Aksharscape: Nikheel Aphale
Bikaner House, New DelhiArtisera
Nikheel Aphale’s art practice is anchored in calligraphy, wherein he embraces the Devanagari script to create evocative, abstract works of art. The Devanagari script is Nikheel’s muse and cultural identity; he adores its traditional and spiritual roots, and being the script of his mother tongue, Marathi, he feels deeply connected to its sounds and visuals.
‘Aksharscape’ is an artistic conceptual landscape of letters from the Devanagari script. In this body of work, letters go beyond their linguistic purpose, becoming unusual forms and evoking memories, emotions, reflections, and wishful thinking as a form of self-expression.
