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1. Fetcher. 2015
Charcoal and Pastel. 18×24 in
Skyscrapers turn puppy… delighting owner. Interchangeability of scenic and biological elements.
2. Kapi Conscious. 2016
Charcoal and Pastel. 22×30 in
Iconic Bangalore corner of Brigade Road with couples. Coffee aroma pervades and shapes perception.
3. You Remember! 2018
Pastel. 22×30 in
College campus night deserted… but the feeder of stray dogs remembers. Woman, dog, trees, light and dark, all share reimagined corporeal elements.
4. Breadwinner’s Pact. 2018
Pastel. 23×34 in
Woman, background dogs fused with ground, shards of darkness and light.
5. Triangulators. 2020
Pastel. 22×30 in
Man and woman with postmodern saree and playful dog… make a trio. All have windowed forms. Shadow patterns merge wih movements.
6. Stick-ard. 2019
Pastel. 22×28 in
A lizard-ly cop sticks out a ticket, planting it on the screaming prey’s forehead that resembles a windscreen. His extended tongue unifies both characters.
7. Lounge of Light. 2020
Pastel. 23×34 in
Sculpted light enters a living room with exploded furniture… with the chair back resting on the dining table. A blocky door and window with interpenetrated grill form background.
8. Image Brushing. 2016
Pastel. 20×26 in
A woman composed of curvilinear, disconnected primitives brushes teeth before a mirror. Her image pushes boundaries of human form.
9. Lipstick Fix. 2016
Pastel. 20×28 in
A chick of spiral form gets her lipstick fix in the green room before mirror lights. Her body pushes the envelope of humanoid description.
10. Glass Clear Communion. 2019
Pastel. 22×30 in
A female figure, windowed and primitives made, communes with nature by a sliding glass door. Sofa, table, walls, greenery, palms and falling light share stylized, curling pattern.
11. Reading Ecology. 2019
Pastel. 22×30 in
A litterateur, his book and reading station are shown within an ecology… of window light blocks, penetrated by outside flora, patterned breezes and curling walls.
12. Soaping Wet, 20×28 in
A showering woman is caught making foam and soapsuds. Her form pushes the envelope of descriptive primitives.
13. Window Wool. 2020
Pastel. 23×34 in
Light passing a living room window turns woolly. In a matter of minutes, the sofa, table, chair, shadows, calendar and walls make wool knit patterns.
14. Omelet Beth. 2020
Pastel. 20×26 in
Sexy, stick figured Beth makes an omelet… ensconced in her world where light, kitchen counters, walls et al… all curl.
15. Yell Territorial. 2020
Charcoal. 22×30 in
After a passing truck, a barking dog runs. His concerned lady owner from far yells, to halt the tussle territorial. All figures have exploded, primitives made form.
16. Shower Share. 2018
Pastel. 22×30 in
A kid and her excited dog lean into the wind and rain, figures fused. Scene and movement described with devised primitives.
17. Nicotine Singh. 2017
Pastel. 22×28 in
A cuboidal portrait of a gentleman who enjoys his kick of nicotine. Sculpted smoke wisps, hair curls and falling light merge to create a pattern.
18. Lines Vine. 2017
Pastel. 22×28 in
Book reader sits with a coffee cup on a windowsill. Outside flowering vine merges with her figure. Incoming light, roofline and clouds sprout buds and take floral form.
19. Counter Medication. 2018
Pastel. 14×20 in
A wounded, silhouetted dog raises his paw to receive medication from a female caregiver. In gratitude he licks her hand.
20. Look and Lust. 2019
Pastel. 22×28 in
Kitty looks and lusts at fat mouse in his comfy hole. All compositional elements are sculpted and echo curvilinear similarity.
21. High Living. 2017
Pastel. 22×30 in
Sculpted, windowed kitty tosses up a mouse. Cuboidal grass leaves and motion trails resonate with protagonists.
22. Voltographer. 2016
Pastel. 22×30 in
A rock band and audience are seen in concert throes while the sound man on a dancing console, choreographs the ebb and flow of volts. All described in decorative geometry.
23. Ever Talker. 2020
Charcoal. 16×23 in
She never stops, is made of blocks… makes her man balk when she talks. Light, trees and air echo her shape.
24. Ethnic Chica. 2019
Pastel. 18×24 in
She casts a confident, windowed gaze, in ethnic nose ring, head tikka and jewellery set. The blocky damsel understands the benefits.
25. Glucose Biscuits. 2015
Charcoal. 18×24 in
Sculpted man feeds glucose biscuits to pet dog. City skyline with hanging sun is drawn in like vein. On ground are stylized grass and perspective lines.
26. Balcony Nuevo. 2018
Charcoal. 14×22 in
Could a balcony be a playground for artistic modernity? If light makes rangoli and plants sprout leaves multifarious, maybe.
27. Rain Culms. 2019
Charcoal. 12×17 in
Isn’t there a similarity between rain lines and bamboo spikes? So let all that’s wet be in culms defined.
28. Edge of Air. 2016
Charcoal. 20×30 in
A nude model sets on edge studio air, similar to her rough chopped hair. Vulnerable inside, outwardly she combativeness dares.
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