Nipun K. Manda is an artist who works in a number of mediums, he incorporates visual, emotional and psychological impressions of urban tension, raw emotions and harsh realities tempered with gentle optimism and beauty seeking t h e combination of objective an d n on objective serves as matrix between social an d cultural spaces. he uses emotion, inspiration of nature and mankind becomes living imagery in a joy of whimsical transformations and above all the creative energy of life. His abstract expressionism often contains the spontaneous act of aesthetics and artistic expression of inner and outer spaces.
Nipun currently lives and works in Maryland. He has enjoyed international success and has been featured in many galleries all over the world. Having earned both a BFA and an MFA, Nipun enjoys displaying his work at shows like New York City’s ArtExpo.
Nipun recently discussed his art and more via an exclusive interview
Meagan Meehan (MM) of Entertainment Vine: What sparked your interest in creating artwork and how did you develop your unique and distinctive style?
MM: How did you break into the competence art industry and get your work shown internationally?
NKM: I always believed in uniqueness and creating my own style, simultaneously I have visited many art shows, art fairs and made connections with organizers, dealers and art lovers, but getting into international stage was challenging for me including travelling and dealing with different cultures, and having a positive dialog connecting with art and culture. So far I have successfully showcased my art nationally in Galleries and Queens Museum, NY, Hammond Museum NY, Williamsburg Art & Historical Center etc., and internationally in London, Paris, Dubai, India, Bermuda, Florence Biennale, Italy and Singapore.
MM: You were born in India, so how much does your culture and heritage influence your creative zeal?
MM: What inspired you to start making the “mask” artworks, which look like clay-sculpted faces in frames?
NKM: As we live in our Infinity world and domination of urbanization my work is a contemporary statement through the perception on inner space and outer space juxtaposing with time and space of life experience, I incorporate visual, emotional and psychological impressions of urban tension, raw emotions and harsh realities tempered with gentle optimism and beauty seeking t h e combination of objective and non- objective serves as matrix between social and cultural spaces. My masked face sculptures represents he diversity, diversity of freedom, diversity of expression, diversity of cultures, diversity of sprits (Spiritual) incorporating the positive and negative space and beyond metamorphosed leaving a cognitive space for viewers to fill in to provide a chance to see things from different perspectives with the dimensions of the pieces viewers to become conscious of their physical relationship to the objects and scale proportion and humanity to elicit an emotional and intellectual response beyond.
MM: You gravitate towards the abstract, but also do some pieces containing recognizable forms, which works have gotten you the most fan feedback?
MM: What kinds of life experiences has being an artist provided you and has any honor, particular honor, exhibit, or fan feedback especially touched you?
MM: You recently displayed your at ArtExpo in NYC, so what was that experience like?
NKM: Artexpo is not my first time fair, I have exhibited several times including Spectrum Miami with same RMG group and it’s been a wonderful experience meeting with my fellow national and international artists looking into vast diverse art in different styles, and having an artistic and cultural dialogue, again meeting with galleries and art lovers, architects and interior designers, media people was a great experience. However, most of the art shows are becoming so commercial and participation cost becoming very expensive.
MM: What are your biggest goals for your future art career?
NKM: My goal would be planning for Vinece Biennale and participating in Art Basel and creating larger body of works in creative manner. I will be participating in Gallery shows and art fairs nationally and internationally as usual.
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