Shyam Aramban’s art merges the self and the city in layered, reflective dialogues. His works weave recollection, feeling, and the pulse of life, often dramatised through entwined humanoid figures in surreal landscapes. Shyam’s style blends spontaneity with careful execution, using bright colours to capture the tensions of existence. He explores emotional states and the dynamics of interpersonal space, especially in times of crisis. His paintings create an introspective, meditative space where abstraction, figuration, and cultural memory intersect to map shared experiences. Drawing remains central, guiding him into a personal creative realm where art serves as both reflection and release.
Born in Kannur, Kerala in 1994, Shyam holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting and a diploma in Visual Communication from Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, and a Master of Fine Arts in Painting from Banaras Hindu University. He received the National Young Artist Scholarship by CCRT and has exhibited widely, including Kochi-Muziris Biennale, Jahangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, and state-supported solo exhibitions in Lucknow and Kerala. He lives and works in Varanasi.
Shyam has also illustrated Spanish and Malayalam poetry books, and contributed as Assistant Art Director for the Indo-Brazilian films Uma and Echoes of the Silence. His works have been shown both nationally and internationally and are part of private collections in India and abroad.