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Known in the street art community for his fluorescent tape interventions, Nihalani combines a bright color palette with geometric abstract shapes, resulting in striking contrasts within the context of the urban landscape. Expanding on his exploration of form and space, the artist continues to build upon this body of work in his studio practice, through works on canvas and wooden panels.

Nihalani’s bold, flat shapes continue to evolve into complex multi-dimensional patterns, often producing intricate optical illusions that challenge the viewer’s relationship with their surrounding environment. The imagery appears to extend or recede from the surface of the picture plane through the artist’s carefully developed variations on color theory and architectural elements with influences of Op art and Mathematical perspectives.

The artist enjoys the interactive effect of his work in the gallery setting as well as on the street. His exhibitions often include site-specific installations created with tape, similar to his public interventions, which complement his paintings and freestanding sculptures. The accessible quality of Nihalani’s imagery connects with a wide audience, much like the adhesive nature of his original medium.

In Nihalani’s words, “I try to create a new visual space within the physical confines of any piece I work on, through the illusion of three-dimensional imagery contained on a two-dimensional plane. When looking at the work—orientation shifts, shapes merge, direction inverts, foreground becomes background and vice versa. In observing the differences in how we process this information, one becomes aware of how subjective perception can be and how we choose to view reality, individually.”

ABOUT THE ARTIST
Aakash Nihalani was born in 1986 in Queens, New York and is currently based in Brooklyn. In 2008, he received a BFA from Steinhardt School, New York University (NYU). In 2012, he was awarded a residency at the Willem de Kooning studio, located in East Hampton, NY. Nihalani’s colorful geometric-based work spans across sculpture, multimedia, interactive video, street interventions and photography, it has been exhibited internationally and featured in a number of publications including: The New York Times, The Times of India and Vogue India.
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Aakash Nihalani (Born 1986 in Queens, NY, USA)

My street work consists mostly of isometric rectangles and squares. I selectively place these graphics around New York to highlight the unexpected contours and elegant geometry of the city itself.

For however briefly, I am trying to offer people a chance to step into a different New York than they are used to seeing, and in turn, momentarily escape from routine schedules and lives. We all need the opportunity to see the city more playfully, as a world dominated by the interplay of very basic color and shape. I try to create a new space within the existing space of our everyday world for people to enter freely, and unexpectedly ‘disconnect’ from their reality.

I’m not trying to push a certain highbrow logic or philosophy or purposefully communicate through the esoteric medium of art. I work instinctively, trying to follow my gut about the sensation of color and space, and have fun doing it.

People need to understand that how it is isn’t how it has to be. My work is created in reaction to what we readily encounter in our lives, sidewalks and doorways, buildings and bricks. I’m just connecting the dots differently to make my own picture. Others need to see that they can create, too, connecting their own dots in their own places.
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source: mymodernmet

I think it’s safe to say that nobody has more fun with tape than New York-based artist Aakash Nihalani. Using our lack of depth perception to his advantage, the care-free artist tricks our eyes with his colorful, playful works.

“We all need the opportunity to see the city more playfully, as a world dominated by the interplay of very basic color and shape,” says Nihalani. “I try to create a new space within the existing space of our everyday world for people to enter freely, and unexpectedly ‘disconnect’ from their reality.

“I’m not trying to push a certain highbrow logic or philosophy or purposefully communicate through the esoteric medium of art. I work instinctively, trying to follow my gut about the sensation of color and space, and have fun doing it.”
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O artista Aakash Nihalani nasceu em NY em 86, e já faz muito barulho pelo mundo. Aakash Nihalani cria retângulos e quadrados e os aplica em cantos especiais da cidade, transforma-os em esculturas e até em imagens interativas em seu site.

