Moments of consciousness

Defying the framework of conventional still camera, Vishwanath Math's "Moments of Consciousness" displays images captured from video clips to create graphic art. The displayed work include 40 frames of video installation and prints on archival paper.
"My current exhibition ‘Moments of Consciousness’ is a confluence of images captured from video and then imbued wih my own aesthetic expressions,"says the artist. He has experimented with video footage from his own experimental films and worked upon them graphically using photoshop to create these images and decided to call it "ClipoGrafee". Asked about the unusual type of work Vishwanath replies, "The images when layed on the time line, its thousands of subliminal frames transcend the threshold of the subconscious, beckoning our consciousness to make a final choice." ClipoGrafee has been established as a new medium of expression from the artist's need to assert himself.
"It is an exhilarating but ardous process. To finally zero in on one particular frame, one has to scan through thousands of frames; because on an average 25 frames exist in one second of video footage. Sometimes I have used 2 or 3 frames overlapping them to create one final image," says Vishwanath.
For him, art is an expression of oneself using various mediums. He has dabbled in multi-tasking as a commercial artist, photographer and cameraman for feature films, corporate films, documentaries and music videos providing him the requisite skills for his subjugated passions — photography and painting. He had a video installation for New York based artist Kim Sooja. This provided him the experience of working with international artists and the vision to pursue his own vision with fervour. Through this, he started applying his gained technology to infuse life into his works of art which has culminated into his current exhibition.
"Instead of using conventional tools like paint and canvas or a still camera, I decided to experiment and this new medium of expression evolved. I do not want to be bogged down by the limitations of any one medium. The world is yours to conquer and one can experiment," says the artist.
His exhibition includes a varied interplay of colours with the imagery. "None of the work on display is manipulated, rather captured in the moment to be seen in the context of the persons consciousness," says the artist. He has worked on this collection for over a period of three years .
Vishwanath has had several exhibitions and group shows but this is his first solo exhibition.

Although his response were almost monosyllabic, i kind of sensed some depth and sincerity in his voice. Also i received three documents (from his PR and himself) which contained the same material only with a certain variation in usage of tenses and first-second person response. He was also kind enough to send me an interview that someone else had done on him earlier. He also asked me to view his entire work and perhaps we'll talk more on it. Still sincere. Amen.