My art is essentially a manifestation of my responses to my immediate surroundings as also to society at large. Be it the mundane or banal existence of people relegated to the margins with their concomitant compulsions and predicaments, or the disquieting climate we are living in, all find expression in my art. My work prior to the pandemic was mostly a reflection of my observations of quotidian life; however, during Covid-19 and the lockdown, I began visualizing what life might be like in the streets under the changed circumstances and its effect on the human psyche. So, the works I created during that period were imagined realities that piqued my curiosity. 

 

With the pandemic behind us, over the past year my focus has been more on depicting the turbulence of the times. My recent works are more layered, infused with allegory, symbolism and metaphor, that often weave in stories that reflect the prevailing social order. They portray the umwelt of hatred, divisiveness, caste, class and social discrimination, aggravated by the deleterious effects of the social media. I have experimented with various media, using varied hues and textures, to capture the nuances, range, and depth of human experience.

Staying Alive: Solo Art exhibition

14–20 February, 2019  |  11am–7pm

Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi