"Silence Before the Chaos"

Change is sudden. And so is nature. It takes different forms at different times to unleash its fury, as well as its beauty.

Growing up in a rural setting, my childhood was spent enquiring into the mysteries of my surrounding. The simple hutments, the gentle river, the docile and domesticated animals, and, most importantly, nature in its myriad forms.

I went to Santiniketan after completing school. Even there, my connection with nature did not diminish; in fact, it grew stronger and pulled me towards simple things in life.

My travels to various places like the terra-cotta temples of Muluti and Vishnupur and their mesmerising folk arts and tales, had a profound impact on me. Similarly, the lives of the rural people taught me more than words can explain.

The passage of such experiences helped me to choose natural mediums like mixed medium like acrylics, oil, charcoal, earth colours, etc. in my work which portrays the change as well as the nature and its forms which have inspired my work.

I would like to conclude by saying that the changes in nature creates a dialogue within me — sometimes in my consciousness, and, at times, tugs at my unconscious self. I now leave it to my audience to view the work and let it create its own sensations.

Born in the Burdwan District in West Bengal, Alik Mondals work has an instant and positively enigmatic impact on you. With formal education in art from Kala Bhavna and Vishwa Bharti, Alik has created a name for himself in a short span of time. He has hosted numerous exhibitions all over the country such as:

- Kala Bhavana Annual Exhibition in Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata in 2009,2010,2012
- Group Exhibition in Kala Bhavana Nandan Gallery in 2011
- Kaleidoscope Group Exhibition 2012, Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
- Santiniketan Young Artist’s Exhibition, SSVAD in Santiniketan
- Final Year Exhibiton in ICCR (Indian Council for Cultural Relation) , kolkata 2014
- S.D. Ahuja Foundation annual exhibition, Ahuja museam for arts, Kolkata, 2012
- Lalit Kala Academy , New Delhi
- All India Art competition & exhibition 2018, 2019, State Gallery of Art, Madhapur, Hydrerabad
- Group Exhibition 2019. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Vadodara

Alik has also displayed his collection at the S D Ahuja Foundation and has won the prestigious All India Art competition & Exhibition Award 2019, State Gallery of Art, Madhapur, Hydrerabad .