M S University, Baroda, India. 1975-1980
Under the guidance of enlightened teachers in Baroda, I worked from life and Nature while digging into the dense psycho-spiritual forest within, to build the foundation of my art practice. Since then, I have been interested in the unconscious, dream, memory and the illusive nature of perception and reality.
Scream. Etching. 3’’x 5.5’’.1979
Open building. Oil on canvas. 22’’x24’’. 1979
Two heads. Lithograph. 13’’x 9’’ . 1978
Night visitor. Lithograph. 13’’ x 9’’.1978
Village night 2 . Etching. 3’’x 5.5’’ .1979
Inside a bus. Lithograph. 13’’X9’’. 1978
Building with windows. Pencil Drawing. 8’’x 10’’. 1980
Man in room. Pencil Drawing. 8’’x 10’’. 1980
Woman window. Pencil Drawing. 8’’x 10’’ 1980
Royal College of Art, London : 1982 -1985
At the Royal College of Art my work expanded in new directions. Using the language of Indian miniatures, I wove European influences into my work. I did not wish to fuse the two languages, but rather, let them coexist with their inherent incongruities and contradictions.
Woman with mirror. Watercolor, pastel and collage on wasli. 9’’x 12’’. 1985
Woman with glove puppet. Watercolor and collage. 12’’x 16’’. 1984
Man with statue. Watercolor and collage. 12’’x 16’’ .1982
Three women with glove puppets. Watercolor and collage. 12’’x 16’’. 1984
Mirror. Watercolor, pastel and collage on wasli .9’’x 12’’. 1985
Within the tree. Watercolor and pastel. 5’’x 7’’ .1985
Man in room. Pencil Drawing. 8’’x 10’’. 1980
Woman window. Pencil Drawing. 8’’x 10’’ 1980
Delhi 1985 - 1988
I returned to India in 1985 for my first three solo shows over three years, in Delhi, Mumbai and London. These small watercolors on wasli reflect an involvement with the subconscious and psychoanalysis. I was interested in evoking a particular mood related to dreams, memories and places.
Horseback. Watercolor, gouache and acrylic. 9’’x 12’’. 1987
The other self. Watercolor on wasli. 9’’x 12’’. 1988
Some mothers. Etching. 10’’x 6.5’’ .1988
Rural 2, Evening. Watercolor on wasli. 9”x12” .1988
Rural 4, Pig. Watercolor on wasli. 9”x12” .1988
Changing positions. Etching. 10”x 13”. 1989
The affair Watercolor on wasli 9”x12” 1988
Blood Watercolor on wasli 9”x12” 1988
Double Watercolor on wasli 9”x12” 1988
Rural 1, Child Watercolor on wasli. 1988
Cats. Watercolor on wasli.1988
Excerpts from a dream. Watercolor on wasli. 14”x 20” .1988
Rural 3, table. Watercolor on wasli. 9”x 12”. 1988
Enchantress. Watercolor on wasli. 9”x 12”. 1988
Lady by the sea. Watercolor on wasli. 9”x 12”. 1988
Reverberations. Etching soft ground and dry point. 9.5”x 9.5”. 1987
Man with Head. Watercoor on wasli. 12”x 9”. 1988
Early morning. Etching and soft ground. 10”x 10”. 1987
Concern. Watercolor on wasli. 9’’x12”. 1987
Reckoning. Watercolor on wasli. 9”x12”. 1987
Despai, brown and blue. Watercolor on wasli .9”x 12”. 1987
UK : 1988 - 1990
In 1988 I left India for fellowships in County Durham, UK. The watercolors, drawings and etchings of this period reflect both the joy and isolation of living in the countryside, and the idyllic beauty of northeast England resonated in my work for years to come. The figuration and emotion in the work came into being through a process of unmeditated mark-making or layering of thin watercolor washes.
