VIPEKSHA GUPTA     

The subject of my work could be thought as a combination of contemplation of impermanence and an insight into the true nature of reality. After years of experimentation and thought, I reversed my process by focusing on “the light in the dark”. In an attempt to create an abstract picture, I have no compositional goals. My initial drive is choice by chance, which strengthens a random attitude formed by a process of constant unpredictable desires in an ocean of mental tranquility and to let the image or patterns come to me. The method of practice is very ordered but when I am composing, the work comes out by chance, following intuition. My works are characterized by the juxtaposition of drawing and photography, first being abstract and second being descriptive, manifesting my interest in exploring the power of images on paper and the possibilities of expression offered by different pictorial mediums. A wide range of pictorial references interact in my work: geometric Modernism, abstract expressionism, minimalism and supramatism. I allow myself to construct a more visceral language.

 

Concentrating on simplicity where craft, skill and concept are symbiotic, the sole purpose is to unify abstraction with representation. Solace is found in the use of limited color, preferring instead to exploit the paper, texture and mediums. Paper is not merely a surface, rather it becomes an independent medium itself. It is affectionate, light and flexible. It’s like a filter which looks through the objects, surroundings and endures the quiet decay of it. The abstractions are subtle, formula-less and have qualities of a multi-level composition producing sense of space and rigor. The arrangements are schematic; inviting the viewer to move into a space of deep contemplation .It is a process of metamorphosis that begins when the soul awakens to its spiritual essence. My practice is repetitive and the aesthetics reflect memory and reminiscence. The goal is to transcribe an aspect of reality and to create something meaningful in the studio in the hope that it inspires others, and also becomes useful to them, and myself, so that it creates a dialogue between us.

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(b.1989) Lives and works in New Delhi, India