It&rsquo;s rare to find siblings whose design and aesthetic sensibilities are sou00a0fine-tuned that it actually makes commercial and artistic sense to collaborate together. Meet Manil and Rohit Gupta, the New Delhi based artists whose quirky, &lsquo;in-your-face&rsquo; art has droves of fans because of their proclivity to represent life in all its fascinating forms through the medium of pop art. <img alt="" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/nov/ManilRohit.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 387px;" /> Manil and Rohit Gupta&rsquo;s quirky, in-your-face art has droves of fans because of their proclivity to represent life in all its fascinating forms through the medium of pop art A dose of reality Inspiration for the siblings is stirred from street and popular media: graffiti, comics, animation, cinema, music and surrounding issues. &ldquo;The main goal we hope to achieve before starting each new piece is to experience a sense of liberation through the process, until the orgasmic completion. There is never a plan. Mostly improvisation, taking cues from each other. Our work then transforms into a playground where we like to get lost and discover new stuff. What results eventually is a jumbled up medley of dreams, sexual fantasies, bottled-up material desires, philosophical and psychological dilemmas and romantic ideologies of a vulnerable ecology. All churned up and served with a generous dose of dark humour,&rdquo; they aver. Siblings in the workplace &ldquo;Surprisingly, our professional work relationship helps to maintain our personal relationship. Temperamentally, we are chalk and cheese but since childhood, we have closely shared our lives and interests. Hence, our work&rsquo;s vision becomes the common binding factor. We feel fortunate and excited about that,&rdquo; they claim Their main concern is to keep the work and process as unplanned and unpredictable as possible. Eschewing any patterns they feed on each other&rsquo;s strengths and compliment shortcomings. <img alt="" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/nov/Lacquer-Dreams.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 438px;" /> Their current works The siblings are currently in the middle of an exciting body of works, where they have broken the conventional square/rectangle, and explored interesting and deeper shapes. &ldquo;We cut and create these shapes in wood, and paint on them.&rdquo; Thus, right at the onset, the shape takes us into an interesting ride, somewhat in a theatrical direction, both mentally and physically. &ldquo;Our bigger thought being &lsquo;The Circus&rsquo;, and looking at life from that perspective, the work-slash-life becomes a carnival for us, where we sometimes play the part as a joker, while the rest we are looking at it as an audience. How our strings are pulled by forces we are not aware of.&rdquo; The artiste&rsquo;s aim at portraying an entire life span spent in ignorance and illusion, busy playing the material games like a puppet, while thinking one is free. &ldquo;The work-the-circus, takes us into an altogether different direction of self-exploration, where everything becomes matter-of-fact like. We divulge into mockery and heroism, fulfillment and complain, dreams and illusions all at the same time.&rdquo; According to the artists, &ldquo;life is a carnival, a roller coaster, where we are the puppets and we are the audience, and all of it is served with a dash of laughter.&rdquo; &ldquo;Our new body of works is significantly more challenging and evolved, we feel. From exploring the technique to dwelling into the deeper thought, while keeping the method spontaneous is a satiating and exciting process.&rdquo; What: Manil-Rohit&rsquo;s works are on display at the ongoing charitable group show titled &lsquo;Let Me Live 2&rsquo; at Nature Morte, Oberoi Gurgaon, for the girl child for &lsquo;Nanhi Chhaan&rsquo; Charitable Trust WHEN: October 28-November 11u00a0

Bold, racy and uniquely original   ufffd the funky works of Manil and Rohit Gupta are a visual treat says FAREEDA KANGA

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