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PROFILE OF THE MONTH: Ashutosh Benjamin Nilkanth Benwidth

This month we hook up with an IT professional who strives to connect with the artist inside him and world-peace outside.

Ashutosh Benjamin Nilkanth
IT Professional,
ashben.com
New Delhi, India

My job profile:
On a broader note, I design, develop and deploy cutting-edge software and Internet solutions. I'm a programmer at mind but an artist at heart! As confusing as it may sound, creative thinking and an out-of-the-box approach is my forte – be it for a design session or a development process. As related to art and design, I design Graphical User Interfaces (GUI) for applications & web sites and I also conceptualize corporate identities (logotypes).

My favourite color:
Blue. An aesthetic art-form in Black & White can captivate me as well.

My favourite holiday destination:
The state of Himachal Pradesh in India is an amazing travel experience with its natural scenic beauty and breath-taking sights. I love to travel and have had the opportunities over the period of time to see many places around the world.

My idea of spending free time:
I spend most of my spare time with my family and hang out with my friends. I enjoy listening to music and learning more about art & photography.

My favourite websites:
Google.com - No complexity beyond what is necessary.
Mac.com - Where else would you love a 20-point font face?
GfxArtist.com - A digital art community.
Logoistic.com - An effort towards a better corporate identity and visual branding.
OnlineComics.net - You should guess.
Photo.net - The photography network.
CoolHomePages.com - Directory of cool web sites (arranged by category).
RedHerring.com - Informative.
ashben.com - A window to my professional services, solutions and projects.

My favourite cartoon character:
Homer Simpson from The Simpsons.

My favourite artists and people who inspire me:
There are so many maestros in the field of Art that it’s hard to name a few. I'm inspired by the works of Peter Bruegel (painter of nature & landscapes), Joan Miro (a great surrealist painter), Richard Wagner (German music composer) and Mirza Ghalib (19th century urdu poet) among many others.

My type of music:
Anything from Acid Jazz to Rave and Ghazals to Symphonies. Depends on my mood and the ambience.

Some useful tips:
Believe in your vision, stay focused and keep working hard. The rest will follow!

My ambitions for the future:
I aspire to keep enjoying my work and travel a lot. I also wish & pray for world peace.

My message to the art community:
Build a new kind of masterpiece with your artwork. One that enables cultural integration and endeavours to bring all mankind closer through art, knowledge and thought.