BALANCED TOWN

Original Charcoal Artwork

Between the Earthly and the Cosmic.

Title: BALANCED TOWN

Artist: Vivek Chandra Bisht (Viranjan)

Medium: Charcoal On Paper

Style: Conceptual Architecture | Contemporary | Monochrome

Size: 21 × 27 inches (55 × 70 cm)

Year: 2022

Condition: Excellent

Edition: Original, One of One

Signature: Hand-signed by the artist

Certificate of Authenticity: Included

Frame: Unframed

Price: ₹75,000

Artwork Statement

BALANCED TOWN explores the fragile relationship between human settlement and the natural landscape through a surreal architectural composition. A small town appears to exist within a landscape that has been dramatically transformed, where winding roads, flowing waterways, cultivated terrain, and scattered homes merge beneath an immense, curved architectural structure.

The artwork presents a world in which architecture and nature are not separate entities but interconnected systems. The sweeping structure above seems to shelter, contain, and reshape the landscape below, while the winding roads and natural watercourses create a visual rhythm that connects each part of the composition. The contrasting scales evoke both harmony and tension—suggesting a settlement carefully positioned between human intervention and the forces of nature.

Created entirely with charcoal, the work emphasizes intricate linework, texture, perspective, and tonal contrast. The dense architectural patterns overhead oppose the softer textures of trees, earth, water, and vegetation below, creating a dialogue between constructed order and organic movement.

The title BALANCED TOWN reflects the central idea of the work: a hypothetical environment where civilization attempts to maintain equilibrium with its surroundings. Yet the distorted perspective leaves the viewer questioning whether this balance is truly sustainable, or merely an illusion created by the architecture itself.

Why Collect This Artwork?

• ✔ Original hand-drawn charcoal artwork

• ✔ One-of-a-kind (not AI-generated or digitally reproduced)

• ✔ Ideal for collectors of conceptual and architectural art

• ✔ Signed by the artist

• ✔ Certificate of Authenticity included

• ✔ Carefully packaged for worldwide shipping

Collector's Note

This is a one-of-a-kind original artwork created entirely by hand. Due to the unique characteristics of charcoal, no reproduction can replicate its transparency, texture, or subtle interplay of carbon pigments. The artwork is intended not merely as a decorative object, but as a contemplative piece that evolves with the viewer over time, revealing new meanings through sustained observation.

Along with this original artwork, the collector will receive two complimentary hand-signed archival fine art prints from the artist's studio—an exclusive gift celebrating the beginning of a lasting artistic connection. These exclusive prints are intended to extend the narrative of the collection and accompany the original work.