Welcome to Ankur Rana website

ARTIST’S WORDS: Ankur rana I always followed my instincts to create forms, which I think would satisfy my creative urge. I am not one of those artists who think about creating a form which related to people in one way or the other, rather these forms come naturally to me. The unique aspect of my oil-based paintings is the hue of silver colour & the well - arranged juxtaposition of pop images with jarring and vibrant background. Famous Expressionist painter Emile Nolde once wrote, “there are no established aesthetic rules, the artist creates his work, following his nature and his instincts.” This statement remains like a resonance in my mind. It always inspires me and gives me courage. I want my work to sprout out of the material world, with all its tangibility, just as in nature, the plant sprout out of the ground suited to its nature. So I believe, nobody can express himself leaving behind the tradition of his roots. It is deeply related to artist’s personal talent, attitude and vision. At the same time he is also open to exotic and eclectic traditions which he wants to imbibe. My study and work with traditional kashmiri shawls helped me to understand the richness of our tradition of motifs. My experiments started to synthesise the western and oriental forms and motifs in my work. Since than whatever I paint, whether it be reality, fantasy or poetry, that which is best is that which has a convincing effect and appears to be true to my orientation of both occidental and ethnic characters. I try to extract motifs from nature and set them in a modern ambience.