Image Credit - Vikram Goyal Studio
Vikram Goyal is a Delhi based artist who continues to challenge the traditional notions of spaces. His work defies the timeworn definition of utility as he creates free flowing masterpieces. By doing so he challenges the conventional notion of symmetry and function. Set against the backdrop of emptiness, Goyal's metal pieces push the audience out of their comfortable zones to question the very core of movement in a universe encompassed in materialism. There are no clear-cut corners in his work and the curves create a sense of infinity. This fluidity captures the sense of movement in a piece which is otherwise forced to stay in a predetermined space.
His works are a reflection of an artist who captures the possibility of movement beyond the defined parameters of convention. While there is a clear influence of traditional Indian aesthetics and motifs in his earlier works, he has moved beyond it to encapsulate a more global influence. This creates a unique juxtaposition of the traditional and the modern in his art as he continues to work with local craftsmen and revive traditional art forms. His works defy categorisation since he works with metal, mostly brass, which adds a thread of continuity to his pieces. His choice of metal is also deliberate since brass is traditionally used in Indian rituals. However, the artist uses the same metal to create pieces which are abstract and elude definitions. It could be said that he is a master alchemist who hammers and derives new meanings out of his design effortlessly through each and every one of his artistic creations.