Singh feels that the dialogue between art and technology starts with the constant desire to create new mediums to express.‘Nature in Motion’ by Dhiraj SinghColours were another aspect that attracted Teflon Tape manufacturers Zaman to use reflective tapes, “making it appealing for fashion products.Gone are the days when one had to visit a museum to see the famous works of great artists or buy art pieces from galleries to decorate their homes. Thus an artiste becomes a director.Very early in his artistetic journey he was featured in the Indian Art Fair and today he stands as one of the pioneers in the field of experimenting art.“Many artistes digitally create their art work and blow it up and print it on the canvas, on which they paint making the work easy. His works use the magic and mystery of colour and texture, which was dominant on the Jaguar XK 140 Roadster canvas.Both Singh and Zaman are always on the outlook to create something new with technology by their side.

“It gave me the opportunity to work with both art and technology,” says Singh who has no formal education in art but years of experience in observing the small things that whizz past our mind’s eye without being noticed. This really intrigued me and when I was back in Delhi, I brought these sheets and started cutting them in contemporary abstract patterns.‘Funky Wheels’ by SaharWhen it comes to technology, Zaman asserts that a coin has two sides and so does the use of technology in art.“Technology is always evolving. “However, I use it differently with abstract art and floral painting which are hand cut. High-end technology is now providing artistss a broader platform to creatively express themselves. Husain, the Piccaso of India.

The use of children’s’ car model by Jaguar XK 140 Roadster as an art canvas by artist Sahar Zaman and Dhiraj Singh was a perfect example of the collaboration of art and technology.“People like Anish Kapoor (British sculptor) or Jeff Koons (American artist) can no longer work with a set of brush and paints, rather there is a team, software and machinery. It was not just the canvas but also the art work and the technology involved that strengthened our claim.Some glimpses of such beautiful amalgamation were visible at the recently held Auto Expo in Delhi. “A 4 X 6ft, canvas put on a light box had a X-rayed skull of a bison from someone’s personal collection as the head, human hands and toro, one hand was a car wheel — a folded hand like the Harappan terracotta, building rods for one leg and another was a human leg. His first work was Urban Shaman (Shaman: a traditional healer), a composite creation that explored the madness of the urban milieu that we inhabit along with trying to showcase the deep rooted instincts which are primitive while learning to modernise, trying to find a way in the fast pace world.” Her work on the metal shutter (20 X 22 ft) at the Heritage Transport Museum, Manesar, Gurgaon, using reflective tapes showcases the life and the various challenges a truker faces as the museum authorities were going to park trucks in front of it.