Artist Biography:

International contemporary artist Akshat Prasad was born in Fiji, then moved to New Zealand and ultimately to Australia. They are an artist who focuses on visual expression through an ominous style, which they convey through various mediums, including acrylic paint, printmaking, Ink, charcoal, Graphite, and even sculptural forms like pottery. They are an artist who plays with affluent themes of technology and what our changing world will look like in the near future. While also bringing personal and cultural narratives to cause reflection and inquisitiveness in the viewers. Akshat has received the ‘Tony Fomison Awards for Significant Contribution to the Visual Arts in 2024’, along with the ‘Gavin Bishop Excellence Senior Visual Arts Award in 2023’, from the Christchurch, New Zealand, Te Aratai College. 

Artist Statement:

As an artist, I create works that resonate with me and the world around me, exploring ideas of the future and what we can anticipate. When creating my works, I often focus on the creative process of planning, experimenting, and finalising, which can include coming up with ideas influenced and inspired by the world around me, such as the viral AI and humanoid robots that are gaining fame by the day. This is evident in the depictions of humanoids in my artworks, which explore unique concepts such as Cybernetics and the future of humanity. I’m inspired mainly by Horror games, such as Scorn, and artists like H.R. Giger.