Avneet Chopra

I have had a wonderful and successful career as a painter & sculptor since 2000. My work is rooted in the modernist tradition of 20th–Century art.

My inspiration has been my conviction that modern painting is fueled by the combination of tradition and the realities of modern life. Spirituality and feelings are the basic subjects of my work. They are depictions of intuitive expressions using color as language, and the landscape (God’s earth) as a metaphor for the arena of life. The revelation of a primal image that delivers an immediate response in the viewer is my goal. Hopefully my paintings and sculptures convey a felt perception of life, an awareness of the history of art, and a clear expression of my passion and sense of spirituality. I sense a visual music that externalizes what I feel within me and in the air.

I took painting as a profession in 2000. It has become an integral part of my life. Throughout my career, I have organized more than 29 exhibitions, prepared more than 50 paintings and approximately 100 sculptures including fiber glass and stone sculptures; I have also done work of metro stations at Delhi, workshops and many more work. Making sculptures and painting is my passion and I wish to continue it forever. My expertise is painting and installation of sculpture with different grains. My medium of painting is acrylic colors on canvas as I find acrylic colors in compatibility with my style.

Theme of my work

Acrylic colors are the main theme for my painting, but I started my earlier time with pencil, charcoal and watercolors. As these are the simplest mediums of colors to start. Then I thought to use oil colors, but for using the technique of oil colors one should need to have lot of knowledge for proper use of colors. I also did the hard work to understand the technique of these colors because my hand was only set on drawings. For Sculptures and Murals, I used clay, fiber glass, stone, wood, mixed media and other colors to give final touches.

Slowly and steadily I fully understood the mood of these vibrant colors. As oil colors are used by great artists and it is one of the best mediums in the art world. Oil colors are so much important because paintings made with oil colors 1000 years ago are still looking fresh.

After learning the technique of oil color I understood the medium of acrylic colors also. Acrylic colors are based on water and were 100%, according to my thinking. There is so much variety of bright colors in acrylic colors. I mostly use bold and bright colors in my paintings as my favorite colors fill positivity and freshness in the heart. My dark color theme is based on pastel toning. Thistheme puts a big impact on my color combination choice also.

Essentiality for Work

To prepare a good painting one has to get indulged fully with the minute basic specificationsand the need of that painting. One has to understand what are the requirements that painting need like place, atmosphere, colors , canvas size etcetera.

I mostly paint in the late evenings, that is after supper till as much as I feel to. Late eveningsare the best suitable for this work because spending time with colors in soothing atmosphere always fill your life with happiness and joy. I am doing this for past 22 years. Mostly I work only in the evenings, but anytime if I have to send my painting to art galleries or work load is a bit higher then I paint for some extra times also like during day time as well.

In addition, if I plan to make stone or concrete sculptures that need lot of time to carvein or to give them some desired shape, then I generally start working early so that I can build one sculpture as soon as possible. Giving shape to a concrete stone is not an easy task. It is time consumingprocess and I need to keep lot of patience to complete a sculpture.

There is a big role of effectsof light for making any kind of artwork. Some artists make paintings only in natural light and something inner house light is efficient, but in my perception, both types of light (External natural light and internal home light) is very essential for making a best artwork to get a proper choice of colors. I mostly paint in evenings as I feel it’s the most serene and calm time to create a good art work.

The atmosphere is another factorfor creativity. Creativity is divine in nature that need silence and serenity. A good example is of the world-renowned artist Sobah Singh. For achieving perfection, he left the city life and settle down on hills. Today also many artists make their paintings in their studios or in open areas instead of making them at their homes. But I am very lucky that my family always supported me in my work and provided me best time and atmosphere so that I don’t get disturbed. I also maintained proper balance in my personal and professional life. My family has supported me every time. They have always given me opportunities to visit outstations, conduct workshops, visit galleries, museums etcetera for exposure in life.

