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Hrusikesh Biswal’s works are emotionally charged, laced with satire, and rich in theatricality. He stages his subjects like performers in a personal drama, blending intellectual playfulness with a deep emotional connection. His quirky imagery, such as shoes turning into aircraft reveals both a childlike wonder and a critical lens on modern life. His unique visual language transforms mechanical forms into reflections on human values, where couples live in insular harmony yet remain tethered to a larger social and spiritual collective.

Hrusikesh draws inspiration from the Hindu pantheon, temple art, and epics, rendering his characters in constant, exaggerated communication. Their growing limbs and multiplying bodies reflect not only surreal tendencies but also deep engagement with Indian mythology. His use of Pata Chitra traditions from Orissa where the ordinary is scaled to epic, and manifests in intricate backgrounds and stylized bodies, marrying traditional craft with contemporary concerns.

Surrealism for Hrusikesh is not just a modernist tool but a bridge to express love’s complexity, especially its sensual and fantastical dimensions. His ‘couple’ imagery explores love’s paradoxes where unity is laced with contest, celebration edged with fragility. Despite the subtle tensions, his vision remains optimistic: love endures.

Working predominantly on paper, Hrusikesh combines the ethos of both modernism and post-modernism. He treats paper as a sovereign medium, elevating it through large-scale works and detailed embellishment. This meticulous craftsmanship underscores his commitment to indigenous aesthetics while exploring universal themes of intimacy, transformation, and the surreal. Through this, he affirms that a loving couple, despite vulnerabilities, is “a thing of beauty and joy forever.”