Wierd times

'Defining Weirdness' is just about me. It is all about how I feel and the emotional swing I swing from. Every face is me!

Every child, I believe, imagines a world from his point of view. A fantasy universe dedicated to his or her desires, where they are the hero of their own story. As an adult, I still have these thoughts. I've started daydreaming. What if I was the world's Sherlock? What if I was invincible? What if I was to live on the moon? What would I have done if I have magical abilities? Is it possible for me to have my own stadium? What would my life have been like if I had a sibling (I am the only child)? What would I do if I were to be elected Prime Minister of my country? Where would I be if I was born in the United Kingdom (I adore England)? I imagine myself in different characters and paint a life far away from reality.

Like most of you, these emotions do arise out of certain insecurities but emotion is the biggest toolkit that I have as an artist. During these times my greatest gift which is being able to picture my imagination becomes a huge disadvantage for me. I start picturing myself in different avatars. It feels like I am standing in front of myself doing things away from it. In most of cases, I do not have an answer, just a picture-perfect life. I would imagine myself doing things I can't do in real life. These faces rise from the different avatars of me. They represent the many different emotions I feel. I love to experiment with the nose and eyes and I feel that changing these two features creates a world of difference. Every time I feel the pride I look forward & insecurities of any kind make me look back. Feeling loved and safe makes me look either up or down. Every colour has basic meanings & emotions attached to it. These colours form a teapot of my emotions.

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