Location: India
Neeraj Gupta
Born Delhi India , 1969, Neeraj studied at the Delhi University before his Masters Degree in the year 1993 in Building Science from school of planning Architecture, New Delhi, India. He is a member, Advisory Board India International Center (2010-2016) and President Delhi Art Society. He is a Public art specialist, working to have a Master Plan for Public art for Delhi,' an expert of Indian art aesthetics,' a research scholar on folk art forms and village art forms of India, having worked extensively to save our folk art form from the trash and conserving that in the collection of Delhi Art Society. He is also President Budha Jyanti Park Society. Neeraj has worked extensively on habitat related environmental issues, Art on Environment and sensitizing the Indian public about climate change by means of Art. Among his recent solo shows are folk Strangers at Visual Art Gallery, 2015,' solo show Public Art Exhibition Breath Better Together, India International Center, 2016,' Kayakalp at India Habitat Center, 2013,' Solo at DLF Malls at Gurgaon 2012,' Horizonal Verticals at India Habitat Center, 2010,' solo at Jahangir art Gallery (Mumbai) ,2008,' Solo at Indira Gandi International Airport, 2006; Solo at Domestic Airport of Indira Gandhi Airport, Delhi, 2005, Enduring Stones Deep woods, India Habitat Center, 2005; Kalyug, Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi,2003 .
He participated in Florence Biennale 2017, Whispering Wood, VAG-IHC, 2017; Santorini Biennale Greece, 2016; Isculpt, Public Exhibition in India International Center, 2014; 100 years of Delhi Hungarian Culture Center 2011; The Innocent Eye at India Habitat Center, Visual Art Gallery, 2008; National Exhibition of Art of Lalit Kala Academy, 2004.
Neeraj won " The Lorenzo il Magnifico SILVER Medal Award In Sculpture, first by any Indian in Florence Biennale 2017. Best Sculptor award in 7th Annual art Exhibition of AIFACS , 2005; Sahitya Kala Parishad Award 2004; 28th Annual Art Exhibition Govt. of N.C.T. of Delhi, 2004. He was the Theme Artist of Annual Festival of India International Center. He authored a book, '20 Solutions, Artist Response to Climate Change; released on the eve of Climate Summit in PARIS by Environment Minister, Govt. of India in 2015. He also innovated new surface texture technique in sculpture surface treatment using white cement; pigment similar to texture found in nature as Habur (Fossil Stone) in Jaisalmer in 2015.
Mr. Neeraj Gupta
H – 463, New Rajinder Nagar, New Delhi 110060
INDIA
Contacts- +91-98100342, +91-9818735209,
Land Line+011-25759251
Email- artneeraj@yahoo.co.in, neeraj24569@ gmail.com
Website: www.incrediblesculptures.in
Nature and Spirituality : Neeraj Gupta sees nature and spirituality
as a collaboration,in his work Smithy of Soul he selects wooden
materials with distinct physical properties-such as veins or burls
in wood-and allows these elements to suggest design & Shapes.
“From The Smithy Of Soul - II”
“From The Smithy Of Soul - IV”
“From The Smithy Of Soul - V”
“From The Smithy Of Soul - VI”