My Work of Paintings & Sculptures

Year 2004

In this year, I made some “Paintings”. The project taken up was a commission work for CITCO Hotel. The demand was the paintings, which are displayed in the CITCO hotel, which I made on commission. The paintings are mostly displayed in the hotel banquet halls, or the conference hall. The visitors appreciated the works. This work was displayed on 05 February 2004.
In this year, I made one stone sculpture. The work was created at Governemnt Arts College Chandigarh. The work was carved on the eve of Annual Exhibition of Bachelor’s last year in the Arts College. The work was done on 06 February 2004 and was later purchased by CITCO Hotels.

Year 2005

In this year, I made one stone sculpture with the title“Success of a Lady”. The work was created at Khajuraho Regional Centre, Madhya Pradesh. The work was carved in black marble, showing the success of a woman symbolically. The work was displayed in the regional centre (MP) museum. I was invited at the artist workshop and all appreciated the work created. The works created over there were based on “Lady’s freedom and success”. The work was done on 10 November 2005.

Year 2007

In this year, I made one mural of “The Three Running Horses”. The work was displayed on one of the banquet walls of the Hotel Beckons sector 24 Chandigarh for decoration. The mural was first made with clay and then was converted to fiberglass with molding and casting process along with coloring. The horses were made as if they are running in a field with hair shown moving in the direction against the air. The three horses are a complete embodiment of a family moving together. The work was done on 12 October 2007. Everyone appreciated my work.
In the same year, I made two “Abstract Paintings”. The paintings were displayed at Hotel Beckons sector 24 Chandigarh banquet hall for decoration. The paintings were displayed in 2007 and until date are adoring the walls. The paintings created were abstract paintings, which could go with the interiors. The visitors appreciated them.

Year 2008

In this year, I made one “Stone Sculpture”. The Sculpture was created in black marble stone. It is based on the rhythm with help of line forms. The work shows the beauty of nature with the help of leaves, creepers, and floral forms. The work is displayed at Mount View Hotel – A five-star hotel at Chandigarh. It is displayed in the vicinity of the garden and adds beauty to the garden. It was made on order, for the Department of tourism (Chandigarh). The work symbolically depicts the woman form standing in a contrapposto position to decorate the center hall of the hotel. The work is standing and beautifying the area with its aesthetic and balanced form.

Year 2012

In this year, I made another “Stone Sculpture”. This sculpture was exhibited at Chandigarh Art Gallery. The stone sculpture was created, showing a door peeping out of a tree and leaves all around. I carved out these five feet tall stone with the help of hammer and chisels, which indeed used to give me a divine feeling and lot of satisfaction while doing it. The work shows an outer world through a tree that is peeping out of a huge tree covering the door. Therefore, my work is also giving the message to people to at least try to come out of your problems and see the outer world. Rest it has always been appreciated by the viewers and is even decorating the garden where it is displayed.

Year 2017

In this year, I made another “Stone Sculpture (lady figure – a copy from Indonesian lady features and characteristics)”. This sculpture was exhibited at Ambience Gallery. The project taken up was a commission work for Ambience. For the same I studied the Indonesian woman features and heir structures. I practised lot of sketches and then ended up to this sculpture with lot of hard work. It was a different experience while working on this project. My team was quite co-operative that sat with me for long hours in the evening to give good finishing to the work. The work was completed and displayed on 18 July 2017.

Year 2018

In this year, I made another “Painting (Ghats of Ganga)”. The project taken up was a commission work for Ambience. The temples made were taken from the Banaras Ghats of Ganges where we find a row of beautiful temples adorned with amazing shikhars. I created the painting with all my past experiences of my visits to Banaras and the study of beauty of the place. The stokes given are with charcoal sticks and then painted with acrylic colours. The soft strokes given for the boats were so smooth that it seems quite three dimensional and realistic. The viewers appreciated the painting. The work was completed and displayed on 25 January 2018.
In this year, I made one “Sculpture (Gargoyale)”. The Sculpture made is of a Gargoyle (a mythical animal) which is displayed at Himalayan Oak hotel at Kasauli in Himachal Pradesh. The work is displayed on the gate pillars of the hotel as an evil eye and is liked by all the visitors. The work was created keeping in mind that it should look cute as well can serve to finish the evil eye of others towards the hotel. The work was completed and displayed on 2 March 2018.

