Alwar Balasubramaniam (Tamil: ஆழ்வார் பாலசுப்ரமணியம், Hindi: अलवर बालासुब्रमण्यम, born c. 1971), commonly known as Bala, is an Indian artist known for his sculptures, paintings, and printmaking.

Later, he continued his studies in prints and paintings at the Edinburgh Printmakers Workshop (EPW) and the University of Applied Arts in Vienna.

[3] The exhibition included sculptures crafted from casts of his own body, monoprints, and a heat-sensitive artwork that unveiled itself under specific temperatures.

[19] Bala has been a guest lecturer at the Art Department of Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, and a speaker at TED.

[20]Bala's artistic focus centers on the human body and its interaction with the material environment, particularly emphasizing intangible elements such as light, air, and shadow.