Santanu Hazarika and his world of cyborg queens and laser kings
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April 14, 2021 13:58 IST
Artist Santanu Hazarika tells us how comic books and metal music are the two constants in his evolving style
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Artist Santanu Hazarika tells us how comic books and metal music are the two constants in his evolving style
In Santanu Hazarika’s portrait of close friend, actor Shruti Haasan, she is half-human, half-robot, and wears a demure gaze, strokes of a yellow sun rising like wings from her back. A haloed Mother Mary if she were a cyborg.
Cool blue metallic portraits might be the Guwahati-native artist’s latest obsession, but the core idea still reflects his trademark affinity towards creating comic book characters out of people.