Akhter Husain
Artist, painter and photographer, with a distinguished career in orthodontics, teaching and research. Professor Emeritus at Yenepoya University and Director of the Centre for Craniofacial Anomalies.
I make contemporary mixed-media art that fuses heritage, science, and spirit through layers of image, material, and memory.
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Excavating Heritage
`My mixed-media method begins with the idea of making artworks that feel excavated rather than merely painted. I digitally capture sacred forms—temple fragments, motifs, and architectural memories—then translate them through a hybrid process of imaging, material experimentation, and hand-finishing.`
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Matter & Memory
`Surfaces are built in layers using digital pigment, mineral dust, kumkum, airbrushing, and embedded elements that add depth and physical presence. I bring together 3D-printed components and dental composites with stones and semi-precious fragments, combining materials from precision disciplines with those carrying symbolic meaning.`
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