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INTRODUCTION

Love Charades

Pageant of excess – excess of gestures – drama of the costumes; all exploited to their limit, leading to a 'delicious terror'. The women appear drenched in saturated light, a light without shadow as if they emote without reserve. There is no single function of these drawings but to juxtapose bodies, forms, meanings, patterns and impose moments of passion which rise erect and alone without ever extending to the crowning moment of a result.

Cello Gripper pens used for their textural and ejaculatory properties de-boss the rice paper on which these women display their act.

Born 1984 in Patna, India
Degree in Painting, Sir J. J. School of Art, Mumbai
Diploma in Visual Communication Design, Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology, Bangalore
Independent Study Programme, Beaconhouse National University, Lahore
Lives in Mumbai

Solo Exhibitions
2010
Song of the Sirens, Grey Noise, Lahore
2008
Baaji Naama, Nairang Art Gallery, Lahore
2008
Lahori Bachchey, Alliance Francoise, Lahore
Selected Group Exhibitions
2011
5th Anniversary Exhibition, Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke, Mumbai
2009
Long Gone & Living Now, Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke, Mumbai
2008
Polyptych, Alhamra Art Gallery, Lahore
Residencies
2010
Fermynwoods Contemporary Art, Northamptonshire, UK
EXHIBITIONS

Solo Scheduled
December, 2011