ABOUT
ARTIST STATEMENT
My art style is constantly evolving. I don't like to limit the way I express myself visually. My focus, however, has always been more inclined towards portraits and abstract expressionism.
Hailing from a creative background, and finding my academic interests in psychology, I've always been fascinated by humans and behaviour. Portraits can tell stories, sometimes better than words can and I find myself drawn to the faces of the everyday pursuits, candid and moving and flowing. I like to paint these images and experiences in bold and vibrant colours, while my subjects often portray a soft and dreamlike state of being.
My work is a dialogue and reflection of the moods and experiences I take in daily, in a very intuitive, in-the-moment and experimental format. The kind of raw expression that translates into my work through the pulling and scraping of paint, splattering and scribbling, and using different mediums and techniques to inspire that same mood in the viewer that inspired the finished painting in the making.
BIO
Varnika Prakash is a 1996 born, Delhi & Goa based Indian mixed media Artist with her focus being Abstract and contemporary Portraiture.
Prior to working as a full-time artist, she has also worked as a musician and has played multiple gigs in and around India as a solo act, as well as with other prominent Indian music projects. She's currently working on producing and releasing an album.
She has been an active participant in the Delhi art circuit and her work has been exhibited in multiple Art galleries and prominent art festivals in Delhi, while many of her paintings are held in private collections all over the world. Her work displays a contrasting mix of warm and cool tones in a somewhat distorted, inventive, and experimental format. Her work is modern and expressive. She uses different mediums and various techniques of color application to create interest and add visual expression to her paintings.