https://bikanerhouse.rajasthan.gov.in/gallery/2022/12Keen observation of his environment and a profound impression left by significant social interactions continue to shape Viraj Khanna\’s practice as an artist. For this body of figurative creations, he draws from a collective sum of life experiences that have entrenched themselves deep within his subconscious, stimulating his psyche intensely. His encounters with a motley crew of indelible characters have culminated in vivid pastiches of carnivalesque non-realistic figures that seem to defy society\’s paradigm of normative behaviour.