Abhishek Soman Art Portfolio

ABHISHEK SOMAN S E L E C T I V E

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CONTENTS Architecture and Design BeeWear - Thesis Project Augmentetd Human Bodies - Research Paper BoscNocturn Plezuro / HexWood / PointMirror Cryptic Puzzles Final Year Bachelor’s Work Set Design (Bachelor’s) Aquatic Microcosm Set Ups Illustrations - Tipsy On Art Selective Poetry MonaLisa Smile 1&2

Curricullum Vitae Statement of Purpose

Master’s Thesis Project - BeeWear: Receptive Wearable bio-mimicing the interdependant relationship between honey bees and flowing plants initiating the process of pollination. Can ‘humans’ become pollinating vectors and agents?

Mentor - Prof. Marcos Cruz, Head of the Innovative Environments, Faculty Bio-integrated Design at the Bartlett School of Architecture.

Links: Research Paper: https://issuu.com/abhisheksoman/docs/beewear_research_paper Project Video: https://vimeo.com/460283787

Represented IaaC and India at the global ‘fashion of the future competition’ - ReShape 2019 at In3dustry, Bcn. Won the Jury’s Honourable mention. ReShape19 Video: https://vimeo.com/359508974 Articles published on online platfoms: https://www.stirworld.com/see-features-transformative-fashion-and-digital-designs-that-ruled-reshape-2019 https://wtvox.com/digital/reshape-2019-innovation-and-digital-transformation-in-the-fashion-industry/

Augemented Human Bodies : Research Paper : Studying the relationship of humans to their corporeal body - Philosophical perception, historical significance, medical, technological, ideological and artistic modifications.

Link - https://issuu.com/home/published/augmented_human_bodies

BoscNocturn: Part of onsite installation and media team. https://iaac.net/project/bosc-nocturn-night-forest/ Teaser Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ua49NaaG9c

HexWood: http://www.iaacblog.com/programs/ hexwood-programming-timberlaminates-wood/

Plezuro: http://www.iaacblog.com/programs/ plezuro-artifacts-future/

Point Mirror: http://www.iaacblog.com/programs/ digital-fabrication-space-frame/

Cryptic Puzzles by Art In Motion for Kickstarter Seminar: A Module to create art and explore how mind perceives non-defined shapes.

Blog Link: http://www.iaacblog.com/programs/cryptic-puzzles/

B.Arch Final Year Thesis: Concept Sheet for International School of Modern Dance, Delhi and Intership site work for Safed Mahal and Weir Fort in Rajasthan among a few Govt. projects I worked on,

Set Design 2013 : Theme: Time Frames. Set moves with a new rendition thats suits the on-ongoing act as the performance progresses.

Cultural head of the batch during B.Arch 2011-2015 Winners - Fashion Show, Set Design (All years) Overall Trophy (3 years)

Aquatic and controlled Microcosm creations in Tank set-ups: I have been studying fish behaviors of different species in fresh water -planted at-home set-ups. [Moss Terrarium experiment with zeolite gravel in the next slide]

Tipsy On Art : A quirky design brand I started in 2017 to keep drawing lines that eventually evolves to beccome a bold color blocked illustration. - https://www.instagram.com/tipsyonart/?hl=en Collections Designed : SunSigns, Into the Wild, Queer You, Devnagari Alphabets Products : Tshirts, Tote bags, Mugs, Laptop covers, Mouse pads, diaries and Badges

THANK YOU ‘Lamp De Sculptura’ Designed from scrap

Regards, ABHISHEK SOMAN

Abhishek Swati Soman

Curricullum Vitae

Mob- (+91) 8552925235 Mail- abhisheksoman00@gmail.com Instagram- @askaizen @tipsyonart @theaskeip DoB: 9/ 7/ 1992 Currently self learning to get a wholesome perspective on film-making and its various facets. An Observer, traveler, reader, listener and performer.

A constant hustler to learn, evolve and find a balance amid Art and Tech.

Academic Credentials and Work Experience Bachelors in Architecture (B.Arch) 2010-2015 - PVPCoA, Pune.

Intern 2014 - Abha Narain Lambah Accosiates – Heritage Conservation - https://www.anlassociates.com/ Project Architect 2015-2016 Nature’s Green Kinesthetics (Ar. Rahul Kadam) - https://www.ngkstudio.com/ Tessera.In (Ar. Rajlaxmi Teli) - https://www.instagram.com/tessera.in/ Graphic Design and Accessories – Founder & Illustrator - 2017 Tipsy On Art - https://www.instagram.com/tipsyonart/ Opened the collection in February at Gulabi Mela, Mumbai Designed initial accessories for Marathi Youtube/Media Channel BhaDiPa (Bharatiya Digital Party) IaaC – Institute of Advanced Architecture of Catalonia, Barcelona, 2017-19 Explored different dimencions of the concept of Architecture. Novel technologies and faculty to push us in unexplored directions. Visited the MIT Media Lab and Harvard University among other labs and offices in the US as a part of educational tours. Attended multi-disciplinary exhibitions and exchange programmes.

