Beautiful, Beautiful, Beautiful, Beautiful, Beautiful Boy!

Michelangelo’s obsession with the human body especially those of young muscular, preferably adolescent youth, with minimal bodily hair is evident in his works. Today, our consciousness has evolved, so like Kevin Spacey, he too, if discovered, might have been ostracized for his persuasion. 

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Making of The Second Skin
Henna, preferred medium

Making of The Second Skin

performance art based works that explore how much of our cultural making such as clothing, tattoo, jewelry etcetera, serve to preserve self-identity and when do they become baggage inherited from antiquated customs and directives?  What degree of adaptation allows assimilation and when does it become appropriation.

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Iconic Idiosyncrasies
Androgyny, mixed media on paper, 42x36 inches charcoal, ink and graphite, with silk screen

Iconic Idiosyncrasies

Artist: Jogen Chowdhury Mona Lisa of my Dream Artist: Subodh Gupta https://taniasen.com/death-of-an-icon/The contemporary artist today may act a little like a rebel without a cause at times…it is not to…

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Bindas Bourgeois
Tania Sen with Louis Bourgeois @ MOMA

Bindas Bourgeois

"Bindas" is the quality of effortless spontaneity.  It is the humor in Bourgeois's works that faces the truth with mild detachment which is perhaps the most attractive element of Bourgeois’ work!  Having dealt with taboos in her own life, she is the rare woman who deals with sexuality with disarming, albeit slightly comical candidness. 

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