Coimbatore artist creates a string paintings portrait of actor-flesh presser Kamal Haasan

SeevagaVazhuthi spends a couple of hours with nails and threads to create string artwork photographs, a nascent artwork kind. His recent work includes Kamal Haasan and 13,000 nails

Actor-politician Kamal Haasan stares out of a wood board in an problematic eight feet tall portrait; created by way of Coimbatore-based mostly artist SK Seevaga Vazhuthi, this is a string artwork of the veteran actor made on a grid of 13,000 nails. "It took me three days just to hammer the nails on the board," he says.

Black threads criss-move round nails, and the effect is a bigger-than-life portrait — the fabricated from 250 hours of labour over 28 days. it is a fan's tribute to an icon, a person whom I have admired from my childhood ," says Seevaga, noting how meal time conversations at his home still includes Kamal versus Rajini debates." I belong to Kamal sir's camp," he laughs.

A self-taught artist, he picked up string art technique from an Italian artist he follows on Instagram. "In India, string paintings has only a few takers and is constrained to creating small photos of butterflies and birds on boards. it's time-consuming, checks your persistence both bodily and mentally, and involves meticulous eye for aspect, for each inch of art you create on the board," he explains, adding that he experiments with different types of nails and thread before determining up the appropriate ones.

Recreating icons

When Seevaga presented the idea to Pollachi-based entrepreneur R Mahendran, who's additionally the vp of Makkal Needhi Maiam (Kamal's political birthday celebration), he came ahead to sponsor the venture. "those 28 days were unforgettable," he says, and forestalls to takes a pause earlier than continuing, "drowsing and waking up subsequent to this life-like portrait has been an emotional journey. First, you sketch an overview map. Then, yo u calculate the distance between every single nail. To get a darker color, for example round moustache, eyes or hair, you ought to hammer nails carefully. An eight kilometre lengthy black thread is strung from one factor to an extra in diverse patterns and patterns to create the portrait. You ought to use extra rounds of threads to get an identical colour. I actually have used distinctive hues for the epidermis, eyes, hair and shirt."

He plans to train string paintings to budding artists. "I plan to come up with a mega icons collection with pix of 20 precise existence personalities to build hobby. It took me three hours to ideal textures and colours for an a neighborhood as small as one sq.feet. The challenge is to get it correct devoid of compromising on emotions. I damage my fingers so again and again while hammering and took widespread breaks as your palms and neck birth aching each few hours." His video on the making of string artwork went viral on social media. " Kamal Sir himself instructed me that he watched the video a few times."

last 12 months, Seevaga made a 3D illustration of another portrait of his wide-spread famous person, this time using three,000 cups. "The cups had been organized on a 200 sq.toes area. I filled them with 5 distinct hues and attempted pixel mapping to create his portrait. I received a private call from Kamal sir. He stated 'surprising work' and that i become delighted," he says.

He additionally compiled 40 pictures of the actor from his quite a lot of films together with Apoorva Sagodharargal, Vazhvey Maayam, Moonram Pirai, Anbe Sivam and Dasavathaaram. As of now, the e-book graces the desk on the Raaj Kamal films overseas workplace in Chennai. "I consider so proud to look my publication within the backdrop when Kamal sir offers interviews from this room," says Seevaga.the primary portrait he made is the long-lasting Chappani performed by Kamal Hassan within the film 16 Vayathiniley.

The artist holds a Masters diploma in Mass verbal exchange and Journalism from PSG school of Arts and Science, and now works as a contract content material writer even as pursuing art.He now has set his eyes on 3D sculptures and flip paintings."I selected Kamal sir as my theme as a result of as an artist i'm in awe of his work. It also helped me reach out. A pat from him recharges me and pushes me to create whatever this is awesome. there is self-researching too alongside the manner," he provides.

that you can watch the making video of string paintings at: https://youtu.be/07bNponGClg