Painter
Martand Khosla
Martand Khosla is an Indian artist and architect whose work examines construction, demolition, memory, and urban change through architectural materials and processes, including laser etching into intumescent paint.
Martand Khosla quick facts
A concise reference for his materials, architectural background, and subtractive working methods.
| Born | 1975 · New Delhi, India |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Paint-related medium | Intumescent paint |
| Common supports | MDF · Teak wood · Reclaimed building materials |
| Working method | Laser-etches and burns into protective intumescent coatings, using subtraction to expose architectural plans and traces beneath the painted surface |
| Known for | Art shaped by his parallel architecture practice and by questions of urban construction, destruction, labor, memory, and material transformation |
Sources: Nature Morte, Nature Morte: To Build and Remember, and Martand Khosla biography.