2017
Dimension:
15”
Materials:
Oil on Canvas
Description:
‘Family Portrait’ is a diptych consisting of imagery inspired by motifs and interactions familiar to the artist.
The composition creates a humorous representation of monkeys coming together and posing for a family portrait.
This is meant to humanise and question the treatment of these animals.
2017
Dimension:
36”/29”
Materials:
Oil and texture on Canvas
Description:
‘Family Portrait 2’ second in the series, consists of imagery inspired by motifs and interactions familiar to the artist.
The composition creates a humorous representation of monkeys coming together and posing for a family portrait.
This is meant to humanise and question the treatment of these animals.
2018
Dimensions:
15”
Materials:
Oil on Canvas
Description:
‘Shades of Brown’ a triptych, is an exploration of death and life and the shades that come in between.
The plucked flower in its death measures time as pieces of it crumble away, treading the thin line between creation and destruction.
2017
Materials:
Oil and Texture on Canvas
Description:
Laal embodies the endless and dynamic quality of life which always has the power to surprise us. The centered woman embraces the chaos and power building up inside her as she embraces the change that is inevitable with strength and grace.
2018
Dimensions:
27”/18”
Materials:
Oil on Canvas
Description:
The name ‘Bandhani’ is derived from a traditional Indian cloth originated from Gujrat, India.
The painting is an abstraction of cloth and fabric. It uses manipulation and color to create a fluid image.
2018
Materials:
Oil and Bandhani on Canvas
Description:
The woman depicted in the imagery is adorned in traditional bandhani fabric. As she stares at the viewer, one can’t help but reflect on the generations of culture and tradition that has brought her to this moment.
As an Indian artist myself I draw a lot of my inspiration from my culture and community, this painting marked the beginning of my exploration into the traditional Indian fabrics and sarees.
2017
Materials:
Oil on Canvas
Description:
is an experimental composition created by employing different techniques and marrying them into a cohesive harmonic whole. The painting is a personification of life itself. Life is a testing journey where one has to summon up courage and cross many deep crevasses. The path is not always easy with the passage fraught with challenges. The bridge signifies this path. It appears worn out and shaky like the path of life. The bridge goes form a lower cliff to a higher cliff in semblance to every individual trying to reach a higher goal.
2020
Dimensions:
20” x 24”
Materials:
Acrylic on Canvas
Description:
Touch of Pink aims to capture the beauty of life even during hardships. As we separate from human and social touch we feel a longing to find happiness within.
Through the feminine organic motions and imagery the piece captures the simple joy of creating
2017
Materials:
Oil and Relief on Canvas
Description:
Most of the fairy tales I grew up with had a damsel in distress who needed a ‘Prince Charming’ or a ‘Knight in Shinning Armor’ to come save them from the troubles of their lives. I believe that today’s women do not need a prince or a knight to save them. They are independent and driven and have achieved everything that men have.
In the composition the girl is inspired from ‘Rapunzel’ a princess who was know for her telltale flowing golden hair. But we see her in a new light. She has a staircase of possibilities in front of her leading her to where ever she wants to go. If she has the determination and the drive to excel nothing can stop her. The hazy nature of the wilderness is a depiction of how her choices may not always be right and that the path itself is not an easy walk but it will always be hers to embrace.
2018
Materials:
Oil and Texture on Canvas
Description:
This painting is a unique stylization of the simple idea of a still life as it transforms the brush strokes into complex relief structures. ‘Roses’ originally made as a gift to my grandmother is a confluence of the traditional and the modern. In this juxtaposition the painting acts as a representation of my relationship with my grandmother.
2017
Materials:
Oil and Texture on Canvas
Description:
This painting pays homage to the body of the work of the great French impressionist Claude Monet and in particular to his set of painting titled ‘Water Lilies’. The work specifically referenced, is the Les Nymphéas collection in Musée de l'Orangerie, France.
The painting is a juxtaposition of the bright yellow & sunny water lilies representing hope & life to the stormy & turbulent waters signifying despair and sadness. The lilies appear to be encroaching the waters slowly indicating that if we have a positive outcome in life we can over come even the greatest difficulties.
2017
Materials:
Oil and Relief on Canvas
Description:
I believe that light and darkness are the two facets of the same coin. One cannot exist without the other. Nothing enumerates this philosophy better that the Chinese concept of yin-yang. Within the light there is a root of darkness and in the darkness a hope for light.
This composition is a reference to this idea and plays on the concept of good/ evil or light/ darkness by contrasting different color shades. An angelic figure, which represents all humanity stands with its wings unfolded. The right wing burns with the red sky expounding the dark side of humanity while the left flutters under a cool blue haze elucidating the goodness in all of us. A bright halo shines behind the figure as a reference to those people who achieve a perfect equilibrium in their lives and balance their darkness with the light within.
2017
Materials:
Texture and Color Pencil on Paper
Description:
It is hard to face the truth about the world and hiding behind shut eyes becomes an easy thing to do after constantly reading bad news in newspapers everyday. This piece encourages viewers to stop hiding and speak up by calling the viewers out on there lack of action despite their knowledge.
