From my stroll through the KNMA exhibit yesterday. Snuck a shot of the quote but couldn’t get much of anything else. The exhibit showed works by Mohamedi, Umrao Amrita Sher Gil (& Vivan Sundaram), and seven contemporary Indian artists including Bharti Kher and Anita Dube.
Mariam Maharaj (Mary) 2013
(Foreign Returned series)
Acrylic on canvas
122 x 183 cm (48 x 72 in)
© 2013 Meera Sethi
Faiza Butt
2008
Ink on polyester film
The inspiration for my work stems directly from my sense of identity (gender/cultural) and the times we live in. I create work by chancing upon potent journalistic images, text, encounters, and experiences, as I conduct my affairs as an artist, a mother, and a woman. I have focused on gender issues since the beginning of my artistic career, and feminist debate remains an issue very close to my heart. My work reflects my varied cross-cultural experiences and is a reflection on the instability and uncertainty of our time.
My choice of medium was a reactionary response to my years as a student at the Slade School of Art, where large, physical, muscular and “technologically advanced” work held more worth than contemplative intellectual responses. I started to create ambitious, highly detailed drawings with ink pens that rival “spectacles” of work and focus on art historical and gender issues.
