Guinness Book of World Record Holder Nail-Artist & Inventor Wajid Khan interacted with LPU Students

Jalandhar, April 12, 2016: Student Organization Cell of Lovely Professional University organized two-day Inter University Arts & Crafts Exhibition. Various prestigious world records holder Iron Nail-Artist & Inventor Wajid Khan was specially invited to interact with young artists, and to forward them important tips for art and artistry. Near 1000 LPU students from the departments of Fine Arts, Animation, Architecture, Fashion, Film Production & Journalism attended guest lecture delivered by him, and interacted with volley of questions in regard to ever changing forms of art. Analyzing 800+ art-works of LPU students and from 200 other participating institutions displayed at the exhibition center, Wajid forwarded important pieces of advice to the budding artists. Winning students also got prizes, gift hampers and certificates under the signatures of world renowned artist Wajid Khan.

During innovative and thought provoking lecture, Khan presented video of his marvelous art works. He shared how on being a part of ‘Save Girl Child campaign’, he used medical equipments to create an art-work of a crying girl with a message to stop female-foeticide. He also explained about his latest art-works created out of junk and automobile spare parts. He told that the idea of creating a painting using the spare parts of automobiles came after he saw un utilized and mundane things lying in junkyards, and he though then and there why not to utilize those in his creations. Wajid Khan has also been commissioned to design a unique sculpture for 2022 Qatar FIFA World Cup.

Interacting with LPU Students Wajid motivated them immensely by sharing his life story of emerging as a record-holder nail-artist from a simple village boy. He shared: “India is the best country in the world with all bests be it culture, civilization or anything else. Students should fix an aim individually, read great life-stories of great persons and work for taking the country ahead for promoting its culture. As for art is concerned, all art creations can be expressed through any medium may it be general or out from junk or automobile parts. The thing needed is creativity to express clearly the motive undertaken. I use art not only as a medium to provide happiness or express my emotions but also to make it play a significant role in awakening the society.”

Illustrative, from being a rugby player, animator and inventor, Wajid does things differently. Just in his teens, he invented the world's smallest electric iron and went on to 200 inventions including a water theft device, centralized touch-activated switch for household appliances, light sensor & gear locking. He also created world’s first 3D painting on canvas, a robot and Wajid also owns a patent on nail art, in which iron nails are hammered into a hard acrylic sheet to create an image. For this outstanding artistry, Khan has been named in the Guinness, Limca, India, Asia and the Golden Book of World Records.