NFN Kalyan is an Indian-American artist based in Miami. The son of a mathematician and a philosopher, his background is clearly reflected in his work. Despite having a B.A. in fine arts, he did not move into the field of visual creation right out of college. It was only after he married his wife, Bernardette, and the couple had a son that he resolved to pursue his passion.
Kalyan’s work showcases evolving techniques guided by his broad conceptual vision. This vision deals with a variety of intertwined ideas: death, reality vs. the imagined and iconic images known the world over. He sees the world in black and white although his interpretations are often so subtle that they appear gray until examined closely. With each work Kalyan completes, another more ambitious project has already been started.
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Kalyan’s entire body of work to date made its debut at the Red Dot Miami Art Fair in December of 2011. Since then his work his work has been shown at MIA Art Fair, Art Palm Beach and Art Naples. He has been featured on ESPN.com, Modern Luxury Miami, Maxli Magazine in the Ukraine and platform_ magazine in India among others. His work has been featured on designboom and numerous other major websites.
Hunter Mcleod, a student at Sam Houston State, runs an excellent artist interview blog. You can read his interview with NFN Kalyan here: NFN Kalyan interview on Ar-Tx.