2023

Metal Sculpture Exhibition

Brazing

Braze flux-applied metal with silver and bronze alloys via torch tips with attention to spotting and alignment

BRAZing PREP

Measure metal tube height, angles, and fit on frame fixer
Position metal on C-clasps and wooden slab panels for support, bend metal, and validate metal alignment and angling
Mitering metal with hacksaw and milling machine tooth saw
File residual metal and clean metal with emery cloth and sandblaster to be ready for brazing

DESIGN

Draw metal head designs on vellum paper, apply designs to metal
Cut design-applied metal with jeweler’s saw and meticulously carve with files

Bike Frame

sculpture

Steel tubing

BRAZING

1400-1600 degrees F melting point

Silver brazing alloy

Bronze brazing alloy

Torch Tips

Flux

MITERING

Custom measurements, angles, and fit

THE PROCESS

JEWELER’S SAW CUTTING

BRAZING

HACKSAW CUTTING

METAL ALIGNMENT

MILL MACHINE CUTTING

FILING

Design

2022

@ Da Vinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Inherently the "Circumstances" came to be for the artists to create and stitch together the cacophony of their work into this exhibit. For each artist, each piece's story tied their illusion of life to their reality, depicting the space between uncomfortable and comfortable existence.

For some, the work echoed a voice, illuminating their soul irregardless of external factors. For others, the work freed a voice to mask or unmask their soul upon choice.

For all, a way to soothe the ungrounding nature of construed reality and find the stillness of intimacy within the self.

The methodologies differed in precision, color, and subject, but our voice became apparent as our work synergized on the walls of this room to guide us home.

Our home.

Our soul.

And, the pieces of our essence that we could choose to let the world see.

Whether this exhibit is our raw voice's lifeline, human's eulogy, or our bare souls, we do not know. All we know is that we are heard, just like we always wanted.

Can you hear us now?

Because we can hear more than we imagined.

Figure Sculpture & Paint

ASSEMBLAGE Sculpture

'IV Arm' (Top)

Sculpture created by assembling scavenged, everyday materials
'IV Arm' (Bottom)

Sculpture created by assembling scavenged, everyday materials

2020-2021

To Be Series Exhibition

The ‘To Be Series’ is an exhibition exploring the essence of being present, curious, and authentic in the experience of being human.

Each piece is a time capsule encompassing the rhythm of the infamous 2020-2021 pandemic devastating the world but, also bringing inspiration to the artist, K. Desai.

The pieces challenge the viewer to absorb the subject and apply their subsequent emotions to develop an awakening or parallel essence within themselves.

'To Bee' (2020), Oil Paint
'Learning' (2019-2021), Oil Paint
'No Regrets' (2020), Oil Paint
'Union' (2021), Charcoal + Assorted Chalk, GIFTED
'Mademosille' (2019), Charcoal + Sanguine Chalk, SOLD
'First Look' (2021), Charcoal + Sanguine Chalk, GIFTED
'Winter Epiphanies' (2021), Charcoal + Sanguine Chalk, 9" x 12"
'Formation' (2020), Charcoal, *Prints Available
'Seen' (2020), Ink

2020-2021

“Perpetually finding myself amidst clay.”

— Krishna Desai

Existence ExhibitioN

This exhibition explores sculpting clay with the energy, existence, and pain of the pandemic in 2021.

Each piece relieves the energies by dissipating them into carefully sculpted ceramics. The ceramics process includes white clay wheel throwing, bisque firing, Japanese design printing & glazing, and glaze firing.

The pieces are available for sale upon request. Please email me for more information: 12desaik@gmail.com.