Nas palavras dele “tento oferecer as pessoas a oportunidade de dar um passo numa Nova York diferente da que estão acostumados a ver, e escapar momentaneamenta das suas rotinas.” A necessidade em tornar a cidade mais divertida fez com que o trabalho do artista viajasse o mundo, tomasse as ruas da Europa e na Índia.
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source: artjuice

On a parfois l’impression que le Street Art tourne en rond, mais des artistes comme Banksy et Nihalani sont là pour nous prouver le contraire ! Ce dernier vient de terminer sa série d’oeuvres Street Art jouant sur les effets d’optique pour nous donner l’impression d’être en face d’une véritable réalisation en 3D. Un procédé ultra-connu mais qui se voit remettre au goût du jour par Aakash Nihalani grâce à des constructions très intéressantes, faisant souvent appel à des modèles.
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source: designedrs

Inspirisan različitim oblicima urbane arhitekture, Nihalani realizuje intervencije u prostoru koje na otvorenom zamagljuju granice između ulične umetnosti i op arta, a koristeći traku on istovremeno naglašava i menja perspektive prostora u kojima stvara.

Aakash Nihalani je rođen 1986 u Kvinsu u Njujorku, a trenutno živi u Bruklinu. Godine 2008, diplomira na Steinhardt School u Njujorku. Nihalanijeve šarene geometrijske instalacije objavljene su u brojnim medijima i publikacijama, uključujući: The New York Times, The Times of India, Vogue India i artinfo.com.
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source: paredro

Siguiendo los pasos del representare actual de arte urbano, Banksy, este artista con sede en Nueva York y de origen Indio, Aakash Nihalani presenta una nueva serie de fantásticas formas geométricas en 3D creados a partir de simple cinta de neón.

Los diseños de estas instalaciones interactivas son un tanto atrevidas y divertidas, están inspirados por el entorno natural de las calles y la ciudad, para que las personas que van caminando tengan un elemento dinámico e interactivo, de forma que el ambiente se anime, se divierta y se reúna.

El ilustrador y diseñador, transformó por completo las calles de Nueva York, más específicamente en donde el se desarrolló como artista. Los diseños están colocados inteligentemente sobre paredes y el suelo, todo creado con cinta de neón, forma palabras, silas de concreto y objetos intermedios, todo con el fin de alegrar el viaje de las personas.

Nihalani, comenta sobre su objetivo al realizar estas obras: “Estoy tratando de ofrecer a la gente la oportunidad de entrar en un área totalmente diferente de Nueva York al que están acostumbrados a ver, y a su vez, momentáneamente escapar de los horarios de rutina“, explica. “Todos necesitamos la oportunidad de ver la ciudad más juguetonamente, como un mundo dominado por el juego de colores muy básicos y repleto deformas”.
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source: artportalhu

Egyszerű és elegáns technikával rajzolja át a tereket a brooklyni Aakash Nihalani: festék helyett ragasztószalaggal dolgozik. Kezdetben New York utcáit járva ragasztotta körbe geometrikus alakzatokkal mindazt, amit érdekesnek talált. A környezetből kiugró, 3D hatású ábrákat készít, gyakran Escher munkáit idéző optikai illúziókat, az utóbbi időben beltéren is – idén nyáron például a New York-i Parrish Múzeum és a southamptoni Tripoli Galéria falain.
„A ragasztószalagos technika abban különbözik a street arttól, hogy az átmenetiséget hangsúlyozza. Szeretem, hogy rugalmas médium, és nem okoz kárt a környezetben, ahol alkalmazom” – mondta munkájáról a művész.
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source: krutayatemaru

Художник Аакаш Нихалани (Aakash Nihalani) придумал собственное направление стрит-арта. В городскую застройку он вписывает трехмерные геометрические фигуры. Делает это он настолько мастерски, что рисунки воспринимаются как вполне реальные архитектурные элементы.
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source: glenti

Ο Aakash Nihalani και οι… γεωμετρικές του δημιουργίες έχουν αρχίσει να μπαίνουν στην καρδιά του Γλεντιού. Κι αυτό αποδεικνύεται από το γεγονός ότι αυτό το post είναι το τρίτο που αφορά την τέχνη του. Πάμε να δούμε τι έφτιαξε.
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source: nakatanigo

Aakash Nihalani は、テープを使った独創的な幾何学模様で人気のアーティスト。そんな彼がサウサンプトンにあるパリッシュ美術館の壁面に興味深いアートを制作しました。そこに人間の動きが加わることで完成するそのアートは、TVゲーム的であり、ポップです。