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Making Via Unmaking art exhibition
It is an autobiographical journey of artist’s life. It is divided into three parts: fake smiles, circling while, and breaking free.
Fake smiles:
These works reflect on how one has to put up fake smiles to get by in society. Some works show the need of an individual to almost act like a pet animal and conform, where some show the ease of fake smiles and some show the pain of putting up a fake smile. The works eventually transition to a refusal to put up any fake smiles. This results in transition to “circling while”, where one is trying to find a direction but is lost in labyrinths.
Circling While:
Unwillingness to put up fake smiles and search for genuineness can be tough. It is not a straight road. Labyrinths show the lost feeling in this search. The walls of labyrinths can appear daunting at one time and even comforting at the other, where the animal starts loving the cage that confines it.
Breaking Free:
After suffering several set backs in life for his democratic values from South Asian extremists on both right and left, ranging from social media accounts being hacked, facing attempts on ones life and then finally facing an indifferent population, Sukant Khurana explored his calling. Instead of dying trying punching he espoused innovation over activism, wild wests over narrow tribal identities.
What form of art is in “making via unmaking”?
Most works are process art, where after each layer the painting has been subjected to natural weathering of ice, rain, and wind etcetera and at times controlled and uncontrolled fire treatment and knife stabs.
Do layers always add up?
In some works the successive layer of painting hides the previous one and the process is destructive.
The less gentle process of painting one layer and then immediately washing it in washing machine has also been used in some of the more joyous works. Here each layer, like each day leaves a mark in making of a work, of a life. You can see some torn paintings as testament to this process.
About Dr. Sukant Khurana:
Sukant Khurana explores new frontiers of human endeavours in various fields, with visual art being one of the media.
Sukant Khurana is a scientist, artist, writer, and entrepreneur. He was born in Delhi, India and has spent most of his professional career in United States. His science focuses on ameliorating human suffering and coming up with innovative data science solutions, while his art focuses on exploring the human condition. Sukant has worked on efforts to encourage education, sustainable development, women empowerment, environmental, and healthcare issues. In his free time, Sukant can be found working on art projects, traveling off the beaten path, capturing wildlife on his camera or having long chats with friends over a cup of coffee.
