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Drawing Room: Why Viraj Khanna can’t look away from T Venkanna’s art

Mar 07, 2025 05:05 PM IST

T Venkanna’s art isn’t easy to look at. That is exactly why you should see it. Sex, gore, beauty, life — he weaves it all in, with fire

When asked to describe his work, T Venkanna has said, “Beauty, sex, art… for me there is no separation in these three things.” His works often focus on acts of sex imbued with violence. There is tremendous beauty in the works too. It all forces the viewer to think of subjects that are usually swept under the carpet.

T Venkanna’s Golden Teeth draws from post-Impressionism, Mughal miniature and Indian mythology. (IMAGES COURTESY GALLERY MASKARA)
T Venkanna’s Golden Teeth draws from post-Impressionism, Mughal miniature and Indian mythology. (IMAGES COURTESY GALLERY MASKARA)
Circus (2022) creates a literal circus of human forms, depicting sex and violence along the way. (IMAGES COURTESY GALLERY MASKARA)
Circus (2022) creates a literal circus of human forms, depicting sex and violence along the way. (IMAGES COURTESY GALLERY MASKARA)
Viraj Khanna likes T Venkanna’s art because it makes him uncomfortable.
Viraj Khanna likes T Venkanna’s art because it makes him uncomfortable.
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