In this year, I made one “Mural (Shiv Parvati and their Kids sitting on Khailash Mountain)”. Shiva is the almighty, so is shown as supreme, large in size and standing high above the family in viratroop. Parvati been the mother is shown sitting with the two kids Ganeshaand Kartikji. The mural was made for the purpose of worship. It was created in clay and then was turned to fiberglass durable medium. Over all it is well balanced mural which was appreciated by all and was successfully provided to Ambience company. The work was completed and displayed on 29 June 2018.
In this year, I made one “Painting (Nature)”. The work was created for Hotel Aroma, Chandigarh to decorate the conference hall. The painting has made the place look ambiguous and full of beauty. The nature scene depicted has dominence of orange colour, which adds beauty, grace and life to the interior. It creates a beautiful perspective to the room. It was the visitors. The work was completed and displayed on 02 October 2018 appreciated a commission work created on order It.

Year 2019

In this year, I made one “Mural of (Maratha King Chatrapati Shivaji)”. The mural made was a commission work for Aroma Hotel, Chandigarh for one of its walls. It is a 6ft by 4ft mural decorating the wall and creating an amazing environment. The work was commissioned to me by the Aroma Hotel in which they asked for a procession scene of Maratha King Chatrapati Shivaji sitting on a throne with the courtiers and soldiers around, for an exhibition in their from all the states of India. The border design was also created in clay for a royal look. The pillars and curtains were designed to give the look of the court scene, from where the gathering started. Overall, it was a well-balanced form with finishing of a metal piece, which was actually casted in fiber glass medium. The work was completed and displayed on 06 May 2019 appreciated a commission work created on order.

In this year, I made some “Paintings”. The project taken up was a commission work for Aroma Hotel. The demand was the paintings, which are displayed in the Aroma hotel. Which I made on commission. The paintings are mostly displayed in the hotel banquet halls, or the conference hall. The visitors appreciated the works. This work was displayed on 15 April 2019.
In this year, I made one creative ironwork for “The Lawrence School Sanawar” a Boarding School in Siwalik Hills of HP. The work was created with the help of iron rods and iron bowls which were welded with the iron rods. The beauty of the work was that the rods are placed in such a way that while one takes round around it, they move along and creates a wonderful line work, as they are aligned with each other. The work adores the area near the main building. It serves as a garden sculpture. It is an aesthetic abstract work with mathematical calculations. The work was completed and displayed on 21 August 2019 appreciated a commission work created on order It.
In this year, I made one “Abstract Metal Sculpture (Mother and Son)”. The work was displayed in the Himachal Pradesh hotel garden. The work was created with metal sheet utensils, giving the shape of a mother and the child face to face displayed. All appreciated it. The work depicts the emotions between a mother and a child. The form is also presenting the inseparable bond between a mother and the child. The sculpture is formed in the shape that the faces are shown looking towards each other and the open mouths of the utensils are serving as the buns of the faces. The work was completed and displayed on 24 August 2019.
In this year, I made a “Painting”. The project taken up was a commission work for Aroma Hotel. The demand was the painting, which are displayed in the Aroma hotel, which I made on commission. The paintings are mostly displayed in the hotel banquet halls, or the conference hall. The visitors appreciated the works. This work was displayed on 28 September 2019.
In this year, I made many “Paintings & Sculpture”. Gary Art Gallery is one of the famous art galleries that supplies the work all over India. For past seven years, I have been associated with them. I have created works like wall murals, animal sculptures, aquatic life, over life size sculptures, huge paintings, portraits of army officers and famous people in my country, cartoon figures like mickey mouse-Donald duck, Punjab folk culture and their living styles, garden sculptures, fountains, fountain sculptures and different styles of acrylic paintings. For all these works, molding and casting processes were made. My workers team under my supervision did molding and casting processes. The work was completed and displayed on 12 December 2019.
In this year, I made one “Chhatrapati Shivaji (The Great Mratha King)”. The painting shows a Maratha King in his attire and a crown on the head. The golden border and the designed jewellery is the speciality of Indian painting. The gesture of the king is in royal position and the gesture speaks about the personality. The project taken up was a commission work for Ambience. This work was displayed on 20 December 2019.

