<img title="Portraits of Amitabh Bachchan and Shobhaa De" src="https://images.mid-day.com/images/2018/jan/Amitabh-Bachchan-Shobhaa.jpg" alt="Portraits of Amitabh Bachchan and Shobhaa De" /> Portraits of Amitabh Bachchan and Shobhaa De 
How did the idea emerge? Why pick Big B and your wife as subjects for the portraits? Big B is an iconic personality and my wife is my muse.
What role has technology played in our perception about art in today&rsquo;s times? It&rsquo;s true that Impressionist painters could not have painted outdoors without the invention of portable paint tubes. Without silkscreen painting, Andy Warhol would not have become a legendary artist. Over the past decades, art and technology have become more intertwined than ever before &mdash; allowing more human interaction or making the process of creating art easier. Art is becoming less static and taking new shape, from painting digitally created sculptures in 3D to smartphone-created art. Art is definitely evolving. My smartphone school of art must remind people that art is omnipresent and I can draw and paint at any place where inspiration strikes me &mdash; be it on a plane, in a restaurant or in the bedroom! This form of art is revolutionising the art world gallery.
<img title="Dilip De" src="https://images.mid-day.com/images/2018/jan/Dilip-De.jpg" alt="Dilip De" /> Dilip De
What did Shobhaa have to say about her portrait? I was elated when Shobhaa decided to include a portrait of hers created by me for her recent book, Seventy... and to hell with it, and another full-length version of Shobhaa&rsquo;s portrait titled Anuradha, which will be exhibited in my forthcoming exhibition, has been pre-sold to a savvy Indian-American Art Collector for Rs 8 lakh! Shobhaa appreciates and enjoys my paintings.
Opens January 27 TILL February 3, 11 am to 7 pm At Gallery no 4, Jehangir Art Gallery, Kala Ghoda. Call 22843989
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