Paula Sengupta’s current body of work represents an eclectic mix of media; from serigraphy to woodblock printing, from nakshi kantha to appliqué, from table linen to almirahs. Memory and discovery merge in this show, bringing to the forefront questions about collective identity, history and about documentation.Her work is an autobiographical exploration of a past never lived, yet one that is in need of recollection; a personal search for roots, a celebration of identity and the making of a public memoir. Her ‘Rivers of Blood’ was shown at Chemould Prescott Road in Mumbai, in August and September 2010.
Some of artist Aditi Singh’s works are soaked through with black ink, others erased and then rubbed over. Even when restrained—in a few, the pencil has barely nicked the paper—there is an edge of violence to the discipline. Her ‘Let it be a Heaven of Blackred Roses’ was shown at Chemould Prescott Road in Mumbai, from December 2010 to January 2011.
Pooja Iranna’s images capture her impressions of the city she calls home, as it changes into a world she barely recognizes. She painstakingly constructs sculptures, made from staple pins, which echo grand modernist architectural forms. Her work, titled ‘In the Waves and Underneath’ was shown at Palette Art Gallery in New Delhi, in September and October 2010.
Navin Thomas’s work essentially examines how animals and birds react to household electronic appliances and the effects of living in close proximity with seemingly domestic magnetic fields. His ‘From The Town’s End’ was shown at GALLERYSKE in Bangalore, from August to October 2010.
Among the other contemporary Indian artists nominated for the prestigious prize are names like Jitish Kallat, Manjunath Kamath, Vishal Dar, L N Tallur, Sujith S N, Sumedh Rajendran etc. The list features 20 top established and emerging artists.
(Information courtesy: The Škoda Art)
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