Year 2020

In this year, I made a “Painting”. The project taken up was a commission work for Aroma Hotel. The demand was the painting, which are displayed in the Aroma hotel, which I made on commission. The paintings are mostly displayed in the hotel banquet halls, or the conference hall. The visitors appreciated the works. This work was displayed on 28 September 2019.
In this year, I made many “Paintings”. The project taken up was a commission work for Aroma Hotel. The demand was the paintings, which are displayed in the Aroma hotel, and some were portraits of the family members, which I made on commission. The paintings are mostly displayed in the hotel banquet halls, or the conference hall. The visitors appreciated the works. This work was displayed on 21 January to 4 August 2020.

In this year, I made many “Paintings”. The project taken up was a commission work for Aroma Hotel. The demand was the paintings, which are displayed in the Aroma hotel, which I made on commission. The paintings are mostly displayed in the hotel banquet halls, or the conference hall. The visitors appreciated the works. This work was displayed on 24 January 2020.
In this year, I made two “Stone Sculpture”. The stone sculptures were created during an artist camp at Chandigarh with Chandigarh art academy. The Aroma Hotel Proprietor bought these works.The first work shows the nature, the folds of nature, and the folds of meadows and the flair of nature around. The right side white colour bud coming out shows the growth in nature. The other stone sculpture again shows the nature in which one can find leaf forms and roots. The works got appreciation and were displayed later in Chandigarh hotels like Aroma in sector-22. This work was displayed on 4 August 2020.
In this year, I made “Mural Sculpture”. The work displayed shows the Punjab culture where ladies are sitting with a tool that can help making butter and some are shown doing their daily chores. The colours used are typical Punjab folk style even of clothes and the living style is the same. The Aroma Hotel Proprietor bought these works. Visitors enjoy the works and like to get pictures clicked with the works. This work was displayed on 4 August 2020.
In this year, I made many “Paintings”. The project taken up was a commission work for Aroma Hotel. The demand was the paintings, which are displayed in the Aroma hotel, which I made on commission. The paintings are mostly displayed in the hotel banquet halls, or the conference hall. The visitors appreciated the works. This work was displayed on 24 August 2020.
In this year, I made “Sculpture (Sun God Face)”. The sculpture is a commission work, which was made for the Himalayan Oak Hotel at Kasauli. The work created shows the face of a Sun God with heavy looking face of an old man with beautiful flow of hair and wings behind. The work is adorned on one of the walls in the hotel, which is creating divinity in interiors. People who visit the hotel always appreciated the work and like to get their pictures clicked with it. This work was displayed on 12 December 2020.
In this year, I made “Sculpture & Murals (Maharaja Ranjit Singh) (Indian King)”. The mural displayed projects the majesty of an Indian King (Maharaja Ranjit Singh) sitting on a throne with attendants around in his court. The work was displayed at the Aroma Hotel at Chandigarh in the Banquet Hall, which is going with the surrounding aesthetically. The mural is a commission work, which was displayed on 16 December 2020.
In this year, I made another “Murals (Ashoka Chakra). The work was created for Gary Arts in the year 2020. This wall mural depicts the Ashoka Chakra in three different sizes but same design. The work was first created with clay and then it was casted in fibreglass. The mural is a commission work, which was displayed on one of the Govt. building at Delhi on 16 December 2020, and is giving a perfect look to the exterior of the building.
In this year, I made another fiberglass sculpture “The Elephant. The work was created for Gary Arts in the year 2020. I designed it the way elephants are painted and the designs of mat were given on his back.I handed over it to the Gary Arts and then it was displayed in a garden at a Kala Bhawan where all visitors appreciated it. This work is completed on 18 December 2020, and is giving a perfect look to the exterior of the building.

