Second Language

Muddy Boots, found object sculpture

Post author:taniasen
Post published:August 7, 2016
Post category:Uncategorized

“If I could say it in words there would be no reason to paint” – Ed Hopper
“If only I could say it in words…” – Tania Sen

Muddy Boots at Da Vinci Art Gallery, Philly — Muddy Boots, Fizzy Dreams

“French/North African” – just the sound of it stirs up your wanderlust! “Neuf”, tucked away in the middle of a market of fine cheese and meats and farmers market was quite a revelation…so was the quaint gallery, Da Vinci in the midst of a very friendly and colorful neighborhood in downtown Philly. At the opening of “Second Language”, curated by Dr. Susan Isaacs. Sitting among bottles of wine, red and white and bubblies, was a large vat of sweet lemon ice. Float a couple of scoops in some champagne and you got yourself a completely novel ingestible!

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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!

Having begun my journey in the arts from age four, misdiagnosed with diphtheria and confined to a hospital bed in remote small town Bihar, India, it was my dream to make art. When I lost my father in my teens, it was up to me to support my family. With a very young brother and a stay at home mother I worked as a publicity personnel writing press releases, for the Indian Railways. And completed undergraduate studies from Calcutta University with Honors in English.

I qualified for an academic scholarship at New York Institute of Technology. When things stabilized a bit at home, I took a leap of faith and joined graduate school in NYC. After graduation I joined the ad industry for twenty some years. Then turned to teaching and art therapy since 2001. I taught Advertising Design at the College of St. Elizabeth, Morristown, NJ and practiced Art therapy with autistic children at the Morris Union Jointure Commission, Warren, NJ. For more on international exhibitions click here.

For my art, I embraced a contemporary narrative here in the US far from my birth city of Kolkata, India. Experimenting with form and media, I found many an accomplished mentor who shared their expertise with me in realizing 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.

A founder member of SIPMA Contemporary, I curated a number of exhibits with an emphasis on inter-disciplinary art. I collaborated in experimental dance/art at Swarthmore College and performance art at the Soho 20 gallery, NYC.

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