Ludhiana: Vikas Joshi, a 44-year-old investor by profession, is a passionate artist whose painting has made an entry in the India Book of Records. The painting named, ‘Parineeti’, which took him four months to complete, received the title of a ‘ Realistic beautiful oil painting of a small girl’ on Sunday.
Joshi, a resident of Sukhmani Enclave adjoining Barewal Road here, had sent his entry back in November and the formalities took almost one and half months to be completed. He received the mail in December 2020 about the confirmation of the title and he received a kit, which included a certificate, medal, book, batch, stickers and an ID card on Sunday.
Sharing details of the painting, Joshi said, “The painting is on a 30x30 canvas. The painting features a girl child, who is the daughter of Sanjay Thakur based in Barot, Himachal Pradesh. I had visited Barot back in June 2019 and I stayed in the hotel owned by Sanjay Thakur. The intricate detail work on the knitwear had made it one big contender to be in the record books of India.”
Joshi started painting in the month of February 2020 and the process was really slow in the beginning. He said, “During lockdown, I sped it up and the lockdown gave me a chance to complete it faster. The painting took more than four months to be completed. Else, it would have taken me over a year to paint it as I am working and generally get free time in the evenings and at weekends.”
Highlighting the minute details, he said, “The sweater of the subject has more than 3,500 knits individually and precisely painted with brush and paint. The hair of the subject, the wooden background, the denim texture and all other elements of the artwork have been created hyper realistically, and together the painting is believably the most realistic artwork. Individually, painting every knit of a dress with each column and row precisely matched has never been attempted before in such depth of realism.”
While giving a message, he said, “ I believe passion is most important for progressing and excelling in any field. I consider creating art as a kind of meditation, where the total focus shifts towards creating detailed artwork and that helps me control the various stresses in life.”