Genesis of Art

Mud House - Essence of Rural Indian Architecture

2013-05-19T13:23:00.000+05:30

Mud houses, also called Kacche Ghar (not concrete), have been in Indian culture since time immemorial. Even in today's modern and developing India, mud houses can still be found in abundance in rural areas. The natural cooling effects of using mud for walls have been greeted and promoted by renowned architects and have become an important part of sustainable architecture.

This house stands in a small village by name of Mehboodabad on the outskirts of Lucknow, capital of Uttar Pradesh. Mehboodabad has been home to many generations of artisans practicing Chikankari embroidery, since the time of Persians.

Taj Mahal - Deep Purple Sky

2013-03-04T20:28:00.000+05:30

Taj Mahal, one of the most exquisite and majestic architectural monument to have been built, stands firm even 360 years post its completion in 1653. This marble mausoleum, built not by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan but the 20 thousand marble artisans, was completed over a 20 year span.

The pure essence of its craftsmanship has redefined Perfection for eternity.

Save the Sparrow

2013-03-03T19:49:00.000+05:30

Dedicated to the common House Sparrow, who's numbers are depleting rapidly, in India, due to the rising pollution levels in urban cities.

This specie of birds was very common few years back but can hardly be seen across major cities. These birds are very adaptable to urbanization they need only a nesting place and some straws and twigs for their nest.

House Sparrows have gone extinct in some countries, but we can avoid their extinction in ours. Just provide a small shelter space on your roofs and some cereals/corns/grains and we may help avoid the extinction of daily morning-starters.

Interiors Project #1 - Modern Living

2013-01-10T20:44:00.001+05:30

This interior project was based on modern living, depicted using abstract geometrical figures with certain elements of symmetry in the designs.

False Ceilings:

Doors:

Wardrobe:

Interiors Project #1 - Wooden Doors

2012-12-29T07:59:00.000+05:30

Design: Rectangular figures used with symmetry about the vertical axis
Material: Wood only

This design is a replicated and modified version of a similar design used in the Steel Railings running across the balcony. Where the design in railing was a horizontal running pattern, it was converted to a vertical design for the door.

This door has 4 panels which can be opened as per the light requirement and is placed in the Drawing Room area leading out to the balcony. Its a double-sided design (both on the outdoors and indoors).

Interiors Project #1 - Wooden Doors (With Glass)

2012-12-28T11:12:00.001+05:30

Design: Geometrical shapes (using glass) to fuse with the designs of False Ceilings
Material: Combination of wood and glass (etched/frosted)

The idea was to have a modern design with aesthetic appeal of cultural surrounding. Hence, the curly etched-glass designs. This design allows sufficient light into the rooms and the opaque glass blocks view for privacy.

Etched glass doors are at every room's entry and the frosted glass door is at the bathroom's entry only.

Hand Sketching Series: Page 1

2012-12-09T13:52:00.002+05:30

Tried to capture the hand gestures and postures on sheet using HB pencil. This is first part of the Hand Sketching series which will be put up here on Genesis of Art. I will change the drawing medium (by using charcoal, graphite pencils) later on. Also, will play around with the shading effects to see how the figures evolve with different shading.

Technical Fest Backdrop - Innovision '10

2012-12-09T13:19:00.000+05:30

The backdrop was designed on the theme 'Innovating Into a Better Planet' and the idea was to depict the relationship between humans and machines -- co-existing and depending on each other for a sustainable future.
The backdrop measures ~15ft X 14ft and was made using colored inks and Silver base for the background; the Human and Machine Hands were painted on sheets and pasted on thermocol cut-outs which were later put on the backdrop manually.

Some Sneak-peek into the making of this backdrop:

Cultural Fest Backdrop - Moksha '10

2012-12-08T14:58:00.001+05:30

This backdrop was made using poster colors on a grid made of A0 drawing sheets. The dimensions of the backdrop were ~12ft X 12ft. I am thankful to Mohini, a very talented artist and friend, who worked with me to create this backdrop.

Cultural Fest Backdrop - Moksha '09

2012-12-07T13:57:00.001+05:30

This backdrop was one of the most exciting projects I was involved in during the college fests. The idea was to show a man (shadow) in moonlight, with a shining whip in his hand. We edited it by removing the whip and increasing the Tattooed Wing Design at bottom. I am thankful to my senior Vasudev for helping me bring this idea to life.

The backdrop measures ~7ft X 14ft and was made using colored inks and a liquid Silver base for shine.

And some Sneak-peek into the making of this backdrop.

Interiors Project #1 - False Ceiling Designs (Additional)

2012-10-12T00:39:00.000+05:30

These are some additional snapshots of the 3 False Ceiling Designs, one for the Drawing Room and two for Bedrooms. Just a quick overview of the design concepts for them is presented below.

BedRoom #1: Designed to fuse together the sense of Religion with the Modern Lifestyle, using the religious symbol of 'Swastik' along with 'Circle' depicting the Circle of Life. Designed to create a peaceful aura for meditative purposes.

BedRoom #2: Designed to give a psychedelic feel to the play of audacious geometrical figures with symmetry. Designed for a modern and futuristic look and feel.

DrawingRoom #3: Designed in a way so as to give an extended effect to the hall (in length), using Knot pattern. The L-shaped figure covers both, the Drawing Room + Kitchen area to give an inter-connected, yet separate regions.

