Prasoon Poddar

Patna

An art is all about feelings, emotions, expressions and imagination. And even though colors are one way of expressing, it isn't limited to that. Infact, creativity extends to different forms, takes different shapes and isn't restricted by the boundaries of age, class, forms, material and any other category defined by the society. The ultimate objective of arts is to challenge every notion and every boundary that is set by the society. Prasoon, a Delhi based artist, firmly believes in this ideology. His work revolves around this ideology and also extends to different ways in which he engages with arts. He completed his Bachelors and Masters in Fine Arts from Jamia Milia Islamia University with painting as his specialization. Through his work, he challenges the notion of 'beauty' and 'waste' and brings out multiple dimensions and ways in which individuals engage with public spaces. His work also captures human forms in relation to 'imagination' and 'reality'. His most acclaimed work around currency depicts the binary of 'construction' and 'destruction'. And his latest series challenges the idea that an art is limited to canvas. In his recent work, he has experimented with different materials and challenged the artist in him, to bring out different layers so that each surface speaks its own reality. 

He firmly believes that an art is a way of expression and every individual is capable of it. With this intention, he has worked with different individuals and organizations, in the past, and has facilitated workshops and strengthens skills of people to use arts as a tool of expression. Recently, he has collaborated with India Vision Foundation (Bawana Outreach centre) to mentor 20 children (between) for over a period of six months period. As a part of this workshop he has introduced them to basics of art, design and material. In the past, he has also worked with Place of Safety, a juvenile home for boys in Majnu ka Tila, New Delhi. During the workshop, the participants (young boys) unleashed their creative abilities and created murals on the way they perceive Delhi. In addition to all these engagements, he also facilitates Design and Technology development workshop (craft-Mithila painting) for Schedule Caste artisans from Madhubani (Bihar), in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture. As a part of this workshop, participants (between 15-60 yrs.) explored materials such as paper machae, wood and cloth.