Mrutyunjaya Dash

Mrutyunjaya Dash does not merely depict; he preserves. His art offers a poetic stillness to the fleeting and forgotten. With a foundation in engineering and a past life in the corporate world, his transition from precision to painterly expression reflects a deeper search for meaning through texture, tone, and time.

Based in Hyderabad and originally from Rourkela, Odisha, Dash brings a sensitivity to his materials that echoes lived memory. His watercolors flow with quiet rhythm — tea vendors, harbour scenes, weathered boats, and tribal women unfold in soft washes and evocative gestures. In contrast, his acrylics and oils, layered with palette knife techniques, confront the viewer with decay, rust, and raw surfaces — remnants of spaces we leave behind.

His dual role as co-founder of Eimor Customs adds another layer to his creative voice. While his design work transforms motorcycles into moving canvases, his paintings rest in a quieter space — restrained, deliberate, and contemplative. Dash’s practice exists in balance: between motion and stillness, steel and silence.

Signature Themes

• Forgotten – An exploration of rust, ruin, and the beauty of abandonment

• People & Everyday India – Glimpses of culture in motion: tribal markets, roadside vendors, humble rituals

• Fishing Boats & Harbours – Textured seascapes rooted in stillness and survival

• Cityscapes – Banaras, Bundi, and Kolkata rendered with a deep emotional palette

• Portraits of Gadaba Women – Studies in grace, strength, and cultural dignity

  
  

Exhibitions & Artistic Residencies

Mrutyunjaya has participated in prestigious national and international platforms including:

• International Watercolor Society (IWS) exhibitions in Russia, Argentina, Bangladesh, and Japan

• Group shows at State Art Gallery Hyderabad, AIFACS Delhi, IIT Kanpur, and more

• Kalaarambh Artist Camps in Bundi, Kashmir, and Jodhpur, where his response to site and landscape deepened

  
  

Awards & Recognition

• 3rd Prize, IWS India Biennale 2022 – Still Life & Floral

• Best in South Zone, Camel Art Foundation, 2021

• Best in Still Life, Mazda National Art Grant, 2025

  
  

Mrutyunjaya Dash’s body of work is a quiet rebellion — a meditative act of preservation in a world that often rushes past its own beauty. His paintings do not shout; they linger. They remind us that what rusts, what fades, what we forget — still has something left to say.