Lick of paint! Kerala artist gets a taste for painting with his tongue and produces over 1,000 pictu

Lick of paint! Kerala artist gets a taste for painting with his tongue and produces over 1,000 pictu

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Kerala, Feb 23: He has produced more than 1,000 artworks, including an eight-foot Da Vinci painting.

But artist Ani K doesn’t use a brush to create his masterpieces - he paints with his tongue.

 

The 35-year-old, from Kerala, licks the paint onto a canvas, before tilting and twisting his head to form different strokes.

 

Unusual: Indian artist Ani K (left) has produced more than 1,000 artworks, including a portrait of Jesus Christ (right), using his tongue. He licks the paint onto a canvas, before twisting his head to form different strokes

 

Getting a taste: He also uses his palate to mix paints - scooping up different shades to create new colours

 

Impressive: The 35-year-old from Kerala has created a range of intricate portraits and elaborate modernist artworks, including a rendering of Leonardo Da Vinci’s The Last Supper (pictured)

He also uses his palate to mix colours - scooping up different shades of paint on his tongue to form new colours and tones.

His unusual hobby has seen him create a range of intricate portraits and elaborate modernist artworks, including a rendering of Leonardo Da Vinci’s The Last Supper and portraits of Jesus Christ.

Ani, who spends three to four days on each painting, said: ’I wanted to be a different kind of an artist.

’I wanted to try art which is distinctive - that is why I chose this medium, and it worked for me.’




Lick of paint: Ani spends three to four days on each painting. Above, he licks the shape of an eye onto a canvas

 

 

Alternative: He settled on the unusual technique six years ago after watching another artist draw with his feet - prompting him to experiment with his own style. Above, Ani draws a dark brown border around the eye

 

He settled on the unusual technique six years ago after watching another artist draw with his feet - prompting him to experiment with his own style.

’I have tried painting with my nose, my chin, my elbows and my feet,’ said Ani, who works as a teacher at Lords Public School in the south-west state.

’I also tried drawing with both hands simultaneously, and also while riding on a moving bike

Ani, who works as a teacher at Lords Public School, said painting with his tongue caused a number of side effects, including headaches, a painful jaw and a loss of vision. Above, his painting of Jesus

However, he said he wasn’t keen on passing on his talents to his students - as painting with his tongue causes a number of side effect, such as headaches and a painful jaw.

’After painting with my tongue, i experience pain in jaws, headaches, slight loss of vision and a dip in memory power,’ he said. ’The side effects stay for around two weeks.

’Even though I use modern water colours which are non-toxic, the fumes and the smell still have side effects.

 

Demonstrations: Ani, who keeps his vast array of artworks in a shanty studio (pictured), refuses to sell the products - instead, performing public demonstrations for up to 500 people at a time

’Because of this, I don’t teach kids the tongue technique - I ask them to follow the conventional styles.’

Ani, who keeps his vast array of artworks in a shanty studio, refuses to sell the products - instead, performing public demonstrations for up to 500 people at a time.

’This has become a way of life me,’ he said. ’I have reached a situation where, without painting, there is no me.’

He now hopes to turn his passion into a Guinness World Record by painting four portraits using both of his hands and feet at the same time.