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The Indian Advocate<br />
www.theindianadvocate.com.au 27<br />
An Interview with an Artist Amanpreet Sharma<br />
Amanpreet Sharma whom<br />
resides in Sydney is a wildly<br />
talented sketch artist and finds<br />
time to create extravagant<br />
artworks whilst taking on<br />
responsibilities as a mother and<br />
a working woman.To find out<br />
more about Amanpreet The<br />
Indian Advocate conducted<br />
the following interview.<br />
When did you first<br />
discover you had a<br />
talent for art?<br />
At the age of three I was<br />
handed a pencil and paper<br />
and told to do something<br />
with it. My first instinct was to throw it , but after<br />
a couple of days I realized it was meant to be<br />
used for much more. It was used to create, to<br />
draw, to scribble down my imagination and show<br />
people how I felt inside. Then at the age of eleven<br />
I made what I thought was a rough sketch of my<br />
grandma and once my father saw it, it was one<br />
art competition after the other. In year 12 I took<br />
up textile designing for vocational training. In<br />
college, I did a diploma in arts and crafts and a<br />
degree in fine arts (making sculptures).<br />
How long does it take for you to<br />
produce these artworks?<br />
Every artwork is individual so none of them<br />
will have a settled for the same time. The least<br />
amount of time taken on an artwork is around<br />
ten hours and the maximum is 20- 24 hrs. since<br />
I am a working woman and mother of three<br />
amazing kids, I do most of my work at night in<br />
a peaceful and quiet environment.<br />
What is your inspiration while creating<br />
these artworks? Who or what inspires you?<br />
I first saw the art of Shoba Singh ji at a very<br />
young age when photos of his art were in every<br />
house. Since then I have been inspired and<br />
motivated to make a canvas and some paint<br />
come to life like he did. Unfortunately, he died<br />
when I was 6 but his art lived on and inspires<br />
me to this day .<br />
Is anyone else an artist in your family?<br />
My father does art as a hobby. He introduced<br />
me to art at a young age and would always<br />
encourage me to choose art as a long-term goal<br />
and suggested it as a career in the future. I am<br />
the only person in my family with a degree in<br />
art.<br />
Do you copy photographs or use your<br />
imagination and memory when creating<br />
your artworks? Or both?<br />
Both, if I am making a portrait I will often<br />
have a photo nearby so I can clarify the details.<br />
However, if I am painting I use my imagination<br />
and create it the way I want it to be. I have made<br />
many sketches for people from photos such as<br />
Amrinder Gill who I have personally handed the<br />
sketch over to.<br />
Do you have any other talents other<br />
amanpreet1204@gmail.com<br />
than sketching?<br />
yes, Singing and some times<br />
poetry. I would like to share a<br />
few lines.<br />
Kuch apnepan ka ahsas karate<br />
Tohda hum se pyar jatate<br />
Rooh ko hamari sakoon de jate<br />
Apno ko hamare karib latte<br />
Kash hamey bi aishe dost mil<br />
jate<br />
Itna hi toh chha tha zindagi<br />
Ki hum bhi dil khol kar muskrate<br />
Milegi kabhi nahin iss zindagi<br />
mein<br />
Khushi khash hum khud ko<br />
samja pate<br />
Dost bahut hain hamare jhotti hi sahi<br />
Iss umeed par ji patte<br />
Kash hamey bhi aisse dost mil jatte<br />
Samajte hamre jazbaton ko na mazak<br />
Hamare pyar ka updatte<br />
Apno ki nazro mein hamey na giratte<br />
Rotte rotte hum ko hasaate<br />
Kaash hum itne tanha na hotte<br />
Hume bhi asse dost mil jatte<br />
-Aman Sharma<br />
Having seen how beautiful your<br />
artworks are, are you a professional<br />
artist or is this a mere hobby? Do you<br />
maybe want to become a professional<br />
artist in the future?<br />
I am professional part time artist but in future<br />
I am planning to start my own studio where I<br />
can conduct workshop and convert to full time<br />
artist.<br />
Has your work ever been recognized<br />
professionally? Have you ever had<br />
some of your artworks in an exhibition?<br />
I have participated in various exhibition<br />
in my college and in different exhibitions in India<br />
here I participated in online competitions through<br />
Face Book for example 'Art master Australia<br />
international' in which I have won a merit award<br />
for one of my art works.<br />
What do your friends and family think<br />
of your artworks?<br />
My friends and family are always motivating<br />
me and always encourage me to do more<br />
especially my husband who has always increased<br />
my moral boost. My family, kids and friends have<br />
supported me every step of the way which i am<br />
very grateful for that 5and hope they continue<br />
to do this for many years to come.<br />
Do you have anything else to say about<br />
your artwork and talent?<br />
Art is my passion and the reason i am doing<br />
art is to introduce new generation to our Indian<br />
culture and traditions while living in overseas. I<br />
started this from my home and am now currently<br />
doing the portraits of celebrities and singers so that<br />
this generation come to know how vast our culture<br />
is. I will continue to do this till end. Thankyou.<br />
-Interviewed by The Indian Advocate