Apart from spending his weekends rioting with colours and tools on his canvas, Singhvi harbours the ambition of writing a cookbook. He said don’t think something is good or bad. It’s ancient." Singhvi’s abstract work are in stark contrast of Rodrigues’, as the former uses tools like brushes and pallete knives. What sets Rodrigues apart is his technique of painting using only his fingers. In Contrario, Rodrigues will bring to the walls some Christian art, which is close to his heart as an artist and other new works. He uses only his fingers to create, with a large body of work ahead of him and a number of exhibitions, both in India and abroad." Even though painting is stress buster for Vintage painted brass metal craft sign Singhvi for now, he has decided to take it up full time. He admitted that he keeps every piece of painting or sketch "to remind me of how I have improved. I don’t advertise, as it’s passion and not work," elaborated Rodrigues, who has also dabbled in the corporate world but quit to pursue art professionally. As a hardcore corporate man, he grabs whatever tools he finds (from his wife’s kitchen) and unleashes the creativity within. "For Contrario, I’m doing a series on wood.While Rodrigues has no formal training in art, Singhvi has been diligently learning the tricks of the trade from his 20-year-old daughter’s teacher for the past three years. What’s not good in your eyes, may be great in somebody else’s. Art is in the eye of the critic. Their techniqueCalling himself ‘Fingerman’, Rodrigues elaborates on the technique that sets him apart.The theory of ‘opposites attract’ could not have held truer than in their case.

He started with paper and watercolours, eventually moving to canvas and paint. On artwork at ContrarioHaving displayed his artwork across continents and various Indian cities, Rodrigues is a seasoned artist who chose to do display alongside newcomer Singhvi.And in art again artists Alex Rodrigues and Vikrant Singhvi are poles apart.One was admittedly born to dance, the other enjoys cooking. I love watching TV, and try to catch Bigg Boss every time I get a chance. Painting with fingers is a little difficult compared to the brush and takes more time, but it’s a better reaction, more appreciation," says Rodrigues, who prefers to exhibit solo, but believes group exhibitions are a platform for better exposure. I particularly enjoy cooking North Indian food. I will put up definitive work. The Asian Age caught up with the artists ahead of their exhibition to know what to expect at the gallery."Singhvi will exhibit a few Ganeshas, Buddhas, and paintings where faces and expressions are highlighted. On other pursuitsCalling himself a ‘born dancer’, Rodrigues stumped us with tidbits including his professional training in ballroom dancing and Latin American styles. With some sharp strokes and rich colours, his paintings come alive, leaving appreciation to the imagination of the admirer. Anxious over how his work would be accepted, Singhvi cannot stop thinking about the exhibition. "Because I have had a very supportive family I have been able to do all things I wanted to." Singhvi paints abstracts and his focus lies in faces, expressions and abstracts. "My wife pushed me to pursue painting.Singhvi, on the other hand, always harboured the love for art but got down to learning it only three years ago. "I love cooking..One found support for his creative pursuits, the other chose to climb the corporate ladder.

While Rodrigues paints with his bare hands and mostly definitive art, Singhvi does faces, expressions and abstracts using any tool he can lay his bare hands on.One was always creatively inclined, the other recently stoked a latent passion. So, what brings them together Art. I have to try a new recipe every two weeks and I get my friends to taste it and give me feedback. I went on to teach dancing professionally on my own. "Art is coming to me as a passion only now. For example, the Black Madonna of Spain, the Virgin which has a Russian orthodox feel, there’s one from the Byzantine era, one is a modern art but since it’s on wood it looks old and has a crown of paper mache to add an ornamental feel to it. Alex told me art is subjective. Thanks to a bad back due to lifting all and sundry, Rodrigues was introduced fitness and later trained to become a personal trainer. They will be displaying their works in an exhibition called ‘Contrario’ from December 11-17 at Art Desh Studio in Walkeshwar. Later, he channeled his creativity in the science diagrams at college. "My first exhibition was in Goa, and I dedicated it to my dad. He ditches even the quintessential brush to create beautiful paintings that include mosaics, religious art, figuratives, faces and landscapes. Crediting his wife and his art teacher for pushing him, Singhvi hopes to pursue art and cooking fulltime soon. Their journeyRodrigues’ journey started as a child scribbling on walls, encouraged by his parents. It was sold out and there was no looking back. He juggles all of these passions with equal panache. She and my teacher have been the biggest motivations. I’m more a dancer than an artist. There will be seven pieces of wood, planks that I painted. It is my unfulfilled desire that I’ve had since my school days," says Singhvi, who holds a senior position with a finance company

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"Climbing bloodshed According to statistics from state forensic institutes, there were 15,802 murders in the three Central American countries last year, overwhelmingly linked to gang violence — and that toll looks likely like it will be even higher in 2015. It’s impossible to go out into the street.In each of the countries, more than half the victims are youths aged under 25, wiped out by the "maras," as the gangs are called locally. You can’t wear this or that brand of sneakers because they are part of the style adopted by the gangs," said Mauricio Cornejo, 18, as he walked along a San Salvador street contested by two fearsome gangs, the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) and Barrio 18.Viviana Soto, a 29-year-old working in a youth support program with the Demos Foundation, said: "For young Guatemalans, everything is complicated because we live with no freedom of movement.Between January and September this year, there were 4,281 murders in Guatemala and 4,942 in El Salvador.

