Wajid Khan
| Wajid Khan | |
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| Born | 10 March 1981 Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Indian |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | Painting, Drawing, Sculpting and Inventor |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Maryam Siddiqui[1][2] (m. 2010) |
| 🌐 Website | wajidart |
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Wajid Khan (born 10 March 1981) is an Indian artist, portraitist and sculptor.[3][4][5] He specializes in carving canvas with nails. Khan is known for his various art forms like shadow art, metal art, stone art, kinetic art, and "nail art". His shadow art of Vallabhbhai Patel had garnered him attention and praises for his technique and was later placed under Madhya Pradesh's administration. Khan's nail art had been mentioned in the Guinness Book of World Records[6] and Limca Book of Records.[6][7][8][9]
One of his artworks is part of the Rashtrapati Bhavan, the official home of the President of India.[10][11] He was awarded by the former president of India, APJ Abdul Kalam, for his contribution towards art.
Early life[edit]
Khan was born on 10 March 1981, in a small village Mandsaur district of Madhya Pradesh state of India.[12]
Career[edit]
Inventions[edit]
In 1995, at the age of 14 he invented the world's smallest electric iron.[13] After this invention, he went on to invent a water theft device and a centralized touch-activated switch for household appliances. He also created a painting on canvas, using protruding fixtures, which may have been the first three-dimensional painting.
Khan is a nail-portraitist and an inventor. Among his other works includes 200 of his inventions. He invented world's smallest 'electric-Iron', just when he was studying in V standard. It was named in the Guinness Book of World Records.
Wajid Khan is creating the tallest statue of Swami Vivekananda in that would be installed in Uttar Pradesh. The statue made of ashtdhatu (alloy) will be 170-feet tall and will be installed either in Lucknow or Agra.[14]
Art with iron nails[edit]
Khan owns a patent[15] on nail art or nail painting,[5] in which iron nails are hammered into a hard acrylic sheet to create a pointillist-style image. In the year 2005 he completed his first nail painting of Mahatma Gandhi. It took him three years to finish it. He has also created Nail portraits of Mother Mary, Lord Jesus, Dhirubhai Ambani, Salman Khan, Raj Thackeray,[16] Rahul Gandhi, Sai Baba of Shirdi, Kaaba, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum.[17][18]
On 17 February 2014 an exhibition of Wajid Khan's nail portraits was held in Mumbai, which was attended by Bollywood personalities like Dalip Tahil, Ashmit Patel, Chahat Khanna, and Seema Chauhan.[17]
Auto-parts sculpture[edit]
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In 2014, Khan created a sculpture from junk and automobile spare parts depicting a racing horse with its jockey. The creation is made using spare parts of different vehicles like Mercedes Benz, Hero Honda, Passion Plus bike.[19][20] This is a culmination of metal art, unique art, and creative art as Khan uses all of these simultaneously to create his masterpieces.
Talking to Hindustan Times, Khan said,
| “ | The idea of creating a painting using the spare parts of automobiles came after I saw unused and mundane things lying in junkyards and then and there I thought why not use them in my next creation.[21] | ” |
Art with medical equipment[edit]
Wajid India not only used his art as a medium to render happiness or express his emotions but he has also played a significant role in awakening the society. In 2014, he became a part of Save Girl Child campaign and with medical equipment, he created an artifact of an innocent crying girl. This depicts that a scissor which is used in stitching the wounds, and a stethoscope which is used to measure heartbeats, is often the reason for the death of an innocent. Wajid has fearlessly shown this reality with the help of medical equipment and has given a message to stop foeticide.[20]
Stone art[edit]
Stone art is a raw form of art known to be precise yet simple, there has to be a pre-notion of how to place the stones in tandem to create what the artist wants to showcase. Stone art has to be pre-carved before placing to its exact position. Khan has the ability and skill with patience to create art from stones. Each stone is selected differently and placed with fine adjustments just as the portrait made by Mr. Khan of Geoffrey Bawa of Sri Lanka. It is delicate and needs utmost concentration which can be seen in the portraits finesse.
Shadow art[edit]
Shadow art[22] consists of finely detailed work. In the case of Khan, the tribute to Sardar Patel where he used all the mechanical parts of automobiles as it signifies the iron fist he had to unify India from the princely states. He quoted
"The reason I chose shadow art is that I believe that every human being grows in someone's shadow. Similarly, our country has grown in the shadow of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel".
It took over two and a half months to complete the artwork to which the Governments of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and African government want to place the installation.
