Ved Gupta is a young man with a bold voice. His sculptures draw from his perception of the inequalities and injustices of the class structured society of present day India. The powerful and the corrupt are portrayed by Ved as mutated or dwarfed caricatures and the oppressed figure of the labourer is naked, elongated and idealized in his sensual beauty. While the capitalists wear twisted masks painted in garish colours, the workers on whose backs are built the much applauded symbols of modernity are faceless, highlighting their disempowerment. The themes of gluttony, corruption, and oppression caused by unchecked power are pervasive in Ved's work.

Ved is a recent post-graduate in sculpture from the prestigious Faculty of Fine Arts, M.S. University, Vadodara (M.F.A., Sculpture, 2006). He has participated in various group exhibitions since 2004 but his first solo exhibition will be presented by Gallery Threshold in September 2008. He is also one of the five artists selected from India to be showcased in the section 'Best of Discovery' at ShContemporary 08: Shanghai Contemporary Art Fair from September 9-13th.

Attesting to Ved being a fore-runner among the young artists of today are the numerous prestigious awards for artists he has won including the H.K. Kejriwal award (2007) and the Kashi Award for Visual Art (2007). He was awarded numerous scholarships and awards as a student.