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Smriti Dixit
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Unlike most other artists, Smriti Dixit’s palette is not stained by various pigments. Rather, it consists of swaths cloth in an array of textures and colours; materials that are heavy, light, transparent and opaque, some stubbornly stiff, and others that fray easily when tampered with. When an artist chooses to work in a medium so unique, one tends to wonder how Dixit manages to manipulate its content. “Cloth uses me, I don’t use it…”she...
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Unlike most other artists, Smriti Dixit’s palette is not stained by various pigments. Rather, it consists of swaths cloth in an array of textures and colours; materials that are heavy, light, transparent and opaque, some stubbornly stiff, and others that fray easily when tampered with. When an artist chooses to work in a medium so unique, one tends to wonder how Dixit manages to manipulate its content. “Cloth uses me, I don’t use it…”she says candidly.
Dixit’s way of working is basic and unfinished. Using her palette of cloth and thread, she copiously sticks and stitches her arrangements on a blank surface. She embraces the human processes of experimentation and creation, often in an effort to communicate the concepts of rebirth, recycling and renewal to her viewers. Once she feels a piece is complete, Dixit makes no attempt to tidy the surface. There is no folding-in and trimming of ends to reveal the clean edges of her canvas, nor does she conceal any tears or damage that may have occurred during the process. In a way, her weathered canvases suggest the elaborateness of her creative process.
Smriti Dixit was born in 1971. After training in classical vocal music for several years, she turned to fine arts in 1993 and completed her Bachelor’s degree from the Faculty of Fine Arts at M.S. University, Baroda, in 1994. Some of her solo shows include those at Aicon Gallery, Palo Alto in 2006; Triveni Gallery, New Delhi, in 2005 and 2001; Art Musings, Mumbai, in 2004; and Apparao Galleries, Mumbai, in 2001 and 1998. Dixit has also participated in a number of group exhibitions, the more recent ones being ‘Roop Adhyatma’ at Bodhi Art, Singapore in 2006; ‘Basant Show’ at Bodhi Art, New Delhi in 2006; ‘Abstract Visions’ at Galerie Muller & Plate, Munich in 2005; and ‘Performative Textures’ at the India Habitat Centre Visual Arts Gallery, New Delhi in 2003.
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Born
1971
Education
1993-94 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
Exhibitions
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2012 'Feasting & Fasting', Art...
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2012 'Feasting & Fasting', Art Musings, Mumbai
1991 Madhya Pradesh Kala Parishad, Bhopal
Selected Group Exhibitions
2012 'Aviraam: Celebrating the Pioneer Spirit- SH Raza at 90', presented by The Raza Foundation at Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
2011 'Quarto', Art Musings, Mumbai
2010 'NINE: Her Magic Square', The Viewing Room, Mumbai
2010 'Going, Going, Gone', Gallery Espace, New Delhi
2010 'A. SYCO', The Viewing Room, Mumbai
2010 'Swasti Roop', An Abstract Show by Raza Foundation Awardees, Art Alive Gallery, New Delhi
2003 Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
2003 Artists Centre, Mumbai
2009 'Deep In Black', Galerie Muller and Plate, Munich
1997 'Young Artist', Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal
1997 'Directions', The Air Gallery, London
1997 Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
1997 Cymroza Art Gallery, Mumbai
1996 Ravindra Bhavan, New Delhi
1996 Vadhera Gallery, New Delhi
1994 'Tattoed Space' Ravindra Bhavan, New Delhi
1994 Dhoomimal Art Gallery, New Delhi
1993 'Sadbhawna', Bhopal
1991 'Do Pe Do', Madhya Pradesh Kala Parishad, Bhopal
1992 All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi
Participations
2012 'Art for Humanity', Coomaraswamy Hall, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Mumbai
2010 'Evolve: 10th Anniversary Show', Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai
1996 Biennale, Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal
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Lot 102
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StoryLTD Absolute Auction
12-13 November 2013
Krishna Krishna
Mixed media on canvas
66 x 33 in
Winning bid
$180
Rs 10,800
(Inclusive of buyer's premium)
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