‘Art Helped Me Fight Grief’: Engineer Crafts Stunning Paintings Using Nothing But Sunlight

Originally reported and written in May 2023, this story has been republished as part of our archival content. It’s not just Vignesh’s tools and techniques that set him apart as an artist. It’s also the medium that makes this Tamil Nadu resident’s art so unique.    The Mayiladuthurai-born artist’s work employs something remarkable to create stunning artwork — sunlight. In fact, the 32-year-old is being touted as ‘Asia’s First Sunlight Artist’, a feat he says he never saw coming.    Vignesh’s art — intricate sketches of personalities like Virat Kohli to detailed portraits of families — is as ...