User:Aradhana Khemani

Artist Aradhana Dalmia

Personal Information: Aradhana Dalmia has been inclined towards art since her childhood days. She has been fond of painting and Oil painting on Canvas has always been her forte. She was born and brought up in the City of Joy-Kolkata Education: Her formal training in art has been imparted from some of the world’s most renowned colleges like Chelsea College of Art and Design,London, Manchester School of Art, Manchester and Sotheby’s Institute of Art, New York.

Aradhana’s Art Consultancy Firm-The Artemist: Kolkata is an art lovers’ paradise. The city nestles some of the oldest art galleries to some of the best art colleges. Basis that, she came up with the idea of an art consultancy firm and founded an art firm in the year 2014., The Artemist is based around passionate expertise, unique art experience and exceptional customer deliverables. They offer a number of custom-made services including buying, selling and commissioning of paintings, sculptures and installation according to the clients’ specifications. They are also into print, etching and leather. Her firm The Artemist, works with some of the big names but it majorly incorporate works of upcoming artists, some of whom are provided with their in-house studios to execute assignments. They offer individualistic experience to each of their client, based on their need and requirement, which eventually becomes an exclusive piece of art.Customer delight and the experience of owning something exclusive are of utmost priority to them. Their work portfolio also includes customization of portraits, undertaking art camps and collaborating for photography and art therapy workshops. They have collaboration with art galleries and art consultants to help maintain wider spectrum of talent.The Artemist acts as a bridge between the artists and art connoisseurs when language becomes a barrier. The Artemist manages exemplary commissions to ensure that the best art is selected for their client’s project, helping to create a distinctive place to live, work and visit. They provide expert advice through all stages of the commissioning process: from developing artist briefs, selecting artists, planning and project management, to installation and promotion of the artwork.

Work so far: Some of the projects that The Artemist has been associated with are KAHM Tower, Monkey Bar, Warren Tea, The Fifth Element and they have also commissioned a Paresh Maity painting for one of their clients. Aradhana personally always had a penchant for Oil paintings and while exploring her passion for painting, she recently launched her new series ‘Luminous’. Luminous is an indigenous project hoping to innovate in the oil painting art space. In natural light, the luminous paintings are vivacious pieces of oil on canvas but when exposed to special light, they become a scintillating story. The paint used for this purpose is made by Aradhana herself. Generally, the ‘glow in the dark paintings’ are made using acrylic colours but Aradhana innovated the concept by making them with oil, moving a step forward in the chromatic world. After meticulous layering and experimentation, her drive for adding a new and exciting dimension to her paintings resulted in the creation of this unique range. The beautiful pieces of oil on canvas become luminescent when exposed to ultraviolet lights and is a visual treat to the eyes. This painting series has been covered by many leading newspapers and publications like Sholoana Bangalina.

Future Plans: She has a vision for her company to be globally present for anything and everything related to buying, selling and commissioning of paintings, sculptures and installation. She says she would also like to collaborate with world famous architects and interior designers. She has plans of starting her own little gallery, auction house and small school just like Sotheby’s or Christies’s in India.