And if someone walks like a gang banger, the police can arrest them for interrogation," explained Arnulfo, a 22-year-old resident of Colonia La Sosa, a western suburb of the Honduran capital Tegucigalpa.5 million youth aged 15-24 living in the so-called Northern Triangle formed by the three nations have to think twice about everyday apparel lest they be mistaken for enemy targets or usurpers by gang members, or even suspected criminals by the police. Other clothing items also carry risk.The climbing bloodshed, according to Carolina Orellana of an umbrella charity group called The Coalition for the Prevention of Violence, is a sign of "the failure of ultra-repressive policies" — security crackdowns that have stirred fierce gang blowback."We can’t go to the (town) square or the football fields; the gangs can turn up at any time to fight.Wearing a particular brand of sneakers or a certain haircut can be a fatal style decision in Guatemala, El Salvador or Honduras — three Central American nations struggling with a vicious gang pandemic. We spend all our downtime at home, playing video games if we have them," he said."The violence has a big impact on job opportunities" for youths, explained Daniela Trucco of the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, and author of a book on the challenges confronted by young people in the region. And to prevent them going towards violence, we have to build effective alternatives with the support of the international community.Carlos Navarro, who coordinates a rural program in Honduras aimed at giving pupils a safe outlet outside school, said: "The young people are our present.

Looks that would be ordinary elsewhere have been appropriated by the criminal gangs as their signs on the streets, where armed turf battles have made these countries some of the deadliest places in the world, outside of actual war zones.That means the 6. Inside they are indoctrinated, often tattooed, and made gang members for life — though their lives are all too often cut short."You can’t wear a baseball cap with the peak worn low, or behind, or on the side.Recruited young Children and teens are especially at risk.". In the first six months of the year, there were 2,628 homicides recorded in Honduras.Silvia Bonilla, a member of a charity called Mujer Legal who leads a gang-violence awareness program in schools and prisons, said teens and youths need to know exactly where they are at all times, "because otherwise they are risking their lives.But even brief periods in detention centres can turn them into hardened criminals, said Danilo Parinello, a Guatemalan criminologist. The gangs recruit or force people as young as eight years old to join, making them informers, couriers or extortion collectors in the belief they will be treated lightly or let go by the police if caught."Humberto Garcia, a 21-year-old student living in Lourdes, a town about eight kilometres (five miles) west of San Salvador, said even leisure areas are off-limits.Footwear made by US company Nike, especially its popular Cortez model, and by German groups Adidas (its Superstar wholesale Illuminated sign range) and Puma are the preferred gang shoes."It’s crazy. Shirts can’t be too big or too close to the body

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These features will be coming in a later iOS 11. Additionally, users can now see if the power management feature that manages performance to prevent unexpected shutdowns, first introduced in iOS 10.3 features include an update to Apple Music, where users can stream the music videos without being interrupted by ads.The developer preview of iOS 11.In addition to horizontal surfaces like tables and chairs, ARKit can now recognize and place virtual objects on vertical surfaces like walls and doors and can map irregularly shaped surfaces like circular tables. Not all features will be in the beta releases. HomeKit software authentication provides a new way for developers to add HomeKit support to existing accessories while protecting privacy and security.

This spring, iOS 11.Photo: AppleBusiness Chat is a new way for users to communicate directly with businesses right within Messages.3 introduces four new Animoji, giving iPhone X users the ability to express themselves as a lion, bear, dragon or skull. Patients from participating medical institutions will have information from various institutions organized into one view and receive regular notifications for their lab results, medications, conditions and more.iOS 11. iOS 11. Business Chat doesn’t share the user’s contact information with businesses and gives users the ability to stop chatting at any time.

Some features may not be available on all devices or in all regions or all languages.3 update to deliver augmented reality on iPhone and iPad, new Animoji on iPhone X and the ability to view health records in the Health app. Support for Advanced Mobile Location (AML) to automatically send a user’s current location when making a call to emergency services in China brass signs Suppliers countries where AML is supported.3 is available to iOS Developer Program, followed by a public beta preview.2.3 beta release. This feature will launch in Beta with the public availability of iOS 11.3 this spring, with the support of select businesses including Discover, Hilton, Lowe’s and Wells Fargo. iOS 11. These can be found in Settings -> Battery and are available for iPhone 6 and later. Working with the A11 Bionic chip and TrueDepth camera in iPhone X, over 50 different facial muscle movements are captured, analyzed and then animated, allowing users to send Animoji messages as one of 16 different characters.Photo: AppleApple is releasing ARKit 1.Photo: AppleThe new Health Records feature brings together hospitals, clinics and the existing Health app to make it easy for consumers to see their available medical data from multiple providers, whenever they choose.1, is on and can choose to turn it off.5 to developers, which gives them tools to turn posters, signs and artwork into AR experiences.

Using computer vision techniques to find and recognize the position of 2D images such as signs, posters, and artwork, ARKit can integrate these real-world images into AR experiences such as filling a museum with exhibits or bringing a movie poster to life. Features are subject to change. Health Records data is encrypted and protected with a passcode.3 will be available this spring as a free software update for iPhone 5s and later, all iPad Air and iPad Pro models, iPad 5th generation, iPad mini 2 and later and iPod touch 6th generation.3 adds new features to show battery health and recommend if a battery needs to be serviced. This feature can be found in Settings -> Battery and is available for iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone SE, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. With Business Chat, its easy to have a conversation with a service representative, schedule an appointment or make purchases using Apple Pay in the Messages app..Additional iOS 11.Photo: AppleAnimoji has been introduced with iPhone X last year

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