Cathartic Work Stand Up - Perfomer at Pub Limerick, Bcn. https://www.instagram.com/poetrystorytellingbarcelona/ Presented Marathi poetry on International Mother Tongue day for Poentryslam - www.poentryslam.com Dance - Special Potential Dancer with Shiamak Davar, performed atthe 2014 Star Guild Awards. Concept and Choreographed annual shows for schools and gated communites in pune with over 200 students.

Theatre - Animations and merchandise - Sutti Butti (Director: Nipun Dharmadhikari) for THESPO at Prithvi Theatre, Mumbai. Sound and Music for ‘Who let the Dogs Out?’ – Runner Up at the prestigious Purushottam Karandak, and other State level theatre competitions in Maharashtra.

Currently a part of ‘Arbhaat Film Club’ for their online series of short films consolidated and hosted byDirector Umesh Kulkarni. Regular at the Dial M forFilms sessions organised by the Mumbai Film festival conducted by Smriti Kiran (Director, Jio MAMI film festival).

Soft Skills: Adobe InDesign | Illustrator | After Effects | Photoshop | Rhino | FadeIn | CAD

Statement of Purpose To know ourselves, we need to know more specimens of us and how they relate to the earth, our bodies, beliefs, and mythological stories. These mythological stories then go on to become political narratives. Mind and how it perceived the surroundings is what evolves the world differently in different regions. Geographies, genealogy, cultures develop, practices start their performance while stories keep Chinese whispering until the core elements of the tale evaporate with our ancestors. Each piece of new information pushes me to peek in all what’s there for us on our planet and beyond. We are so different from each other yet belong to the same species. Evolution has its own pace to modify and regenerate what already exists. It has the reasoning required to break out from a secured shell to grow stronger and wiser - into a new world - each time closer to the core of our being.

Architecture allowed me to experience on-site work for Heritage Conservation projects across India. Whereas Masters in Advanced Architecture got me working on futuristic concepts and prototypes. Working with peers from over thirty countries, an insight into their culture, and way of thinking & approaching a concept. The respect &encouragement given to the freedom of thought poked me more to give up on my innumerable ‘what ifs.’ With the support of my friends, I started presenting my poetry in Barcelona. Sharing vulnerable thoughts out there felt like cracking more shells of inhibitions. The city being a melting pot of culture, gave me a sense of realization of what I genuinely want to pursue. A continuous un-learning, learning, and self-discovering faiths and beliefs became an ongoing process. The effect of storytelling and that transcends from script-to-visual medium has affected me in numerous ways.

Like Film-making, Architecture is an umbrella too under which many disciplines converge. Thus I feel I might be able to grasp the process and aspects of film-making and the paraphernalia that resides around it with a clearer understanding. Writing thoughts in my diary helps me ebb the fog that might have settled upon some of them. While I try to learn from self experiences and introspection, I have always looked up to individuals who strive to envision something that hasn’t been seen or created before.

Why do I want to work with Nitin Sir and Team Being smitten after watching TUMBBAD, I was excited to learn about its making. I came across the interview involving Art Direction. The process of creating the materialistic and physical world of a story is similar to that of Architecture. The energy of the Art Team while diving deep into the smallest of the details of filling the mini jewllery boxes with accessories that resembled the time and era is stupendous. Working from Micro to Macro detailing is a part and aparcel of Architecture. Your team’s work has been showcasing qualitative precison and it would be an honor to be a part of it, learn, and become an assest to the team while working on a film and developing its spaces and architectural essence. I am glad Amrendra Singh guided me and helped me in getting touch with you and your team.

Stories that grew on me: Tumbbad, Apocalypse now Redux, Mank, Avatar, Interstellar, A death in the Gunj.

Web Series: Black Mirror, Love Death Robots, Game of Thrones, Queen’s Gambit, The Crown, Fleabag, Rick and Morty, Made in Heaven and more.

Documentaries: Into the Inferno, (Werner Herzog admirer) Hearts of Darkness, Supermen of Malegaon, Cave of Forgotten Dreams, Art of Protest, The Most Unknown - To name a few.