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So, the NFTs available now could be significant collectables or assets owned by people in the metaverse!”…reports Asian Lite News

Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai, has announced a solo exhibition by Viraj Khanna, titled “What My Mother Didn’t Teach Me… & Some Things She Did!” From the 13th to the 16th of January 2022, the show will be on display as part of the Mumbai Gallery Weekend. The exhibition will be up until February 10th, 2022.

Viraj Khanna builds up the tale utilising varied elements from various periodicals, encyclopaedias, and other books to give it a structure, with the fundamental base being a paper collage. Different trees, sections of people’s bodies, and various accessories/shapes could all be used as pictorial elements.

“When I initially met with Viraj’s work, I was immediately taken in by how evocative each piece was,” Sanjana Shah, Independent Curator and Creative Director – Tao Art Gallery, remarked of the upcoming show. The shapes, forms, and colours stood out sharply at first, but eventually melded together in a stunningly beautiful way. The mediums and procedures he experiments with demonstrate the level of experimentation that characterises the various thematic layers he is experimenting with.

In addition, we are ecstatic to announce the debut of the Gallery’s first-ever NFT presentation, which will feature Viraj Khanna’s work during Mumbai Gallery Weekend 2022. Viraj will release three NFTs particularly for this solo exhibition, in addition to the real canvas and sculptural works.”

The mash-up resulted in a painting that is both a journey for the artist and a journey for the artwork! It’s fluid and organic, removing any constraints from the creative process. Khanna’s experiments with numerous materials and techniques demonstrate the level of experimentation that is representative of the various thematic layers he dabbles with.

Viraj Khanna said: “My sculptures and paintings with their exaggerated features and multiple faces depict this behavioural adaptation due to the influences of society.” There is a constant battle between our raw, natural, and conditioned forms. Eventually, the artwork reflects my life and its influences because I have to consciously decide what works in the experiment and what does not. It has to agree with my sense of balance, colour, and taste. “

Speaking of the NFT, he adds: “They say that in a few years, we could see digital recreations of ourselves in the metaverse living there just like in the real world. So, the NFTs available now could be significant collectables or assets owned by people in the metaverse!”

Audiences will witness a magnificent deconstruction and reconstruction of identities and beliefs in What My Mother Didn’t Teach Me… and Some Things She Did!

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Contemplating on his visit to desert land in Namibia, he writes: “In all my life I have never seen anything as raw, as untamed, and as stunning…writes Siddhi Jain.

Bringing photographs from his visits to the three remote, international locations — Arctic Circle, Iceland (2010), Antelope Canyon, Arizona USA (2010); and the Great Namib Desert, Namibia (2015), an online exhibition titled ‘Pristine’, by opthalmologist and self-taught photographer Navin Sakhuja will go on view from September 6-19.

The photographs engage with the power and beauty of nature. Sakhuja in his art practice has been fascinated by and is drawn to the unknown, the unexplored, and the untouched, pristine and desolate parts of the planet.

“I have always been fascinated by the astonishing power and beauty of nature. It is this fascination with the unknown, the unexplored and the untouched which draws me repeatedly to these pristine and desolate parts of the planet. I am always looking for the planet as it was before we gnawed away at it and changed it to what it looks like today. I can only try and describe what I saw, although I know I cannot do justice to the amazing spectacles to which I was witness. This photo essay covers three different visits over the last 10 years, the only common thread being ‘Pristine’,” writes Sakhuja about the exhibition.

Contemplating on his visit to desert land in Namibia, he writes: “In all my life I have never seen anything as raw, as untamed, and as stunning. The Namib stretches for more than 2,000 km along the Atlantic coasts of Angola, Namibia and South Africa, over undulating seas of sand, gravel plains and rocky mountain outcrops. The ‘roaring dunes’– so called because they create a perfect storm of sand and air, begetting thereby a rumble that is as loud as a low-flying plane–are also distinctive to the Namib.”

Similarly, the medical professional has this to say about his observations in Arizona and Iceland:

“Today, nearly 200 million years later, these grand canyons, also known as slot canyons because of the thin cracks in the canyon roof which allows in slivers of the blazing Arizona sunlight, are widely accepted to be among the most beautiful, natural architectural features in the world. Slot canyons, typically, are much deeper than they are wide. Some are so narrow that you can touch both walls with your arms outstretched. Others are much wider, like large rooms that suddenly change in shape and size as you twist and turn round the next corner. You have no idea what to expect beyond a few yards. Nature retains her equal ability to surprise and mesmerise.”

“Most people would not catch a flight to Iceland in November, in the heart of a full-blown winter that does not seem to distinguish between night and day. And yet there is a certain kind of light, between the enormous storm systems–I was witness to one magnificent display of fire and ice–and large, dark masses of clouds that glower threateningly from the sky.”

Calling himself a “full-time eye surgeon, driven by a passion for photography”, Sakhuja says, “The truth is that while ophthalmology and photography are all about perceiving light in the best way possible, there are several ways of seeing. Over the years, as I have wielded the camera, I know I have imbued my photographs with my own core. The eye looks through the lens, of course, but it is the mind which impels the finger to trigger the shutter.”

“I know that the perfect photograph has never been taken and the perfect eye surgery has never been performed. To have the opportunity to attempt both–I believe I am twice blessed. Every time I venture forth to some remote, untouched part of our planet, I think I have come very close to my own personal quest of taking the perfect photo. I can never click my camera fast enough–I have often thought I saw God in some of these places at least a few times. I know I always leave a little bit of my soul behind.”

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