Vivek Rao

I am a Painter, Sculptor and an Assemblage artist, I am a gleaner, I find my treasures in remnants of wood and metal, books, boxes, old paintings, toys all that have been abandoned are interesting to me. I continue to pick them up whenever I see one. I am still collecting them. I paint on them with great passion as they are transporters holding great energy and excitement for me... What is interesting is this idea of the personal found object rather than the simple random selection of the mundane or utilita