Iron nail art[edit]
Khan developed his skill in nail painting in which each iron nail is placed very precisely at its place with a calculated plan. In 2005, he completed his first iron nail painting of Mahatma Gandhi. It took him three years to finish it. Khan owns a patent on iron nail art or iron nail painting, in which iron nails are hammered into a hard acrylic sheet to create a pointillist-style image. He has also created Iron Nail portraits of Mother Mary, Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, Dhirubhai Ambani, Raj Thackeray, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Rahul Gandhi, Sai Baba of Shirdi, Kaaba, Salman Khan, and Lord Jesus.
On 17 February 2014 an exhibition of Khan's iron nail portraits was held in Mumbai, which was attended by Bollywood personalities like Dalip Tahil, Ashmit Patel, Chahat Khanna, and Seema Chauhan.
Recognitions[edit]
- Wajid Khan's 'Nail Art' was included in the Limca Book of Records.[23]
- He invented world's smallest 'electric-Iron', just when he was studying in 5th standard. It was named in the Guinness Book of World Records.[6][24]
- In June 2012, recognizing his 'Nail Art', Khan was named in the Golden Book of World Records (GBWR).[6]
- He was entered into the India Book of Records for creating three-dimensional portraits, including portraits of Mahatma Gandhi, Dhirubhai Ambani, Mother Mary and Jesus among others, by hammering iron nails on blank canvas. His portrait of Mahatma Gandhi took a total of eight months and 150,000 nails to get completed.[18]
- On 4 November 2016, Khan was invited to deliver a lecture in Aligarh Muslim University,Aligarh organised by Sir Syed Minority Foundation of India and he also shared about his inspirational life story to Aligarh Muslim University students. He also nominated as lifetime member by Sir Syed Minority Foundation of India.[25][26]
- On 8 March 2015, Wajid Khan was invited to deliver a lecture in IIM Indore, on the subject of Innovation in Management. He also shared his story to students from being a simple village boy to a record-holder nail-artist.[27][28][29]
- He delivered a guest lecture at two-day Inter University Arts & Crafts Exhibition organized in Lovely Professional University.[30] Analyzing 800+ art-works of LPU students and from 200 other participating institutions displayed at the exhibition center, Wajid Khan forwarded important pieces of advice to the budding artists.[31]
- Was invited as Guest of Honour at Manav Rachna International University's four-day premier architectural convention Zonal NASA 2016.[32]
- In January 2017, Khan participated in the 2nd India Art Festival held in New Delhi, India.[33][34][35][36][37]
Other[edit]
Reportedly, in April 2015, Khan was invited to interact with young artists in Automobile Art Festival, held in ITC Rajputana, Jaipur. He also took workshop for students.[38][39][40][41][42] On 13 August 2016 Wajid Khan was invited by WittyFeed in an organized event named 'One Independence day'.[43]
Social causes[edit]
A day before World Environment Day in June 2016, Khan painted the dried street trees in Indore and spread a message to save environment.[44] Khan conducted workshops and taught spoon art to street children so they could make a living.[45][46][47]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Khatri, Tina (25 September 2016). "Sunday Guest – His work not education gives him a decent life". The Free Press Journal.
- ↑ Khatri, Tina (13 December 2016). "Milad-un-Nabi celebrated with fervour". The Free Press Journal.
- ↑ "Wajid Khan: Once a footpath vendor, now among world's top creative artists". Siasat. 11 November 2016.
- ↑ "आर्ट की दुनिया का 'कोहिनूर' हैं पांचवीं फ़ेल वाजिद खान". Siasat. 4 March 2016.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Recognition beyond national boundaries: Indian artist 'nails' patent truth". Daily Bhaskar. 23 February 2013.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Ashish Gaur (16 June 2012). "'Nail Art' finds mention in Golden Book". The Times of India.
- ↑ "This nail art expert Wajid Khan owed his success to Mahatma Gandhi". News 18. 2 October 2015.
- ↑ "सवा लाख कीलों से तीन साल में उभरे अहिंसा के पुजारी". Patrika. 2 October 2015.
- ↑ "जानिए नेल आर्टिस्ट वाजिद खान ने यंगस्टर्स को क्या दिए टिप्स". Indore: Patrika. 8 May 2016.
- ↑ "कीलें, हथौड़ियां, धागे से बना राष्ट्रपति भवन, 10 दिनों में तैयार की आकृति". Daily Bhaskar. 10 March 2016.
