Nicola Durvasula
dal 7/10/2008 al 7/11/2008
Segnalato da
7/10/2008
Nicola Durvasula
Rachmaninoff's, London
Solo show. For this exhibition the artist presents new drawings and objects, that seem to refer to traditional Indian forms which are actually hybrids of stylistic, figural/narrative references.
For her second solo exhibition at Rachmaninoff's Nicola Durvasula shows
new drawings and objects. Durvasula is based in England but had a
period of living in India, this is reflected in works which seem to
refer to traditional Indian forms which are actually hybrids of
stylistic, figural/narrative references. Obviously stylized or formal
reference to Indian art—the miniature tradition—is brought into
connection with a tradition in familiarly recent contemporary art (as a
suggestion, Clemente or Alighiero e Boetti even come to mind as well
as, of course, contemporary artists working with any degree of
awareness of cultural hybridization) that draws material into a more
obviously playful framework for a re-imagining of the possibilities of
reference. Both objects and drawings also record a lengthened process
of working, Durvasula returns to works over a period of time to add or
subtract, her delicate line in drawings occurring as an erasing or
overlaying linked with a mastering of time.
Durvasula (born in Jersey, UK 1960) lives and works in Walmer, England.
She has exhibited widely in India, USA and France. Recent exhibitions
include Life is but a dream, part vii, Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai, 2008
(solo), Three points of View, C.K. Rajan. Nicola Durvasula, Reena Saini
Kallat, Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke, Mumbai, 2008, Static lines
and where they take you, Thomas Erben Gallery, New York, 2007 (solo),
The Acceptance World, Rachmaninoff’s, London, 2007.
Opening Wednesday 8 October 7.00-9.00pm
Rachmaninoff's
Unit 106, 301 Kingsland Road - London
Gallery open Wednesday to Saturday 12 - 6pm or by appointment.
Free admission