Fans Raza feels as much as very beautiful as Persian carpet. Artist and interior designer have designed more than 25 pieces of these lovely “arts”, which is currently on performance in the sublime Galleria.
In addition to holding the striking eyes, these functions of art are alive when someone scans the QR code under the image. The waves were washed on the edge, a leopard exits a carpet veil, cats gaze at you with their innovative Hauteur and a bedcade hand-drain rickshaw takes you a memory lane.
Bangalore -based Fanon says, “I wanted the audience to understand what my job was, even if I was not present to talk to them about it.”
Fanon, who has also done voiceover and scripting for each piece, says he was inspired by his father Syed Afs Raza. “He was an innovative engineer, constantly building something or another and as the youngest child at home, I joined him on a lot of his projects.”
He said, “I always looked at him and when I grew up, I decided to go into designing. After qualifying in the interior design, I also took 3D and psychology in design because I was emotional about it,” he says.
Fannan Raza | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Unfortunately, Syed died four years ago and Fanon says he found a solution to console in art. Fanon says, “Whenever I find a way to re -connect with my father or express my feelings, it was always through art,” Fanon says, he was always inspired by the artistry of Persian carpets.
“I did a lot of research before designing my artwork. This exhibition is about my journey of loss and sorrow, how did I compete after losing my father. There are pieces that talk about my suffocation, my vision and life that life takes us.”
And when he wanted to make something tangible and not only digital, fanon, “I could not bring myself to talk about my feelings; similarly the promotional reality aspect of the show came.”
The fan works on a digital format to create these carpets, each of which is 27 “35” and in a vertical format, so they “remain within a viewer’s gaze”. While some have a different Arab nights mysticism, others demonstrate different styles. Visitors of the gallery will still see examples of life, anime, abstract art, surrealism and more.
Asked why his work is not limited to a certain style, Fanon says what to do how he processes his feelings. “I sit in a quiet place and gather my memories or remember my journey. I write some major points and then sketch what comes to mind.”
Mistic Horse by Fannon Raza | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
However, he does not stop there. Fannon gave three to four (or ever more) rough sketches before the first concept, “I take all these stories and make a new piece. Each piece is built under a separate time. It is all about how I am making my feelings that I am making.”
An eye for stories and an eye for expansion is evident in carpet trips in each piece. Former Josephite says, “When I was in school and even won the competitions, I designed a tattoo,” says former Josephite, saying that it was not just an element or design, which he would dig, but a complete story around the image.
Artist says, “I also believe in the power of expression. As a school boy, I have seen UB City and is believed to have reached there one day. Today, my first solo show is in its gallery and its windows are seen in my old school ground.”
“Many people are silently unhappy, especially after the epidemic and the entire point of my exhibition and my art is to tell people that this sorrow can be made a channel, but first, we need to accept it.”
Download the art of fan to come to life on the page. Carpet travel within 27 April, 2025, UB City, UB City. Admission fee. 50.
Patron of Grace by Fannon Raza | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Published – 05 April, 2025 03:07 pm IST