Year 2021

In this year, I created a special artwork “HOPE”. This work is created for the International Online Art Exhibition This exhibition took place from 21 February 2021. Everyone liked my work and appreciated it.
In this year, I made one “Sculpture of (Buddha). The Buddha sculpture was created on order for Gary Arts. The demand was of Buddha sculptures for hotels and gardens. The Standing Buddha sculpture made was ten feet tall. I created it for Gary arts and was appreciated by all. It was first made in clay and then moulded and casted in fibreglass for durability and strength. The seated Buddha sculpture was created for a Buddha garden, which was 9 feet high and 5 feet broad. It was displayed in centre of the Buddha garden. Was appreciated by all. These sculptures were appreciated by everyone and was displayed on 22 January 2021.

In this year, I made another “Sculpture of (Animals). The project taken up was a commission work for Ambience. The demand was for some animal sculptures in fibreglass. The sculptures were first made in clayand then were casted in fiberglass. The sculptures were of elephants, tiger, lion, lion cub and cowsthese works were first designed for the armatures and then were created in clay. Later the works were moulded in plaster and their final pieces were taken out in fibreglass. In the later process, rubber and fibre moulds were made which were then casted in fiberglass. These works were commission works for Gary Arts and were displayed at a garden at Chandigarh. These sculptures were appreciated by all and was displayed on 24 February 2021.
In this year, I made another “Paintings”. The mural depicts Shiva, Parvati and their kids sitting on Kailash Mountain. Shiva is the almighty, so is shown as supreme, large in size and standing high above the family in viratroop. Parvati been the mother is shown sitting with the two kids Ganesha and Kartikji. The mural was made for the purpose of worship. It was created in clay and then was turned to fibreglass durable medium. The figures are shown in the nature hub so, to add beauty the elements were added like peacock, cow symbolic form of Nandi. Over all it is well-balancedmural, which was appreciated by all and was successfully provided to Ambience Company. The project taken up was a commission work for Ambience on 19 March 2021.
In this year, I attended one workshop, which was organized by Kala KutumbSanstha, Ajmer. It was the “4th National Workshop” (Painting, Sculptures and Craft) and was conducted from 2nd to 4th April, 2021 at Pushkar, Ajmer (Rajasthan).The workshop was attended by 54 artists from various states of India and was conducted for 3 days. All artists had their own technique of making paintings. I was invited for the workshop as an artist from North India, Punjab; to be part of the workshop. I gained lot of experience after attending this workshop.
In this year, I attended a workshop, which was organized by Kala KutumbSanstha, Ajmer. It was the “4th National Workshop” (Painting, Sculptures and Craft) and was conducted from 2nd to 4th April, 2021 at Pushkar, Ajmer (Rajasthan).The workshop was attended by 54 artists from various states of India and was conducted for 3 days. All artists had their own technique of making paintings. I was invited for the workshop as an artist from North India, Punjab; to be part of the workshop. I gained lot of experience after attending this workshop.
In this year, I created for an exhibition at World Art Dubai Exhibition at “The World Trade Centre”. The painting was created with flow of colours in a rhythmic way. The theme was “Flow of feelings”. The work was created for an exhibition which was going to take place at “The world trade Centre”, which is no doubt a great feeling. The place is indeed worth to display art works. All in the exhibition appreciated it. It was a World art fair where the work was displayed and gave me immense appreciation and happiness. The work was very satisfying while creating also. The flow of colours was giving me the feel of mixed emotions. The flowing colours – blues and white are very soothing colours. These colours mark water, snow, nature, and the divinity in them. Therefore, while working with such colours, divinity automatically starts flowing in the mind and body. This exhibition took place from 07 to 10 April 2021.

