Anjum Singh

Urban Graffiti, Woolff Gallery, London, November 2003

Anjum's paintings reflect her fascination with bright colors. In recent shows her paintings have become increasingly abstract but her predilection for color remains. The artist says of her work, "when I started out as a student at Santiniketan, I was heavily influenced by Amrita Sher-Gil. I was, therefore, drawn towards a lot of figurative motifs. My sheer feel for colour and texture has led me to explore forms that don't tell a story, but exist for the sake of existence. I am not certain about the future of the figurative element in my work, but I do know that I wish to paint the simplicity of space, with or without form."