Taboo

by Ashu Gupta

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Size:	26.5 x 21 inches
Medium:	Watercolours, Pen and Ink on Paper
Year:	2022
Signature:	Bottom Right

Description

This artwork is part of a series by Ashu Gupta titled “Dialogues”, that depict a range of emotions, ideas, inner thoughts, and feelings. The contemporary artist chooses different subjects, delving into their consciousness and bringing to life their internal dialogues. Showcasing breathtaking detailing in her work, Ashu uses the intricacy of her chosen techniques to make a poignant statement about the complexity of human thought, dreams and desires that are often unspoken.
“Taboo” is a work that speaks of the unspoken, referencing the issues that society is still wary to address or confront. A string of words like sex, death, money, religious belief, suicide, and abortion, create a blindfold on the face of a figure that raises a silencing finger to its lips, commanding complicity. Ashu’s intention is to shed light not on the issues themselves, but on the very concept of the taboo. In the vein of critiquing societal mandates, Ashu has offered her male protagonist a vibrantly patterned shirt, accentuating his arm with a circle pattern to offset the softness of the stippling.

Description

This artwork is part of a series by Ashu Gupta titled “Dialogues”, that depict a range of emotions, ideas, inner thoughts, and feelings. The contemporary artist chooses different subjects, delving into their consciousness and bringing to life their internal dialogues. Showcasing breathtaking detailing in her work, Ashu uses the intricacy of her chosen techniques to make a poignant statement about the complexity of human thought, dreams and desires that are often unspoken.
“Taboo” is a work that speaks of the unspoken, referencing the issues that society is still wary to address or confront. A string of words like sex, death, money, religious belief, suicide, and abortion, create a blindfold on the face of a figure that raises a silencing finger to its lips, commanding complicity. Ashu’s intention is to shed light not on the issues themselves, but on the very concept of the taboo. In the vein of critiquing societal mandates, Ashu has offered her male protagonist a vibrantly patterned shirt, accentuating his arm with a circle pattern to offset the softness of the stippling.

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ABOUT Ashu Gupta

Ashu Gupta is an emerging contemporary artist whose practice is an exercise in introspection. A graduate of the National Institute of Fashion Design in Raipur, Ashu also holds a certificate from London’s Royal College of Art Contemporary Art Summer School. She developed her artistic practice through experimentation with pattern making, allowing intricate motifs to slowly emerge as larger forms. Working predominantly with pen and ink, Ashu uses hundreds of thousands of repeating patterns and stippling in her work. In recent times, she has started experimenting with other techniques such as paper piercing and thread work, which are extremely challenging to execute. Ashu’s deeply layered, mostly black and white compositions offer the possibility of a new interpretation with every glance. Her subjects are always emphasized, with nothing to distract from the beauty of her stunning pieces.

With an artistic style that is both distinct and confident, Ashu’s works have been collected by seasoned art collectors, in what are still the early years of her professional journey. Ashu has participated in several group exhibitions across India, and also held solo exhibitions at Gallery Sublime, Bangalore in 2017 and at Artisera in August 2020 and August 2022. She has been nominated for the prestigious Lalith Kala Academy Awards (2016-17 and 2017-18) and the 2017 Bombay Art Society Awards. The artist lives and works in Bangalore.

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Details

Size:	26.5 x 21 inches
Medium:	Watercolours, Pen and Ink on Paper
Year:	2022
Signature:	Bottom Right

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CARE INSTRUCTIONS

Artworks should be displayed away from direct sunlight and breeze. To clean accumulated dust from a painting, use a soft, dry brush very lightly on the surface. Make sure there is no moisture on the bristles before touching the artwork. For repairing more severe damage, such as cracks or discolouration, it is best to seek help from a professional. Once a year, remove the artwork from the wall for a couple of days to let the wall breathe and avoid moisture accumulation.

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