Artist Information:
Anjani Khanna
Mumbai,
India
Member Since: Mar 2007
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Artist Statement:
I remember, as a child of 6 or
7, watching a village potter
effortlessly throw tea cups. I
remember fearfully crouching
over the wheel, while his
fingers guided mine as I tried
to make a pot. I remember
listening to stories about the
gods, of the struggle for
India’s freedom, of the lives
of my extended family. Myth
and memory merged in my
mother’s telling and with each
retelling they became a part
of my everyday acquaintance. I
remember watching my mother
adorn the baby Krishna idol at
her small shrine in our home.
I remember my agnostic father
and me participating in
prayers with bemused
detachment. I remember being
fascinated with human
physiology and organic
chemistry at college and I
remember traveling across
rural India as an
environmental journalist,
discovering my land as a young
adult.
These memories and the
constant confrontation with
contradiction, which is a part
of everyday living in India,
have an influence on my work.
While the written word
fascinates me, clay allows me
to explore subliminal and
oftentimes not easily
articulated intuitions in a
tactile and visual way. My
“yalis”, as I refer to my
figurative sculpture, begin to
live for me ...
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Anjani Khanna's Free Artist Portfolio
| Welcome to Anjani Khanna's Portfolio. Browse Khanna's body of work: I remember, as a child of 6 or 7, watching a village potter effortlessly throw tea cups. I remember fearfully crouching over the wheel, while his fingers guided mine as I tried to make a pot. I remember listening to stories about the gods, of the struggle for India’s freedom, of the lives of my extended family. Myth and memory merged in my mother’s telling and with each retelling they became a part of my everyday acquaintance. I remember watching my mother adorn the baby Krishna idol at her small shrine in our home. I remember my agnostic ... |
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Garam Chai, 2003
Handbuilt Ceramics,
100 x 100 X 30 cm
Availability: Sold
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India is My Country, 2006
Handbuilt Ceramics,
45 x 150 X 30 cm
Availability: Sold
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HOLY COW, 2006
Handbuilt Ceramics,
120 x 45 X 30 cm
Price: US$ 1500
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ART LIFE, 2006
Handbuilt Ceramics,
60 x 70 X 15 cm
Availability: Sold
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