Offbeat imprints and expressions
Artist Neha Khaitan combines her real-life experiences and processes them digitally to make an eclectic piece of art.
A Bharatnatyam dancer as well as a painter, Neha Khaitan believes that there is a deep connection between varied art forms. “The technical aspects change according to the medium but the expression remains the soul — the core of all forms of fine arts,” she says.
Neha’s affinity for both the media is inspired by her passion to create and express her thoughts about certain subjects. Her series of works entitled Imprint, are presently on display at the Icon Art Gallery in the city. To represent her concepts cohesively, the artist has created appropriate visual symbols to create dialogues with the viewer.
Neha’s technique is quite interesting. She first creates several images digitally, then she composes sections using the images and finally puts them together harmoniously to create interesting collages, which are finally printed as complete pieces of art. Her surrealist approach accelerates the intensity of her expression as well as excels in fascinating the viewers with a bolt from the blue.
One of Neha’s most intriguing compositions depicts a scientifically detailed image of a human heart caged within the arches of thorny stems. The clusters of flowers that run across the composition create a stark contrast with the thorns and depict some raw emotions and beautiful memories hidden inside a melancholy heart. This unusual style of weaving and juxtaposing myriad realistic elements together grants a distinct stance and meaning to Neha’s work.
Speaking about one of her artworks — Flower Power —exhibited at the gallery, the young artist says, “The gigantic, concrete building in the work represents the society and its conventional ways and rigidity. I have shown the building being cut by flowers, which manifests the strength of love that can change and transcend everything with its magic.”