MASALA-PAINTING Print

Nirmal Singh Dhunsi’s spicy paintings call forth both sweet tastes and an intensely burning sensation on the tongue. He makes them rapidly, mixing ingredients from East and West and from the entire art history. Spangles, glitter glue and painted strings of pearls decorate and cover the canvas surface. Below this surface one finds content of private and religious character as well as content related to current affairs. Figurative and non-figurative layers overlap and make up an aesthetics that is deep and extravagant at the same time. Lately Nirmal has worked with painting, sometimes exploring various detours from the road he has decided to travel: the one he defines as his masala way. His present images are even more luxuriant and exuberant than his previous works. At the same time they represent a true challenge to the spectator who finds himself in the double role of merrymaker and archaeologist: beneath the glitter and the strings of pearls there are yet more layers to discover. Excavations reveal findings related to the artist’s past as a professional painter of miniatures and posters, his present situation as a respected visual artist in Norway – as well as anything that may happen to exist between these co-ordinates. Which is certainly not negligible. The masala paintings are characterized by art historical and trans-cultural references and yet they have a unique, recognizable quality. This quality is a result of Nirmal’s numerous voyages between two very different parts of the world and a well-developed ability to soak up visual impressions. He is more than commonly concerned with what goes on at the international art scene at large. If you blend history and topicality, external influences and a personal sense of style, what you get is Nirmal’s art.

Print:Giclee on Fine Art Paper

Size:10 W x 10 H x 0.1 D in

Size with Frame:15.25 W x 15.25 H x 1.2 D in

Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.