Tower of Babel at KGIF16 An installation at Kala Ghoda Art Festival 2016. This is a collaborative work with Partner Artist 'Ami Patel'.	Article in DNA by Saanidhya Pujare Saanidhya traces the journey of Swaroop as an artist and also provides his interpretations	Interview in Time Out Bangaluru Jaideep Sen of Time Out Bangaluru asks about techniques, processes and concepts while expressing his own take on the works.
The Florist The irony of selling happiness and celebration to people, irrespective of one's own state of mind and being. There are so many hidden emotional gradients there. May be you will figure out some more when you spend some time in front of this one. Medium is Oil & Acrylic on Canvas. Size: 36 X 36 inches. This one was selected for display and shortlisted for award at Creative Mind Contest in Delhi. © Swaroop Biswas	Interview: Economic Times, Chennai Sudhir Srinivasan asks some unique questions. He ends up asking whether it discomforts to sell paintings that one makes with so much love and passion? Well now that's a first.	Platform Magazine, India Platform Magazine did 3 double spreads of my paintings and a full page profile. Film stars do get that kind of space in print but for an Artist, that's very generous of you Platform, Thank you.
Award at Lokmanya Tilak All India Received an Award at Lokmanya Tilak All India Exhibition 2014, Pune for my painting titled 'Green Room'.	In the Shortlist for the Award Shortlisted for the award in the No Barking Biennial, London-2014	Saathi Hath Barhana This Mural in Aluminum is a commercial work done for Anucool Aircon Inc. in Mumbai. Very aptly titled by the client himself. Such delight on the faces of people fills my heart.
Beyond Art Colleges Lecture Series This subject is very close to my heart. It's a constant struggle for a fresh pass-out from an art college to decide his/her future course. This series of lecture was to help them understand the options better and align themselves based on their strengths and not by the market trends.	Can't Live without them The basic elements of nature, a mural done for a conference room of a corporate. I hope between heated discussions it reminds them of smallness of our physical existence and fills them with gratitude and inspire to live life to the fullest. Size: 108 X 60 Inches Materials: Transparent Resin, Aluminum on Ply-board.	The Maple: Mural using 6 Materials This one is unique as 6 different materials come together in a cohesive composition signifying the cosmopolitan nature of the residents. The Mural is permanently installed in Neelkanth Greens, Thane. Size: 9 X 6 Feet. Materials: Mirror Glass, Fiberglass, Brass, Aluminum, Wood and siporex.
Nature Finds a Way Innocence & nature either can’t be created or controlled. As a newborn we get innocence in abundance. Only later when we start learning the laws of demand & supply, or the idea of possession dawns upon us and most of us get obsessed with owning as much as we can. We pass on this contagious disease called ownership or possession to our next generation and them to their next. Did this for Pune Biennale, Public Display Medium: Scrap steel, public waste bin Size: H-12 feet, L-6 feet, W-5 feet	Interview at artspotr.com by Atul Its a little different take on the structure of an interview. More of a story telling format. Little bit of masala writing but still mostly accurate account written by Atul Todi of artspotr.com	The Green Room The significance of the Green Room in Theater is immense. Its here that actors spend those crucial hours before and after the act. We all have our Green Rooms, invisible though, hidden from the prying eyes of the world. It's here that we let go of our masks, be ourselves, laugh, cry and feel for the person that's 'Me', just 'Me'. Medium: Oil & Acrylic on Canvas, Size: 48 48 Inches. This one recieved an award at All India Lokmanya Tilak Exhibition-2014, Pune.
Living No comments here, just an eye witness account of the lives being lived in the contemporary world. Everything seems so important. Is it really? Medium: Oil & Acrylic on Canvas Size: 36 X 36 Inches This one was selected and shortlisted for award in No Barking Art Biennial, London	I Am Alive This one is one of the earlier ones when I started the series 'I Am Alive'. I sat with an open mind without any result in sight and almost an hour later I was amazed at this character staring at me. I have never seen this face anywhere not even in photos, where these faces come from? Even I don't know. Series: I am Alive Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Size: 12 X 18 Inches	Beyond Art Colleges Lecture Series This subject is very close to my heart. It's a constant struggle for a fresh pass-out from an art college to decide his/her future course. This series of lecture was to help them understand the options better and align themselves based on their strengths and not by the market trends.
Article in The Hindu, Ashrafi Bhagat This article appeared in The Hindu, Chennai, written by respected and renowned Art Critic and Former Head of Stella Maris College Dr. Ashrafi Bhagat.	Why This was done around the same time when 26/11 in Mumbai happened. It was such a harrowing experience that this composition took place. Felt very helpless and powerless in the face of such brutality. It seemed pointless to paint also but I am an artist, thats what I do. Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Size: 48 X 48 Inches	I Am Alive Did this one in Pune. Someone from Pune bought it. Again a face with very prominent features, just landed on my canvas. I am just a medium it seems. Series: I Am Alive Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Size: 36 X 36 Inches
I Am Alive I am amazed by the Blue color and its shades. I have been using it in and around by central subjects all the time but some time back it took center stage. More I explored, got even more immersed in its psychological impacts and significance. Series: I Am Alive Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Size: 36 X 36	I Am Alive Wanted to have a wild go at the canvas. Took a bright palate also, still this face surfaced even out of the wild brush strokes. Can't explain, just enjoy the gift of life, I think. Series: I Am Alive Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Size: 36 X 36 Inches	Chess Players One of my earlier Top View works. I am amazed by these moments, the chemistry between people, a complete immersion in being one, intensely connected, so complete. Almost perfect. Medium: Oil on Canvas Size: 60 X 48 Inches
A Dear Friend One of my dear friends visited me in Pune. Spent a lot of time with him, knew him better with every day that we spent together and figured different shades in his Persona. Just felt like painting it, not a forced attemt.