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Thought Process in the works of VED NAYAR
'....Programmed in me, I carry compulsions of my cultural identity. I am an aggregate of my local, regional and global consciousness. I am placed in this changing world which has just entered 21st century. Man is going to crowd the world with assembly line produced products. He has enlarged himself beyond this planet and is extending his reach in the universe. Man will change the world from 'natural material- work- accessories' world to 'biological / genetic- work- specific- accessories' world. He will rehabilitate other planets with these engineered work- specific- accessories and start living there by modifying himself. Man has started imagining to master the universe. He is dreaming of immortality amidst planets. Electronics media is becoming a superpower and is taking control of our physical, intellectual and emotional responses. It is churning our cultural identities. It is influencing our needs and choices. Through the advertisements and the programs, TV is researching, recreating and inventing 'Icons', as representatives of our time, life, desires, dreams and emotions. Celebrity has emerged as the most powerful and influential icon. One among many types of celebrity icons which are occupying TV screens is the 'Super Model' in various forms of presentations. For many years an 'Icon', an elongated human from, most of the times a female, has been evolving to take the center stage in my creative visual imagery in my paintings and in my sculptures. This icon resembles Super- Model' in content .... its reach is from earth to heaven.... it dwells amidst planets, presuming immortality, surrounded by the 'assembly- line- produced- products' icons, the vanishing cohabitants of this planet and the symbols which I drive from my cultural inheritance to accomplish my creative visual expression my painting."
"I am content, choosing to walk all alone in darkness, locating, building & carving my own path to walk on, towards 'brahmand' of a floating volume of intense blackness hiding sparkles of light. Lately, sometimes, a sparkle of light comes out of that 'brahmand' of the floating blackness, engulfs me & then leaves me rejuvenated to continue locating, building & carving my path to walk on it in the darkness towards the 'brahmand' of floating volume of intense blackness hiding sparkles of light'.
Brief Bio-Data of VED NAYAR
Ved Nayar studied in St. Stephen's college, Delhi University and College of Art, Delhi.
Ved Nayar was awarded for his installation Mankind 2110 in 5th Triennale - India in 1982.
He was given National Award by Lalit Kala Akademi in 1980.
Ved Nayar has organized/ participated in 56 group and solo shows in India and abroad. He was invited to participate in the 3rd, 5th, 7th and 8th Triennale- India.
Art means, an expression to Ved Nayar. The journey of Ved's expression through art has been similar to the journey of contemporary Indian art after independence- of derivation, of introspection and of discovering ones own creative visual imagery for expression.
Ved expresses through the medium of painting, drawing, sculpture, installation, graphic print, photography & computer.
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