Not the “cow” you say?

Post author:taniasen
Post published:July 23, 2015
Post category:Uncategorized

So the purpose of information is to get some sort of meaning across, the masses alas resist all rational communication. Sensationalism prevails from as long as man can remember. Today we have Piero Manzoni’s Cans Of Feces, Andres Serano’s Piss Christ, Mark Quinn’s Bust of Blood, LED bulbs lit with sweat batteries by Daniela Kostova and Olivia Robinson, Vomit, menstrual blood among other bodily fluids as artistic medium:

http://beta.toptenthailand.com/topten/detail/20131120114539689

“It’s the sizzle that sells the steak, and not the cow” the mantra of ad guru Ogilvy, may seriously be questioned given the prevalence of bodily fluid as a medium. In all of this art, it is meaning which is only an ambiguous and inconsequential accident!

Inspired by the lyrics of the Foo Fighters, I have here, Shame Shame Go Away _ I and II
“Use me up, spit me out, Let me be your hand-me-down.”

Shame Shame Go Away – I

Shame Shame Go Away – II

taniasen

Tania Sen is a contemporary artist of Indian origin who lives and works in Philadelphia. Using mythology, politics, pop culture, ads, signage, Tania explores the process of transformation of human perception in an age of digital reproduction. Combined with Ai, it is a reality bending journey!

My artistic exploration focuses on sustainability's deep connection to a place’s identity. My photographic documentation focuses on grassroot businesses that often promote greener manufacturing, and preserves heritage. Some preliminary photo essays on the topic featured in the Smithsonian publication.

I started my journey at age four, misdiagnosed with diphtheria and confined to a hospital bed in Bihar, India. Even then, it was my dream to make art. After losing my father in my teens, I had to support my family. With a young brother and a stay-at-home mother, I worked writing press releases for the Indian Railways while completing my English degree at Calcutta University.

With an academic scholarship from New York Institute of Technology, I took a leap of faith and moved to NYC for graduate school. After graduation, I spent over twenty years in advertising before transitioning to teaching and art therapy in 2001. I taught Advertising Design at the College of St. Elizabeth in Morristown, NJ, and practiced art therapy with autistic children at the Morris Union Jointure Commission in Warren, NJ.

Embracing contemporary narratives, I experimented with form and media, finding mentors who helped me realize my artistic goals. Essentially self-taught, my works exhibited at the Newark Museum (NJ),
The Royal Scottish Academy, Tate (UK) Mumbai Museum (India) Contemporary Art Museum S. Korea, Torpedo Art Factory, Monmouth Museum (NJ) Haggin Museum (CA), Lalit Kala Academy h (India), Feminist Art Project, Goggleworks, Prince Street Gallery, Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, NYC etc.

As a founder member of SIPMA Contemporary, I curated interdisciplinary art exhibits and collaborated on experimental dance and performance art at places like Swarthmore College and the Soho 20 gallery in NYC. My performance art video debuted at the Venice Art Fair in 2024. For more on international exhibitions, click here.