Kshiraj Telang: Artworks

I'm going to be at Comic Con India in New Delhi on Feb 19-20! Come see me! (booth info & more details coming soon)

I met a singer named Krishna Beura through a friend suggestion. By then, I didn't know him though his name. I wrote him an e-mail asking who he was, and I had such a down to earth response from him telling that he admired my art a lot and is pursuing singing to earn bread. The reply made me curious and just after a few moments of Googling him, I discovered that he is the voice for a number of songs I adore. I felt honored on connecting with him on Facebook and we even had a few chat sessions where we discussed his experiences of doing voice overs for animation films from Disney, Dreamworks etc. With a known identity for singing sufi songs (afterall he is a worshiper of Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan), Krishna has given us beautiful numbers like 'Maula mere le le meri jaan' from Chak De India, 'Soniyo from the heart' from Raaz 2, 'Rabba' from Musafir, etc. I would just love to see him work with God of music and my favorite A. R. Rahman someday!

Here's a small tribute caricature I've made for Krishna. I was watching Chak De India today on television, and the beloved song during the movie persuaded me to make this one for him. Keep giving us such great songs, Krishna! May Sai blessing be always with you!

In his maiden attempt, Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt modified an Archtop Guitar and added a veena touch by attaching a gourd at the back of its neck and employing a set of melody, drone and sympathetic strings strung to the turners. The invention proved out to be a music instrument that got its personalized name from its father and was called 'Mohan Veena'. The music genius Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt played it by placing it on lap like a slide guitar and produced melodious music that mesmerized the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, United States and couldn't stop them from awarding him the prestigious Grammy Award in 1994.

By lending enchanting performances in his music concerts all around the globe, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt didn't just recieve usual fan following, but also got fusion artists like Harry Manx and Matt Malley utilize the Mohan Veena for their music. He's one of the greatest Indian musician on whom our country could back on for popularizing Indian Classical Music between the world audience. Here's a small tribute artwork for the legendary man.

Creating a fantasy world in a live action movie so believable is a Herculean task. The worst part is transforming a single story into three films without losing its soul and continuity. The seventeen Oscars vouch how perfect was Peter Jackson’s take on JRR Tolkien’s epic.

Today I am going to tell you about an artist who has become my inspiration not only due to his art, but because of lot more reasons. I got to know about Sherm Cohen a few months ago, after I found his twitter link somewhere and started following him. He is among the very few artists I have known who actually 'talk'! You can easily find hundreds of artists with one directional Feed streams posting their work and experiences. But Sherm has really defined what a 'conversation' mean. He sits somewhere in Los Angeles in the middle of numerous drawing jobs none less than SpongeBob SquarePants, Phineas & Ferb and more. Still he continues to stay in touch with a long list of fan-following not only by reading what they say, but also through response whenever possible. I have seen Sherm help many followers by answering to their curious questions coming from all parts of the planet. Dozens of videos could be found on YouTube with him sharing tips and tricks about character design and storyboarding that everyone will find useful. I am glad to know an artist like him who has been serving the animation industry in this unique way. (Lastly not to forget that this wizard of pencil has even written a book titled Cartooning : Character Design from Walter Foster Publishing, Inc.)


Follow Sherm on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/ShermCohen

It’s not an easy thing to keep you distinctive from others in this artistic part of the world. Some people succeeds, some people not. Pixar animator Sanjay Patel has attempted a visual recreation of something that a lot of people had tried before, The Ramayana. And it turned out to be one of the most stylish depictions ever. The starkly graphics which gives a feel of ancient wall paintings is surely a mesmerizing treat for the eyes, a mix of ancient myth and mid century design.

It took him 1 year to complete the first round of research for this graphic novel. Within one year, the book Ramayana: Divine Loophole born.

A drop-out of Cleveland Institute of Arts & California Institute of Arts, he is been associated with Pixar Studios from the days of Bug’s Life. Degrees never matter if you have the real talent and specially a guy who started his drawing at the age of 4! (I am inspired!)

Here a tribute to this great artist who actually redefined the way of mythological storytelling.

A man who always wears a darker glass will have a tendency to see the world in front of him in a slightly darker shade. But the realization of the absorbed frames have never been a conundrum for the man who set a trend of mixing goth, gore and dark humor, sometimes in an interestingly creepy manner. And we call him Tim Burton.

His unmatched ability of giving adorability and cuteness to the living and non living darker elements is what sets him apart from the other directors. From Jack Skellington to Edward Scissorhands to the bloody big head-Red Queen, he has created his own aura of characters and leaving his fans craving for more.

Making alterations to a masterpiece needs some real gut and Tim again have shown his abundant vision and took the story to another level with some really sweet characters that only he can visualize. Who can forget the Red Queen and her playing card resembling army? Tim is also lucky to have such a wife in Helena who easily portrays any complex character and becomes ready to appear in the same skeleton that Tim had derived.

When it comes to the execution of the ideas, Tim Burton become crazier than you can ever think of. No one will forget the scene where The White Queen prepares the medicine with urine and some ugly looking fingers, for Alice.

Once again he has created a modern cinematic myth with his favorite cast and crew. He replaced the actual mood of the wonderland with his no sunshine environment and some signature props like the windmill and the famous limbs. He might probably be the only man in the earth whom god have given so much “dark” powers and yet doing good things.

Here's an artwork from me as a tribute to the work of a genius.

This caricature is my quick submission to A. R. Rahman's caricatures exhibition planned by Kerala Cartoon Academy. Since I thought there must be dozens of caricatures of A. R. Rahman with either Oscar Award or as singing Jai Ho... I personally thought Oscar is not that heartily objective to A. R. Rahman. Therefore I wanted to capture a more personal moment of him that could possibly delight him and his family. Hope that he likes it.