Anju Dodiya
(1964)
Mourner in Rose Print
The self is at the center of Anju Dodiya's works. Though not solipsistic, the
majority of her works give the viewer access to private moments, lifted from
"the private discourse that goes on within oneself when one is alone". Dodiya
initially resisted the lure of self-portraiture: Her early works were extremely
abstract, and following her first show ("a fictional autobiography"), she tried
to refocus her gaze on railway...
The self is at the center of Anju Dodiya's works. Though not solipsistic, the
majority of her works give the viewer access to private moments, lifted from
"the private discourse that goes on within oneself when one is alone". Dodiya
initially resisted the lure of self-portraiture: Her early works were extremely
abstract, and following her first show ("a fictional autobiography"), she tried
to refocus her gaze on railway stations, roadside scenes, and so forth. Yet
ultimately she found her original impulse of a painterly introspection was the
strongest, and rechanneled her vision into describing situations from her life.
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WINTER ONLINE AUCTION: MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY SOUTH ASIAN ART AND COLLECTIBLES
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ARTWORK DETAILS
Anju Dodiya Mourner in Rose Print
Signed, inscribed and dated 'Anju/ ANJU DODIYA/ 2004/ MOURNER IN ROSE PRINT' (on the reverse)
PROVENANCE
EXHIBITEDAnju Dodiya: The Cloud Hunt , New Delhi: Vadehra Art Gallery, 16 February - 15 March 2005Anju Dodiya: The Cloud Hunt , New Delhi: Vadehra Art Gallery, 2005, p. 42 (illustrated)
Category: Painting
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