Initial Research: Archan Nair

Archan Nair

Eyes Wide Open -  Archan Nair

Archan Nair is an illustrator and visual artist that experiments primarily with colours, and pattern techniques, and what emotions art can conjure with what seems to be people's imaginations. Each artwork seems to tell a story. 

In the above piece the background seems roughly painted, with dark purples and greys, fading to lighter colours, eventually to yellows and creamy whites. On top of this rather basic beginning begins a multitude of colours, rather abstract, blunt - clashing with the background, as they look digitally done. Another interesting part of the artwork is the detailed model of the girl, wistfully looking at the colours from her colourful perch. Although nearly in the centre of the piece, the girl is drawn looking away from the viewer and instead to the shapes and colours, which makes the work focus more on the abstract colours as well. The subtle way this is done whilst still demonstrating the girl as a main part of the artwork is very well done, and Nair demonstrates this technique throughout much of their work. 

Yuthika - Archan Nair


Nair's official website:
http://www.archann.net/