"My works are a reflection of life in and outside me...the point of interference is where the shadow of the elapsed congregates the idea of the forthcoming."
Kartik Sood
Lonely creator | 2019
Paper pulp, pigment ink, watercolor, pencil on German archival paper
8" x 11.5"
Sood’s work lays bare the conditions uniting humanity, but also insists that these include not only fragility but also powers of love, communion, and the creation of beauty. The individual is at the center of Sood’s work, appearing across the paintings, photo-collages, video installations, and assemblages: at times a traveler-figure, venturing out into the unknown, at other times stilled in a state of waiting or contemplation. In all cases, however, the individual strives to make sense of his relationship with his surroundings, which often dwarf or envelop him––dramatizing the dilemma of living within a complex, sometimes paralyzing social and political structure.
Treasure, Face in the Clouds, Traveling beneath | 2019
Although a distinctive painterly sensibility runs through Sood’s works––quiet, unhurried, absorbing––his oeuvre refuses categorization, often disregarding the limitations of genre or medium. In a similar way, his work resists the demands of linearity or narrative rationality; often weaving the stories and perspectives of others into his art, Sood invites us to engage in an ongoing dialogue and interrogation, both of ourselves and our world.
Born in Shimla, India in 1986, Kartik Sood obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts in Painting from the College of Art, New Delhi. He went on to pursue post-graduate work in Painting at the Faculty of Fine Arts, M.S.U, Baroda, where he was awarded the Nasreen Mohamedi Scholarship. Kartik continued to expand his practice through participation in artist residencies, including the Gasworks Residency in London (2014), Pro Helvetia Residency (2014), and IAAB Studios (2014) in Basel, Switzerland and at the NTU Center for Contemporary Art in Singapore (2017). Kartik’s work has been showcased at various exhibitions and events, such as the 1st Yinchuan Biennale, as well as through collaborations with organizations such as the Kadist Art Foundation and Khoj. His works are in the collection of The Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA), New Delhi.
Kartik lives and works between Goa and New Delhi, India.
"Informed by his upbringing in the hills of Shimla, in Himachal Pradesh, Sood describes silence, stillness, and a capacity for wonder as interwoven into daily life."
National Isolation, 2022-2023
Paper pulp, acrylic, oil, pigmented ink, canvas on board
Left: 35.5″ x 35.5″ | Right: 9″ x 8″ | Framed: 43″ x 42.5″ (Each of 2)
TG 4888
Dilemma of being you (you are but you are not) II, 2022-2023
Watercolor, gouache, graphite, dry pastel, collage, pigmented ink, archival paper
38” x 35.25” | Framed: 39” x 36.5”
TG 4974
New Places I - IX, 2022-2023
Watercolor, gouache, graphite, dry pastel, collage, pigmented ink, archival paper
23.5” x 23.25” | Framed: 24.5” x 24.25”
TG 4889
Face in the clouds, 2019
Oil, acrylic, pigmented ink, canvas, artist-designed wooden panel
65″ x 35.25″
TG 4180
Traveling beneath, 2019
Oil, acrylic, pigmented ink, wooden box with metal, artist-designed wooden panel
65″ x 35.25″
TG 4185
Domesticated sunset, 2020
Oil, acrylic, pigmented ink, canvas collage, board
68″ x 35.5″
TG 4169
Touching the earth and passing the name, 2019
Oil, acrylic, metal mesh, archival paper, artist designed cast iron frame
57″ x 66″ (overall) | 57″ x 32″ (Each of 2)
TG 4181
Brief moment of insight, 2021
Gouache, watercolor, pencil, archival pigment ink, painted paper cut out and collage on German archival paper laid on board
36” x 36
TG 4312
Life is Fluid, 2021
Projection Video, color, sound, 9 minutes 32 seconds
Video, color, 31 minutes 10 seconds
Light box, image transfer on fabric, 24″ x 24″ x 3.25″ (Each of 2)
TG 4342
Gold, 2021
Gouache, watercolor, pencil, archival pigment ink on German archival paper
44" x 44"
TG 4330
Daily theater to feed a family I-XII, 2019
Watercolor, gouache, ink, archival pigment, graphite, collage, archival paper
16.5″ x 24.5″ (Each of 12)
Roots and branches / fragmented family, 2019
Watercolor, graphite, paper pulp, canvas, oil, acrylic, archival paper, board, artist-designed cast iron frame
60″ x 33.25″
TG 4182
Trouble, 2021
Watercolor, gouache, graphite, ink, collage, archival pigment, archival paper
17″ x 13″ (Each of 2)
TG 4344
