Aashish Tanwar is Masters in Fine Arts (sculpture) from the prestigious College of Art, New Delhi. Born in 1984, Aashish Tanwar lives and works from his beloved Dilli, where he has showcased his work in various elite National and International shows. Aashish’s work has been recognized and acknowledged nationally as well as overseas – particularly in the United Kingdom and Russia. He has participated in several group shows, art workshops and symposiums. One of his early works is a giant Godess sculpture (141 Feet Height) installed in Vrindavan, Mathura under the wide open sky. His works are part of private collections around the country and abroad.

He was invited in Global Artist Committee of Asian Art Association in January 2021.

Aashish’s sculpture are a fascinating blend of his training in both sculpture and creativity. For Aashish, his sculptures are expressions of his thoughts and a journey to seek out and reach his inner soul. His constant quest for spirituality finds expressions in his work. For him, it is not only important to express the outer form but also to use it in relation with the spiritual vitality. Ashish’s ability to let his intuition guide him through the distance between the conception and realization without compromising the integrity of the original idea, can be seen in many of his works. Through his creative practice, he intends to bridge the relation in contemporary sculpture in which the peaceful essence of forms sits calmly in unison with the patterns and designs of a traditional bronze casting Art form

Aashish produces a rich visual with a compelling draw to reality. He says that the pieces are meant to explore “themes of hidden potentials, and the transcendence of our limiting view of a solid reality. He shows the positivity through forms and one is instantly drawn to the captivating displays, and then we quietly progress into a reflective mindfulness that travels beyond the surface of the bronze. Ashish’s current work, in his words is a “sincere attempt to reflect my interpretation of the socio-cultural ethos”, he’s surrounded by and gives a modern physical shape to it.

“Precise reasons seem to be necessary to express some issues at some particular moments. Such thoughts inspire me to make drawings and sculptures.”

“I work mainly with positive and negative space, meaning the vacant space in between, the void is as important as the physical mass itself. I make my drawings and sculptures with the idea of them being viewed and appreciated from different angles to understand this form. Different forms and expressions appeal to me - soft but precise curves, sharp edges, concave surfaces shifting to convex; the discovery and strength of an inner or negative space.”

Ashish also states that his drawings and sculptures are physical simulations of the Mobius strip, a three- dimensional form that has a continuous surface, with one connected edge running throughout the whole form.

Academic Achievement

Invited as a valued judge for the “STATE LEVEL KALA UTSAV” event for the State Level Visual Art / 3D Competition organized by Directorate of Education Delhi under Smagra Shiksha, New Delhi 16th December, 2020.

Invited as a valued judge for the “SHILPKALA” event for the Inter- School Competition “ANANDOTSAVA” organized by Paul George Global School, Alaknanda New Delhi 28th October, 2020.

Invited as a judge for an Annual Mega Event “INFINITY -2019” as an Eminent Judge in Rainbow English School, Janakpuri, New Delhi.

Invited as a judge for an event “Travel Chronicles” in Annual Interschool Festival, Jaspalian Arcade- 2019 at Jaspal Kaur Public School, Shalimar Bagh, New Delhi.

Invited as a judge for an Interschool Art Competition 2018 at Gyan Mandir Public School, Naraina, New Delhi.

Appointed as a practical examiner (Subject – Sculpture) for senior school certificate examination by C.B.S.E., New Delhi.

Invited as a judge for a computer art competition at Kerala Education Society Senior Secondary School, R.K. Puram Sec – 7, New Delhi.

Exhibitions / Participation

“The Bridge” (International Collaboration Art Project/ online Exhibition by The Faculty of Fine Arts, National Academy of Arts and Culture & Heritage (ASWARA) Malaysia. Exhibition 15 September to 31 December 2020.

International online art exhibition – 5th to 30th sept by Nirantar Art.

“International Creative Drawing Exchange Program – 2020” by Gallery ARTOZ, Udaipur, India, August 2020.

Dot Dot Dash Online Exhibition group show curated by Surface Gallery, 16 South Well Road, Nottingham, United Kingdom, April –June 2020.

Online Art Exhibition -In the wake of COVID-19 (to support Artists and feed India) with Trinity Art Impact (at trinityarts.co) from 11th April 2020.

National Kala Mela 2020 organized by Lalit Kala Akademi, at Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi 4th to 9th March 2020.