I am Arkopravo Patra, from India/ Bharat. I had regular schooling, studied and worked as an engineer in the process Industry.
Flop-artist is an effort to assemble the art works.
Whenever I have some urge or a strong emotional turmoil or some unexplained agitation in my mind which I cannot channelize – I talk with my Teacher/ Master my “SIR” who guides me through the work, like a guided visualization meditation; It’s THAT visualization which I recreate in mixed medium.
On every step I am guided hence each and every work here are NOT own production.
But still my Sir insists that the work belongs to the one who has the enthusiasm to execute, even if the person is aided in every step.
Behind each work there are coded information like a human sized pile of books. My Sir does the heavy lifting, in the rigorous process stimuli – (conjunction)- receptivity – affect assembly – knowledge base – organization – ordered concepts/ system of concepts – (transforms, functions, operators) – visualization.
I am the hand, one who is implementing a part, who is unclear of the final revelation, the one I love to get engaged with, like visiting a place which you have heard of, a fantasy and finally get a glimpse of it.
When the work is completed, I feel relieved, calm and content.
They are true moments, moments of discovery, and undoubtedly a spiritual experience.
If you are interested, with the work contact me –
Instagram – @soul_soup_mix
Facebook – patra.arkopravo
Email – leninisnotmydad@gmail.com
exhibitions
Solo Exhibition: Contemporary Indian Dada
December, 2022
Second International ARTIST'S BOOK TRIENALE
"IN SEARCH OF THE MEANING OF LIFE"
June, 2022
«Тайны истории Венгрии и Татарстана: общие истоки». Организатор - Казанский клуб ("Secrets of the history of Hungary and Tatarstan: common origins". Organizer - Kazan club )
December, 2021; at the Institute of Culture, Kazgik, Kazan
February, 2022; Дом Дружбы народов Татарстана - Ресурсный центр в сфере национальных отношений республики (House of Friendship of the peoples of Tatarstan - Resource center in the field of national relations of the republic)
Joseph 100 Beuys - MUSEUM OF MODERN FINE ARTS AT DMITROVSKAYA - ROSTOV-ON-DON
August, 2021
The International Art-project “DADA. Germany" KAZAN
April, 2021
Art Doc Magazine : Dada and Democracy
The art movement of Dadaism questioned all existing norms and values with irony. Dada was a short but decisive period of absolute artistic freedom. There was no place for logic, but only artistic room for magic and absurdism. In this exhibition Dada and Democracy, we present the work of photographers who question the social and political situation of the world in our time.
December, 2020