Ajinkya Bendre

Hi, I’m Ajinkya Bendre, a Mumbai-based Layered Art sculptor and designer. After graduating from an engineering college, I began exploring dimensional art through Handmade sculpture and gradually expanded my practice into wooden sculptures, 3D design, and realistic portraiture. Over time, these explorations evolved into the intricate layered mandala works that define my practice today.

My work explores geometry, colour, and perception through intricately layered structures that transform flat surfaces into immersive dimensional experiences. Defined by precision and the interplay of light and shadow, these compositions seek to reveal clarity through rhythm, structure, and form. While I have worked across multiple mediums over the years, wood remains my primary mode of expression.

I am drawn to familiar or overlooked subjects, reinterpreting them through layering, repetition, and colour relationships to uncover new perspectives. Many of my works develop as long-form series, allowing ideas to evolve across multiple compositions while pushing toward greater intricacy and refinement. Recent series include Spectral Matrix and Transcendence through expression.

My work has been featured on national art and design platforms and held in pr...

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