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Prajakta Palav Aher's work explores the artist's experiences of growing up in the megalopolis of Mumbai. The city's constantly expanding population, and the pressures this growth exerts on the domestic and public spheres has always fascinated the artist, and is reflected in her hyper-realistic works on paper and canvas.

"Prajakta paints detail with photographic precision but her works never become documentary in any sense. Rather,... Prajakta Palav Aher's work explores the artist's experiences of growing up in the megalopolis of Mumbai. The city's constantly expanding population, and the pressures this growth exerts on the domestic and public spheres has always fascinated the artist, and is reflected in her hyper-realistic works on paper and canvas.

"Prajakta paints detail with photographic precision but her works never become documentary in any sense. Rather, these objects transcend their present meaning and context, unveiling greater realities, and their formal effect provokes a sense of irony and quirkiness, which is omnipresent in her work. In her paintings she plays with various perspectives, creating images that subvert our understanding of everyday objects. Her paintings reflect surroundings filled with conflict and perseverance, reminiscent of the environs that Palav grew up in on the outskirts of Mumbai. The works often show slums, some of which have been 'eradicated' by multi-storeyed buildings, and local commuter trains, which are not much of a spectacle but a lifeline for the working class" (Vadehra Art Gallery website, accessed February 2012).

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