Viraj Khanna reflects on what he’s learnt (or not) from mother and fashion designer Anamika Khanna

“When I first interacted with Viraj’s work, I was completely taken in by how evocative each piece was. The shapes, forms and colours stood out, starkly at first, but then coming together in an incredibly aesthetic form. However, aesthetics is far from the mind of this young, upcoming artist. He, in fact, tries to break free from the aesthetic legacy handed down to him by his mother as he carves his own niche of exploration. Ironically, much of this exploration is also derived from the same legacy as he makes a sartorial commentary through his art on the ideas of beauty, fashion, appearances and society,” curator Sanjana Shah told indianexpress.com; Untitled, 2021 (Mixed media on canvas)(Source: PR Handout)