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Sculptor and 3-D muralist Apeksha Mathur’s creations revolve around themes related to life and she likes to spread joy through them. Her solo exhibition of 3-D murals is going to be held at PSK from November 16 to 30
Dipti Srivastava
By her own admission, she is not a born artist. But very slowly and gradually she picked up the nuances of the medium she is now dealing in. It took more than hard work and dedication to excel in the world of art for Apeksha Mathur. It was her father who guided and directed her to choose her calling in life. And after that her artistic talent, which was hidden for so many years and which she herself was not aware of, was chiseled to near perfection by her teachers.
"With no artistic background, when I entered the College of Arts in Delhi, I had to start from scratch. And I give all credit to my teachers. The second motivating factor was the annual exhibition held at the college in which all my creations were sold out," says Apeksha, a resident of Nirman Vihar in East Delhi.
Apeksha has done her masters in fine arts from the College of Arts, Delhi, with specialisation in sculpture and 3D murals.
Although she has worked in various mediums like metal, wood, fibre glass, metal sheet, ceramics and cement, she is mainly interested working in ceramics. "My father has a business of tiles and since childhood I have been fascinated by it. I have a special passion for ceramics to which sculptural creativity is added. I love to work freely without any boundary and this freedom is easily visible in my works," she says.
Regarding the subject of her creations, Apeksha says, "My themes mostly revolve around human figures in semi-realistic forms and I enjoy playing with the movement and rhythm of the body. I don’t allow any inhibition to come my way. I believe in making my way as per my requirements and idea. With specialization in 3D murals I design murals as per given area and theme in different mediums keeping in mind the aesthetics of the location."
She believes that even the ugliest thing on this earth can be beauti-fied through the medium of art because everything has an inner beauty which may not be physically seen by human eye but can be translated through the medium of art into a pleasurable experience.
Apeksha has a workshop in Sector 2, Noida. The initial modelling and sculpting is done at her workshop in East Delhi and the firing and glazing is done in Noida.
Although her work is very demanding, the constant support of her family members is what keeps her going. Some of the places where Apeksha has created murals are NBCC Plaza, Saket, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital, Kaka Nagar Club and Andhra School, to name a few. After having participated in various exhibitions, Apeksha is all set for a solo exhibition of 3D murals at Poorva Sanskritik Kendra (PSK), Laxmi Nagar, from November 16 to 30 from 11 a.m. till 10 pm. The exhibition includes murals in ceramic, fibre glass, metal, wood and mixed media.
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