Across eras, artists have replicated the works of old masters. This is also true of FN Souza, who drew references from and engaged with various masters,” says Viraj Naik, “This process of replication and reinvention is not merely copying; it is imbibing and learning by emulating the original brush strokes and treading the artistic paths that the masters have embarked on.”

The Goa-born artist is speaking of the inspired approach he employed while designing a series of workshops for educational institutions in his home state. The Sunaparanta Goa Centre for the Arts approached him in the run-up to In/Of Goa: Souza @ 100—an exhibition to mark a 100 years of the enfant terrible of Indian modernism. The celebration is in collaboration with the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, Saffronart, Grosvenor Gallery, and Harper Collins.