Atul Bakshi (born 2 September 1956) is an Indian glass artist who specialises stained glass,

blown glass Glassblowing is a glassforming technique that involves inflating molten glass into a bubble (or parison) with the aid of a blowpipe (or blow tube). A person who blows glass is called a ''glassblower'', ''glassmith'', or ''gaffer''. A '' lampworke ...

, and cast glass. His scope of work ranges from restoring stained glass windows and panels to executing commissioned works for private homes and businesses.

Life and career

Bakshi was born in Amritsar in

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. He is the great-grandson of

Ganda Singh Datt Sardar Bahadur Risaldar Major Ganda Singh Datt, (1830 – July 1903) was a decorated soldier in the British Indian Army, who served in the 19th Regiment of Bengal Lancers (also known as Fane's Horse). Ganda Singh was a Mohyal Brahmin of ...

and son of Bakshi Hardev Singh. Bakshi completed his high school education at St. Francis School in Amritsar. He then enrolled in the Merchant Navy at the T.S. Rajendra in

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from 1974 until 1976. His travels in the Navy exposed him to different arts and cultures, and this eventually led him to quit his job of 23 years to pursue his interest in the glassmaking. In 1984, Bakshi studied the technique of modern stained glass in Australia. He returned home to set up his own studio for coldworking, Studio Lead Light, in

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. He also works with a team at

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for glassblowing and casting. His work is influenced by Bertil Vallien.

Exhibitions

*Group exhibition, Art Spice Gallery, The Metropolitan Hotel, New Delhi, 2012 *Group exhibition, AUDI Gurgaon, Gurgaon, 2012 *Group installation, residence of the Swedish ambassador in India, 2010 *"Atul Bakshi - Glass," solo exhibition, Cymroza Art Gallery, Mumbai, 2010 *"In Mystic Moments," solo exhibition, Epicentre, Apparel House, Gurgaon, 2008 *Group exhibition, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, 2006 *Group exhibition, Linkoping, Sweden, 2006 *Exhibition, Vis-a Vis Art and Design Centre, New Delhi, 1999

References

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*https://web.archive.org/web/20130722105227/http://www.swedishchamber.in/events/event-history/details/a-perfect-ending-to-the-nobel-memorial-week-the-grand-nobel-party

*http://mobilepaper.timesofindia.com/mobile.aspx?article=yes&pageid=38§id=edid=&edlabel=TOIM&mydateHid=3 April 2010&pubname=Times+of+India+-+Mumbai&edname=&articleid=Ar03800&publabel=TOI *https://web.archive.org/web/20130409211419/http://anandfoundation.com/inter_atul.asp {{DEFAULTSORT:Bakshi, Atul 1956 births Living people Indian contemporary artists Artists from Amritsar Stained glass artists and manufacturers