Art Exhibition – Blind Spot by Aditya Pande

Nature Morte is excited to present an exhibition of new works by acclaimed Delhi-based artist Aditya Pande. Represented by Nature Morte since 2007, Pande has had solo shows in New Delhi in 2011, 2017, 2019, and 2022, as well as a solo show at Alexia Goethe Gallery in London in 2009.

Artist’s Technique

Aditya Pande’s artwork exists on multiple planes, merging sophisticated computerized methods with rudimentary mark-making techniques. His pieces are a juxtaposition of playfulness and grotesqueness, culture and animalism, orchestration and spontaneity, reveling in the structures of pure gibberish.

Pande creates complex images on the computer, which are then printed on paper, canvas, or vinyl. His paper works are framed, with the artist adding hand-applied marks and attaching various objects and materials to the acrylic sheets. The final products are hybrids of drawing, painting, and collage, often leaving viewers puzzled about their construction.

Imagery and Themes

Pande’s imagery is both alluring and cryptic, reminiscent of cosmological diagrams and graphic universes from Jainism and Hindu beliefs. His works reflect the primordial ooze from which matter and energy emerge, using spills, stains, and tangled strings to create his cosmology. The languages in his art are composed of stutters, hiccups, grunts, and nervous tics.

Pande’s cosmos features beings that mimic aliens, insects, phantasms, and freaks, often reflecting aspects of ourselves. His style integrates subject and object, resulting in a chaotic multiplicity that defies categorization within Western Art History genres like Surrealism, Pop Art, or Action Painting. South Asia’s diverse and polymorphous visual and conceptual ancestry is at the heart of his work, leaving viewers feeling untethered between prehistoric cave paintings and science fiction fantasies.

Exhibition Dates: August 14 – September 8
Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Sunday, 11 AM – 7 PM
Venue: Nature Morte Gallery, New Delhi