Interiors Project #1 - False Ceiling (Bed Room #2)

2012-09-28T21:28:00.003+05:30

Design Concept: This design was inspired by the twisted zig-zag lines which create audacious figures when played around with. The design was meant to present a sharp-edged figure which looked simple yet intricate, random yet symmetrical.

This was the toughest design (compared to other 2, in the same project) in terms of concept creation, i.e., deciding the inclination angles or shape orientation, as well as in terms of completion.

I would like to give total credit to the experienced workmen who gave life to an impossible design (as per their experience) with great precision and quality. The workmen said that these designs were unique and have not been done previously. They also felt that these designs will not be possible to create, considering the complexity and intricacy of the shape.

It was a tough job trying to convince them that this design could be done, and with great precision, so I stayed up late almost each night working with them, on their scaffolds, understanding their methods and techniques. The experience was exhilarating (not to forget exhausting) and I learnt a lot from them.

Lightening Effects: Warm White LED lightening has been laid inside the ceiling to create multiple effects.

Lightening Effect #1: Clockwise arm Lit

Lightening Effect #2: Anti-clockwise arm Lit

Lightening Effect #3: Both arms Lit

Interiors Project #1 - False Ceiling (Bed Room #1)

2012-09-25T20:02:00.000+05:30

Design Concept: An attempt at depicting the Fusion of Indian Religion with Modern Lifestyle using "Swastik" (an Indian Religious Symbol) and a "Circle" (symbolizing the circle of life).
The design consists of an inner-disc along with 4 L-shaped extensions (with a rotational symmetry of 90degrees) ending in smaller discs.

Lightening Effects: The LED lightening has been laid in a combination of Yellow and White to give 4 different lighting combinations.

Lightening Effect #1:

Lightening Effect #2:

Lightening Effect #3:

Lightening Effect #4:

Interiors Project #1 - False Ceiling (Drawing Room)

2012-09-25T00:23:00.002+05:30

Design: L-shaped continuous design consisting of 5+3 Rhombic Knots

Lighting Effects: The LED lightening has been laid to present various lightening combinations, as per need

MOKSHA 11 LOGO

2011-02-27T00:00:00.000+05:30

Official Logo for Moksha '11

Moksha, the annual cultural fest of Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology, New Delhi, held towards March-end, attracts a crowd of +15,000 students from colleges across India. This logo was designed to be the official Logo for Moksha '11. It shows the fusion of the English letter "M" and the Hindi translation of "MO", and was designed to reflect India's cultural diversity in the modern society.

KENN-SHENA

2010-06-26T20:57:00.000+05:30

KENN-SHENA

50TH AMBIGRAM

2010-06-21T16:39:00.000+05:30

PSYCHEDELIC

REQUESTED AMBIGRAMS (OLD)

2010-06-12T13:32:00.000+05:30

DIPESH

MEHAK

MOHINI

NIDHI

SHEENA

REQUESTED AMBGIRAMS

2010-06-09T11:19:00.000+05:30

ANUJ

ASHU

HEENA

KARTIKA

MISHA

NISHANT / APOORVA

VIBHUTI

VIDHI

AMBIGRAMS-MUSIC BANDS

2010-05-11T00:21:00.000+05:30

GUNS N ROSES

ENIGMA

AMBIGRAMS - EARTH

2010-05-10T23:47:00.000+05:30

EARTH

AMBIGRAMS- SPHERE OF ENGLISH ALPHABET

2010-04-30T11:36:00.000+05:30

A to Z
TURN AROUND TO SEE THE SAME LETTERS IN THE SAME ORDER.

A B
C D E
F G H I J
K L M N O P
Q R S T U
V W X
Y Z

Our english language is based on these 26 letters which makes the ENGLISH APLHABET.
I have tried to bring these letters together into an AMBIGRAM such that when you turn the sphere around by 180 degrees, you still get the ENGLISH ALPHABET.
Not much of improvisation done on this but still I wanted to try somethin different rather than normal words and names.

This sphere can also be turned into a spiral design or a chain ambigram, will put that design in future after perfecting this design.

AMBIGRAMS- MUSIC BANDS

2010-04-25T10:48:00.001+05:30

EAGLES

SLAYERTOOL

AMBIGRAMS - MUSIC AND BANDS

2010-04-10T14:55:00.000+05:30

MUSIC-SOUL OF LIFE

Music is the thread connecting all the souls with the beauty of nature and self being, it helps understand the meaning in life and lets us convey our feelings through different forms of musical instruments,melodies,symphonies. Life is dull without music be it classical,hip hop,jazz,rock, metal,trance, the genre does not matter, what matters is which of it touches our heart and makes us enjoy ourselves.

SOME ROCK AND METAL BANDS-

PINK FLOYD

A legendary rock band with millions of fans, gods of psychedelic rock and progressive rock.

LED ZEPPLIN

One of the most sought after and heard band in the world of rock and metal, originated in the late 60's and evolved from blues and rock to metal.

MEGADETH

American thrash metal band highly popular among the metal lovers with some very awesome peices of guitar solos.

SLIPKNOT

Slipknot is a nine-piece alternative/nu metal band
with a strange ritual of members never showing their faces and wearing masks in al their performances.A must-hear band.

GENESIS OF CUSTOM AMBIGRAM DESIGNING

2010-03-22T02:02:00.000+05:30

NEW AMBIGRAM'S

COMING SOON

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