Viraj Khanna explores humour in fiberglass and paper
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March 12, 2021 15:10 IST
After a fashion label with his twin brother, designer Anamika Khanna’s son, Viraj, debuts as an artist
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Viraj Khanna’s Untitled in fiberglass
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After a fashion label with his twin brother, designer Anamika Khanna’s son, Viraj, debuts as an artist
A blue figure kneels with its head turned almost fully backwards. as I look closely, I realise that what I’d assumed was the torso is actually the head of another figure. It is not a single sculpture but an amalgamation of limbs and heads. In another work, the protagonist is a short figure of indeterminable gender with really large lips. Dressed in a tweed jacket, with a set of space-like goggles and a superhero-style bandana, its hands are wrapped around its head in a manner that is almost gymnastic.
Mangled limbs. Vividly painted images of severed fingers. A nude with a gash across its torso. Jogen Chowdhury’s works have always been reflective of the agony he feels. Be it his post-Partition days in Calcutta (he was born in Faridpur, present-day Bangladesh) or his period of study in Paris, Chowdhury admits that he has always been influenced by his environment. “My paintings reflect the situations around me and are motivated by social and political injustices.
Dark is part of my psyche,” he says. Gallery Art Exposure in Kolkata is presently showcasing Chowdhury’s works made during the pandemic. Titled ‘An Unfinished Poem’, the disturbing yet riveting images are a powerful comment on the recent history of our country. An octogenarian, Chowdhury’s imagination is still largely coloured by the memory of the small village in Bangladesh with its trees and temples. Coming from a family of zamindars, indulging in the annual Durga Puja festivities, community theatre performa
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In a show of small format works, unlike his larger compositions, eminent artist Jogen Chowdhury is all set to present a new exhibition titled 'An Unfinished Poem' from December 18. It is an exhibition of current artworks by the 1939-born artist .