Move aside augmented reality, this artist blurs the lines of reality using pencils and a digital brush
Visual artist Abhishek Bommana’s lush, detailed mixed-media illustrations are quite a sight to behold.
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Visual artist Abhishek Bommana’s lush, detailed mixed-media illustrations are quite a sight to behold. This illustration of Goddess Kali was created using pencils, Windsor and Newton Inks and Digital Paint. Art by Abhishek Bommana.
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His work is inspired by lucid, childhood nightmares and vague memories of a distant past spent in whimsical locations like factories and plantations. Art by Abhishek Bommana.
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Bommana is heavily inspired by his surroundings, which infuses the surreal into modern scenes of reality. ‘Morning Poems’ is one such illustration. Art by Abhishek Bommana.
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He douses the memories using pop culture influences. In this illustration, he pays tribute to his favourite winter jacket. Art by Abhishek Bommana.
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The artist often gives elaborate backgrounds to his art. For his illustration ‘Underwater Psycho’, he writes, “He dwells deep, this creep. Staring me down with his water swollen gaze; Under miles of polite bodies of Ink, opaque and blind - He awaits my fall, from calm and grace.” Art by Abhishek Bommana.
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Bommana works in mixed media including digital rendering, even though his favourite mediums are still pencils and gold-capped ‘Hero 332’ Chinese pens and black ink on paper. Art by Abhishek Bommana.
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