Upasana Kedia

Soothing for the eyes, comforting for the mind are the dreamy abstracts of Upasana Kedia. Enthralling the viewer by its colors, the sfumatic abstracts portray hidden landscapes. Her artworks are a byproduct of the transforming landscapes in her surroundings due to constant migration from cities and countries for education. Nature never fails to astonish one. This fascination for nature inspired her to pick up the pencil and start her journey in the world of art at the age of four. “Art is the elimination of the unnecessary “ a statement by Picasso prompted her to pursue abstraction. “That is the purest form of expression,” she says.
Through her brushstrokes she captures the spontaneity in nature. Working in many layers, she expresses her feelings and creates the mood of the painting. Believing in Mark Rothko’s style of colorfield painting, the emphasis on strong formal elements of color, balance, depth are reflected in her artworks. Her work resonates with a statement by artist Lucien Freud who said, ”The longer you look at an object, the more abstract it becomes, and ironically, more real.” The definite forms in her initial landscapes starts vanishing eventually with practice. Her artworks are patches of colors juxtaposed on the...

2016 Semi Abstract Oil Painting-magnifying nature, LASALLE, Singapore

2014 Western Abstract Painting, NAFA, Singapore

2013 Painting II, Hong Kong University, Hong Kong

2006 Diploma in 2D Animation Film Making & Technology (ICAAT), India
(Mumbai/Hyderabad)

2005 Masters in Philosophy, Gorakhpur University, India
2004 National Eligibility Test for Lectureship (UGC-NET), India

2003 Bachelor in Arts (Painting), Banasthali Vidyapith, Rajasthan,India

2003 Intermediate grade Drawing Examination (A-grade), Maharashtra, India

2023 India Art fest, Chitrakalparishat, Bangalore India

2021 Chitrankan-3, An International Online Exhibition (woman only)

2021 Abstract Moda, Virtual Exhibition Singapore

2019 Enter into Art International installations,Germany.

2019 House of Failure, SIkka Art Fair, Dubai.

2018 “From Within”, ION Art Gallery, Singapore.

2018 Index Design Fair, World Trade Centre, Dubai(UAE)

2017 World Art Dubai, World Trade Centre, Dubai (UAE)

2017 “Symphony in Colors” Collaborative Art Exhibition at Visual Art Centre, Singapore

2017 India Art Festival, Thayagraj Stadium, New Delhi, India

2016 Design Exhibition at Maad, Red Dot Museum, Singapore

2015 “Soul and Art”, ION Art Gallery, Singapore

2014 “Colors as Action” Abstract Art Exhibition at Reading Room, Singapore