Pavan Kumar D, born in 1982, in Gulbarga, Karnataka. Completed MFA, Creative Painting from SIR JJ School of Art, Mumbai and BFA from M M K College of Fine Art Gulbarga University. The artist has simultaneously started creating works that are realistic and based on objects that are used in day-to-day life. These are titled 'self-portraits'. Talking about his detour towards realistic depiction from being abstract in his style of expression, Pavan elaborates, "Actually, my subject matter still remains the same, these are all reflections of me, self-portraits, while my abstract works create an essence of my forms and thought processes and my realistic works bring forth the forms in their known and well-defined attributes. " The artist explains: "While both the style of painting and expressing are based on life, my immediate surroundings and my observations and experiences in particular; I have observed that the realistic approach is able to connect directly and instantly with the viewers."