Calligraphy of Nikil Apple creates a spiritual experience

Aksharscape | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

In his single exhibition letters, artist Nichel apps reflect their personal experiences through calligraphy as a form of appointment. Unusual forms on their canvas are wrapped in apathy and incorporates all what he feels firmly.

“Calligraphy is usually considered ancient. But in my art, I have used the Devanagari script in contemporary form; this is the soul of this exhibition.”

Artisra’s co-founder, Lisa Jain, who is presenting an exhibition at Bicner House, says, “Nichel’s work reflects the special and strength of letters. They do not need to write in a well-known form, they can be abstract or stylized and still come together to make a beautiful piece of art.”

Nikhil’s passion for calligraphy and art took shape when he started as a professional artist in Delhi. “I formally learned the calligraphy as a part of a bachelor’s degree in applide arts. But it was in later years, I started using my free evening to practice calligraphy.”

“The most attractive part of the calligraphy is that no pictures or photographs are used; only the letters make the view,” Nikhil says. He says that he does not limit himself to a particular device while making his images. “With the traditional tip pen used for Kalam calligraphy, I use some unconventional devices including Scotch Bright, Toothbrush, Shaving Brush, Foam, Sponge to create different textures.”

On the use of color in his work, Nikil says that he uses them to complement his original pieces because calligraphy is not bound by any difficult and sharp law against the use of color.

Many forms, one essence

Nikhil Apple’s calligraphy painting Navadurga performed in Akharscape at Bikaner House at its single exhibition. Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

A piece of special art in the exhibition catches the eyeball. It includes the Devanagari letter ‘Ka’ which is presented in a crowd of avatars. Each is different, yet lies in shared identity. It is in equality and difference in this visual rhythm that the artifacts of Nikil get a voice.

He draws a parallel between the developed shapes and human experiences of letters despite the difference in language, gender, square, color, trust and topography. “Some are necessary that binds us,” Nichel says, whose painting ‘many forms one soul “consists of letters on canvas in all sizes and sizes, such as people like people.” But the letter of the letter is true in its form, which remains below the surface despite the change. ,

Another artwork is a contemporary interpretation of the nine manifestations of Navdurga Devi Durga – Shailputri, Brahmacharini, Chandraghant, Kushmanda, Skandamata, Katyani, Kalari, Mahagauri and Siddhidhari. It exposes a calm power, the way it settles slowly but leaves a permanent impression.

There is a bold, red at the center of each composition Kumkum The circle that conspires the viewer to indicate his placement. This is a celebration of female divinity in motion, Nikheel is called Nikheel, reducing traditional reverence with modern minimalism.

Aksharscape appears in the form of intensive exploration of a script. It acts as a tool for meaning, memory and appearance. In a interaction of sacred symbols and everyday scripts, the exhibition finds its rhythm and has a deep curiosity for reverence and form for the tradition. It is a body of work that refers to its peace and complexity what it means to hold multiple identities in an integrated essence.

In Bikner House, Main Gallery, Pandara Road; By 1 June; From 10 am to 6 pm