Nachiketa Rao (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Born in Hyderabad, India, and lived in New Delhi, India. He later moved to United States, where he attended the United Nations International School, graduating in 2005. He received his BA from Swarthmore College in 2009. He also attended Wadham College, Oxford University for a year. Rao paints mostly in a figural and portrait style, influenced by modern art, renaissance art, Persian and Mughal miniature painting, and traditional ethnic art forms. His work draws heavily from religious themes; his painting 'The Unveiling' is reference to Subha's Eye from the Therigatha. His style is very tactile, and he often uses his hands, cloth, plastic bags, and paper instead of brushes.