Amit Kapoor is an Indian watercolorist, traveller, explorer, entrepreneur, and art instructor with a background in watercolor.
Mr. Amit kapoor is a leading master of watercolor medium in India. He has been recognized with top international honors for his paintings and his art graces the walls of many private and corporate collectors. He is in constant demand for solo exhibitions, workshops and instruction. His art captures the very soul of his subjects with passion. His exceptional drawing skills and extra ordinary abilities In art makes him proficient in any medium. His subjects include lot of compositional works where lovely play of light and shadow and prespectives are the main traits He is also the co founder and Principal of Anitoons The School Of Art And Animation. He is guest lecturer in many prestigious Art colleges like College of Art, Delhi, Apeejay Institute of Design, Jamia Millia Islamia (Mass Communication department), Meerabai Institute of technology . He was also in the jury Panel of Jamia Millia Islamia (Mass Communication department), in the jury panel of Jaipur Animation Film Festival (JAFF). He has been interviewed by several International influential media and magazines and he has high reputation for professional production and inspired leadership. Recently in 2013 he also launched his first book in watercolor medium “Amit kapoor LANDSCAPES IN WATERCOLOR“. He is the only Indian Watercolor Artist to get Silver Star Award from National Watercolor Society, USA. He is only Indian Artist invited for Live Demonstration by world’s biggest Art Channel “ SAA”, UK.
BIOGRAPHY
About
The Artist
Plein Air at Tirana, Albania.
WORK
My Perception
ART is everywhere and most importantly in the nature around us.
Painting for me is Meditation and painting with Watercolors is one of my greatest delights and has now become an addiction too. It is a way for me to visually express my creativity within an environment of great Tranquility. I am more of Impressionist artist. I love to paint busy scenes like streets, markets and more figures in my painting. Earlier I used to paint Train Engines and my Engine paintings got many awards but slowly busy streets and cityscapes attracted me a lot and I started painting Cityscapes and more Boats. In 2015 I painted top view of one of the beautiful city of India Kolkata, Howrah Bridge and I got Silver Star Award from National Watercolor Society, that gave me new perspective and energy in my painting and then I started capturing more top views. And now I am more focusing on my cityscapes and top views. I always love to capture the hustle and bustle in my painting to show more movement and action by showing more figures in my painting. In my college days I was more focusing on Oil medium but when I started travelling more than I found that we have to work fast and just have to capture the mood and atmosphere in the painting while doing Plein air works. That changed my mind and I started doing more watercolors and I found more freshness and magic in my painting. For me painting should look like a painting not a picture as we have very good option which is camera. It should be of painterly quality. We just have to capture the mood of the particular location. So I believe in impressionism and you can find very less details in my painting as I love to paint more bold strokes. I love to use more blues in my painting and my color palette is very restricted as I makes my own greens in my painting and use different shades of blues in my painting. I hope in future also watercolors will make me more happy and I will paint every part of the world.
Key Dates
– Born and raised in New Delhi.
Education
– Passed BFA Applied Art, College of Art, New Delhi in 1998.
– Passed MA Painting, Jiwaji University, Gwalior in 2004.
IWS
– Founder of the Watercolour Society of India (WSI).
– Vice President of the International Watercolor Society Global (IWS).
– President of the International Watercolor Society India. (IWS-INDIA).
Brand Ambassador
– Brand Ambassador of Mejillo Mision Gold Colors.
– Signature Brushes of world’s Finest Brand “ESCODA” from Barcelona, Spain.
– Brand Ambassador of LANA AQUARELLE Papers.
– Founder & Principal of Anitoons The School of Art & Animation, a division of Amarnath Educational Trust.
Activities
– Editor of the International Watercolor Society Magazine.
– Curator and Organizer of the International Watercolor Society India Biennale in India.
– Curator and Organizer of the 1st OLYMPIART 2019, the world’s biggest watercolor festival.
– In the jury panel of the Jaipur Animation Film Festival (JAFF) in 2010.
– In the jury panel of Jamia Millia Islamia’s (Mass Communication PG Animation Department) in 2005-06.
– Assistant Professor at College of Art, Delhi (Visiting) since 2002.
– Visiting Lecturer at Jamia Millia Islamia’s (Mass Communication Post Graduation Department) in 2005-06.
– Visiting Lecturer at Meerabai Institute of Technology, Delhi University in 2010.
– Visiting Lecturer at Apeejay Institute of Design in 2003-04.
Brand Ambassador
Amit Kapoor is a brand ambassador of Mijello Mission Gold Watercolors, Lanaquarelle Watercolor Paper, and the signature brushes of the world-renowned brand “ESCODA” from Barcelona, Spain.
