What is the use of iron nails? The answer is simple, nails are placed on the wall. But whether nails can also be used artistically to create extraordinary artwork, then 40-year-old Mr Mohammad Wajid Ali Khan, born in Madhya Pradesh, answers “yes”.
It is a name that has emerged as a leader in the field of nail art all over the world today. At the age of just 14, this talented artist, who made a world record by making the world’s smallest iron-to-press clothes, people were shocked to see the works of art that he started making at a young age. By the way, you have created more than one unique creation using iron nails, but apart from this, you have created many other artefacts as well. Like a child’s unique artwork made of medical instruments to register a protest against feticide, the unique artwork of a horse by machines engines, the artwork of Iron Man Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel made of iron and many other creations. You have also created a unique work for the United Nations, giving the message of peace through 32000 nails, which has been highly appreciated.
Barely able to study till class 5, Wajid Sahab’s childhood was spent in extreme poverty. Due to financial problems, you had to leave the house, had to sell old clothes on the roadside, but this man of God did not give up. On the advice of a professor to work in the field of art, you also went to Mumbai, the city of glare, but even after going there, no special way was shown. Yes, after going there, he decided that he would work in the field of art but would not follow the beaten path. Then you started to create more than one unique artefact with iron nails. Anyone who sees the creations made by you is amazed. Wajid Khan, who once used to sell clothes on the streets due to poverty, now his creations have started selling in lakhs. Wajid Bhai, who earned a lot of money, was not satisfied with money because he wanted to do something special. In this connection, he started grooming, and training some special children and also started working on those famous people of the world who have contributed a lot to the world. In this episode, you started the first work on Mahatma Gandhi, after 3 years of rigorous penance, Gandhiji’s unique work was prepared, seeing which everyone was mesmerized. Gandhiji’s replica made of more than one lakh nails entered the Golden Book of World Records as the artwork made of the most nails. After this, Wajid Sahab also made nail art of Mother Mary, Jesus Christ, Kaaba Sharif, Sai Baba, Dhirubhai Ambani etc. Later, you started working on other famous personalities of the world as well. Mr Wajid Khan Sahab, rich in a strong will to do something new, started working in the field of other artistic and innovation along with nail art. Currently, you have started working on Automobile Art. Amazing automobile art has started coming from BMW, and Mercedes cars. You have also made a photo of Gandhiji, the priest of non-violence with gun bullets.
Now Wajid Sahab is invited to work on many big projects of the world, for which you are given a lot of money. During the FIFA World Cup to be held in the year 2022, the world will see the wonder of your art, with the help of plastic pipes, work is going on on the artwork completed by you in 5 years in 10000 square feet. So far, about 200 of your inventions and many records have been registered. Most of the countries of the world appreciate the extraordinary talent of Mohammad Wajid Ali Khan and you are engaged in giving a new creative and creative form to art by organizing workshops in many countries.