Arpita Singh (b.1937)

Thick application of paint to most areas of painting. Overall good condition. Colors brighter and deeper with better contrast than catalogue illustration.
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Gayatri Sinha notes: "Arpita Singh has pushed the visual lexicon of the [mature] woman further than almost any other woman artist. The anomaly between the aging body and the residue of desire, between the extraordinary and the divine and the threat of violent fluxes of the impinging external world, gives her work its piquancy and edge. At the same time, she critiques the miasma of urban Indian life with suggestive symbols of violence that impinge on the sphere of the private, creating an edgy uncertainty." (Gayatri Sinha, www.grosvenorgallery.com)

Arpita Singh's focus on feminine motifs, bold use of color and confident control of her medium establishes her importance among the male-dominated coterie of Indian modern artists. Her bright palette and narrative style are perhaps the most characteristic features of her work, often creating a female archetype of strength and vulnerability: at home in the midst of cosmic forces, and in the rhythm of daily life.