Anokhi K Panesar
“Being able to exhibit at the Vaisakhi event is really exciting for me as i’ll be able to showcase my art and represent my Kenyan Punjabi heritage. Currently being 17 years old, I hope to inspire other young people who enjoy art to never stop and follow their ambitions..”
Bio
Art for me has always been my form of a detachment from reality - putting my music on and just letting the music stimulate what I want to create. I’m very much inspired by the artists I listen to and this goes from the beat to the lyrics. Poetry also inspires what I create. Having an introverted mind has oddly enabled me to express through my art. Being able to exhibit at the Vaisakhi event is really exciting for me as i’ll be able to showcase my art and represent my Kenyan Punjabi heritage. Currently being 17 years old, I hope to inspire other young people who enjoy art to never stop and follow their ambitions.
The large scaled oil painting is of myself. It took around 19 and a half hours to be completed. Showing a powerful, yet patronising look and representing a Punjabi girl. Challenging gender roles in the community, hence I’m in a suit (which is typically seen to be worn by males) emphasising equality.
The third piece is another oil painting…as you can probably tell…i’m an oil painter however I work with other media as well as oils. This piece is what I call an “in the moment” piece, I had my music on blast in my ears and just used that to inspire me to create this piece…I use movement and the frequencies in music to correlate with the tone or shade of the paint and the way it blends, whether that be harshly or smoothly.
The Eye Of The Artists Block’ - the oil painting of the eye that blossoms outwards was inspired by my artists block, usually when I have an artists block I draw or paint an eye (I know this is quite common amongst artists) so I decided I was going to revolve my piece around my brain block. There is also a spiritual sense to this piece with the abstractness of it. The elongated lines almost represent the duration of my block and when I feel my piece is done, it’s done.
