Mirror of Vision: A Solo Exhibition by Bratin Khan

Art has always been a reflection - of inner thought, of lived experience, of the world as perceived through the artist’s eyes. Mirror of Vision, the first solo exhibition of Bratin Khan in Hyderabad, invites viewers into this reflective space, where memory, autobiography, and observation converge. The exhibition becomes not merely a presentation of works but a journey into the artist’s evolving dialogue with self, nature, and tradition.

Khan’s practice carries the quiet lyricism of his Santiniketan training, shaped by the Bengal School of Art and enriched by his study of miniature painting traditions. His medium of choice​ - tempera​ - embodies both discipline and delicacy, allowing him to transform surfaces into luminous spaces where figures appear radiant, often touched by a spiritual glow. Nature is ever-present: lotus leaves, flora, and flowing forms that seem to echo the rhythms of classical music, another integral influence in his life.

Every brushstroke and composition embodies an intimate balance of order and improvisation. The figures he paints are serene, graceful, and deeply rooted in personal experience and memory, yet they unfold with a contemporaneity that makes them resonate afresh for today’s audiences. His canvases are layered like palimpsests, carrying whispers of earlier moments, childhood landscapes, and an enduring fascination with the lyricism of light.

As Hyderabad witnesses this exhibition for the first time, it marks both a homecoming and a new beginning. Mirror of Vision is not only a showcase of artistic mastery but also an invitation to reflect​ - to encounter works where the seen becomes a doorway to the unseen, and where personal memory expands into shared cultural experience.

Ultimately, the exhibition reminds us that vision itself is never static. Like a mirror, it shifts with light, with the viewer, and with time. In Mirror of Vision, Bratin Khan extends an invitation: to look closely, to reflect deeply, and to witness how art becomes both a record of heritage and a bridge to the timeless.

-Ruchi Sharma