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| Nikas Safronov |
Ancient architecture, especially monuments, embodied art, but modern art
limited art to painting and sculpture. Installation art challenged this, and
video art completely changed this notion. However, when an artist integrates
both installation and video, using artificial intelligence, the very meaning of
art changes. Then, art is not in the object itself but in the environment. The
environment becomes a work of art, an art experience. Russian artist Nikas
Safronov's exhibition is a similar one. It features paintings that are
transformed into moving landscapes through AI. His son, Luka, has made the
still images dynamic. This exhibition exemplifies how technology can transform
the art experience. His exhibition, currently on view at the Lalit Kala Akademi
Gallery in Delhi, opened on December 5th and is on view until December 21st.
This exhibition is captivating, grand, and not only captivates but also amazes
people, especially young people. The audience's reactions during the exhibition
reflected curiosity rather than artistic awareness.
This exhibition calls for a new debate. Experiments have been conducted
before to transform paintings into movable environments. Such experiments have
already been conducted with Van Gogh's art, and exhibitions have been held
worldwide. In these exhibitions, Van Gogh's works were transformed through
technology into environments that, upon entering, made the viewer feel a part
of the works. So, are the days of traditional forms of art, such as painting
and sculpture, over? No, they are not, because painting and sculpture are at
the center of all the experiments conducted so far.
This exhibition showcases many dimensions of his art. Along with painting
and sculpture, it also includes installation art. These installations feature
artificial flowers blooming, lighting effects, and natural environments. The
exhibition space has been completely transformed for this purpose. From the
colour of the walls to the
entrance and floor, everything has been transformed into a natural environment.
Outside the gallery, there are large elephant sculptures, which are captivating
with paintings.
Elephants appear several times in his works, such as the video installation
upon entering the gallery, which shows an elephant moving from one corner to
another. The environment in which this elephant is placed also reveals Banaras.
Ganesha is also depicted in the form of a painting. India is reflected on many
levels in Nikas's art. In many of his paintings, we see Shiva, Dashavatara,
gods and goddesses, etc. This reveals the cultural interconnectedness between
India and Russia. However, in this exhibition, art, despite its true form, has
been neglected. AI or animation technology creates a magical effect, possesses
grandeur, and makes the impossible possible. But when miracles become
everything, art dies, as was evident in this exhibition. Nikas is a painter and
a sculptor, but when a painter or sculptor surrenders their art to technology,
their existence disappears. Technology gives their art a magical effect, making
many amazing effects possible. In this exhibition, each painting is accompanied
by a QR code, which, when scanned, makes the painting appear as a video on a
mobile phone.
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