I Breathe with You! @ Umass
I Breathe With You was an expression on the wrongful loss of life for young African American teen from NY in the hands of the police force.
The Many Heads of Ravana
My portraits trace power in the current form, shaped by history, cultural and social wiring. It explores the human condition of duality in strife between power and powerlessness. My "Ravana" is depicted as a woman. The ten heads of Ravana with different expressions from the series of portraits below. I often find references in real life, forms that resonate popular myth. What else is a myth if not an attempt to understand the ever shifting face of reality with subjective interpretations and unrequited envisioning of aspirational entities?
Typecast
Tiger Tiger, mixed media on re purposed canvas 36x36 inchesColor Uncode, silk screen on molded aluminum 12x24 inchesI'm a Lot like You, calligraphic painting at Alpha Art GalleryHide in Plain…
Food Glorious Food!
“An empty stomach is not a good political adviser.” ― Albert Einstein Reach, graphite and ink on paper Angus Deaton, the noble prize winning economist in discussing randomized trials…
Blessed Unrest of Baool Spirit
"There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through your into action..."
Precious Possessions, in Women’s Caucus of the Arts publication, 2014
” As women artists, we can use our historical disadvantages from a vantage point. Embrace and celebrate the woman in us, knowing that she is capable of greatness!" - Linda Nochlin
Hot Kiss and Khajuraho
The figures in The Kiss resonate the erotic sculpture in Khajuraho temples. The versitality of silk screen makes it viable to use it with 2D and 3D works crafted using traditional methods such as metal works and drawings.