed a coalition government from...
2. Solo Show- "Spiritual Odyssey" NCPA Gallery Mumbai, Sep 2007. The show was Inaugurated by Smt.Nita Ambani
Nita Ambani
Nita Ambani is the Founder-Chairperson of the Dhirubhai Ambani International School.She is also the wife of industrialist Mukesh Ambani. She is actively involved in various philanthropic activities in the fields of education, human resources and disaster relief.Nita Ambani also is the Co-Owner of...
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
Narendra Modi
Narendra Damodardas Modi is the current Chief Minister of the Indian state of Gujarat.He was born in a middle class family in Vadnagar; and is a member of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh since childhood, as also an active politician since early in life. He holds a masters degree in political...
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.