In this year, I participated in an exhibition with the title “International Online Exhibition”. This exhibition is a platform on which the artists get opportunity to display their art works and sell them at an international level. This was my first Virtual Online Art Exhibition I attended. This exhibition took place from 20 April to 30 April 2021.
In this year, I created a special artwork for“Farmer’s Strike in India for Farmer’s Law”. This work is created for the International Online Art Exhibition at Manikarnika Art Gallery, Uttar Pradesh. This exhibition took place from 04 to 18 May 2021.
In this year, I second time participated in an exhibition with the title “Woman Empowerment”. This exhibition is a platform on which the artists get opportunity to display their art works and sell them at an international level. This was my first Virtual Online Art Exhibition I attended. This exhibition took place on 30 June 2021.
In this year, I created a statue (Buddha Statue). Buddha Sculptures are the most famous and in demand sculptures all over the world. The Sculptures I created are all commission works either for Gary Arts or for Ambience Company. Later they are displayed all over the Country from where the demand is raised. Especially for gardens and open areas outside the buildings, may be in the form of fountains. This exhibition took place from 31 August 2021.
In this year, I participated in another exhibition with the title “Unity”. This exhibition is a platform on which the artists get opportunity to display their art works and sell them at an international level. This was my first Virtual Online Art Exhibition I attended. This exhibition took place on 05 October 2021.

Year 2022

In this year, I created many sculptures for Ambience gallery. The Buddha Sculpture was created in cement and fibreglass. The Buddha sculpture was created in a month and then was moulded and casted in another fifteen days. It was painted in a way that it gets permanent colour to be displayed in garden and can resist the exposure to the natural conditions. I also created the sculpture is of a lady. She is shown as if the lady is pulling a bucket of water from the well. The sculpture was later displayed at a Punjabi Restaurant in Chandigarh to project the tradition and culture of Punjab. It was another challenge for me to create an armature in which I welded the iron rods in such a way that it seems the lady has kept her foot one step above the ground level. Therefore, the position in which she is standing is a gesture in which Creating the body structure and then applying clay on it with study of her anatomy was a quite interesting part of the project. Later when the sculpture was displayed at its place, it came out to be so naturalistic that everyone standing around it wanted to get a picture clicked with it. This work was created on 10 January 2022.

In this year, I participated in another exhibition with the title “Devine Nature”. This exhibition is a platform on which the artists get opportunity to display their art works and sell them at an international level. This was my first Virtual Online Art Exhibition I attended. This exhibition took place on 10 March 2022.
In this year, I participated in another exhibition with the title “Draped Lady”. This exhibition is a platform on which the artists get opportunity to display their art works and sell them at an international level. This was my first Virtual Online Art Exhibition I attended. This exhibition took place from 01 to 08 May 2022.
In this year, I participated in another exhibition with the title “Animal Emotions”. This exhibition is a platform on which the artists get opportunity to display their art works and sell them at an international level. This was my first Virtual Online Art Exhibition I attended. This exhibition took place on 04 July 2022

VIRTUTVA ART WORKS OUTLET – AN OPEN WINDOW

I Avneet Chopra, as a curator, created a virtual platform for artists from all over world. I give them opportunity to participate inInternational level Online Virtual Exhibitions where their works are displayed as well get opportunity to sell the art works.

Virtutva provides art works to the art lovers for their home decors, office decors, hotel decors, and many more to beautify the lives of people.

The virtual exhibition took place online from 20th April to 30th April online on Facebook, Instagram and was shared with artists of India as well abroad on social media.

The artists submitted their art works in the following categories:

Drawing, painting, graphic designs, installations, photography and sculptures. The exhibitions were successful.
The virtual exhibition took place online in July 2022 online on YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram and was shared with artists of India as well abroad on social media
Sketching, painting, photography, graphic art, and sculptures. The exhibition was a success.

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