- ↑ "वाजिद ने बना दिया 'राष्ट्रपति भवन'". Hindi Webduniya. 9 March 2016.
- ↑ "फुटपाथ पर कपड़े बेचने वाला बना Famous Artist,एक मौके ने बदल दी किस्मत". Punjab Kesari. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ↑ "Art forms come alive in Indore". The Times of India. 18 June 2012.
- ↑ "Artist Wajid Khan making India's tallest Swami Vivekanand statue". Hindustan Times. 18 March 2018.
- ↑ "Mansaur artist 'nails' patent truth". DNA India. 23 February 2013.
- ↑ "Cake with Owaisi's image cut on MNS chief Raj Thackeray's birthday". Hindustan Times. 14 June 2016.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Bollywood celebs attend artist Wajid Khan's exhibition". The Times of India. 17 February 2014.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 "3D portraits created by hammering iron nails".
- ↑ "कलाकार वाजिद अली खान ने ली वर्कशॉप, बच्चों को दिए टिप्स". Daily Bhaskar. 10 November 2014.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 "अब कबाड़ का कमाल करेगा दुनिया में धमाल". Hindustan. 2 July 2013.
- ↑ Neha Mishra (1 July 2013). "Indore innovator turns junk into art". Hindustan Times.
- ↑ "Indore-Based Artist Wajid Khan's Gift To Sardar Vallabhai Patel Is Something You Shouldn't Miss". WittyFeed. 31 October 2018.
- ↑ "Most nails used for a portrait". Limca Book of Records.
- ↑ "Largest nail sculpture". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ↑ "नाखून से सर सैयद का चित्र बनाकर भेटं करेंगे एएमयु को". Amar Ujala. 5 November 2016.
- ↑ "वाजिद की कलाकारी देख सभी दंग". Dainik Jagran. 5 November 2016.
- ↑ "IIM छात्रों को पढ़ाएगा ये 5वीं फेल युवा, दुनिया मान चुकी इसके हुनर का लोहा". Daily Bhaskar. 7 March 2015.
- ↑ Aishwarya-Mangla (9 March 2015). "Lessons and fun for IIM-I students at Utkarsha '15". The Times of India.
- ↑ "Socially sensitive IIM-I students hold national social fest". The Free Press Journal. 9 March 2015.
- ↑ "Art & craft exhibition". The Tribune. 13 April 2016.
- ↑ "Wajid Khan interacted with LPU Students". Punjab News Express. 13 April 2016.
- ↑ "Zonal Nasa 2016: MRIU is organizing a four-day premier architectural convention attracting Eminent Architects and 2200 students of Architecture from across India". Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ↑ Raina, Shilpa (21 January 2017). "Making art democratic". The Hindu.
- ↑ "India Art Festival offers a mix of the classical and modern". The Hindu. 23 January 2017.
- ↑ "2nd India Art Festival: A mix bag of striking artworks". Business Standard. Press Trust of India. 22 January 2017.
- ↑ Kalra, Vandana (21 January 2017). "India Art Festival: A low profile, affordable art festival in the Capital aims to give a platform to up-and-coming artists". The Indian Express.
- ↑ "A democratic space for art". The Hindu. 20 January 2017.
- ↑ "कला के दिग्गजों से गुलजार होगा ऑटोमोबाइल आर्ट फेस्टिवल". Daily Bhaskar. 13 April 2015.
- ↑ "जयपुर फेस्टिवल में शहर के कलाकार". Daily Bhaskar. 17 April 2015.
- ↑ "Now an Automobile Art Fest!". DNA India. 9 April 2015.
- ↑ "ऑटोमोबाइल आर्ट वर्क में हिस्सा लेने जयपुर आए आर्टिस्ट और पेटेन्ट होल्डर वाजिद खान". Daily Bhaskar. 19 April 2015.
- ↑ "कारो पर कला का कारवां". Daily Bhaskar. 19 April 2015.
- ↑ "Wittyfeed to celebrate 'One Independence day' in India and Pakistan". The Economic Times. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ↑ "सूखे पेड़ों से हरियाली का पैगाम". Nai Duniya. 4 June 2016.
- ↑ "सजीव आकृतियों में बदल गए निर्जीव चम्मच". Rajasthan Patrika. 28 June 2016.
- ↑ "बेजान चम्मच जब बदल गई मासूम लड़की की शक्ल में". Nai Duniya.
- ↑ "नन्हें बच्चो को खेल-खेल में मिला रोजगार". Nai Duniya.
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