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Village Portraits From My Heritage 1 Photograph
Thailand
Photography, Photogram on Paper
Size: 20.5 W x 20.5 H x 2 D in
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About The Artwork
From the "Village Portraits From My Heritage" photogram collection. This photogram is an intimate portrait of a fictitious Indian villager engaging in daily routines, inspired by my own visits to rural India as an Australian-Thai of Indian ethnicity - in other words, the Indian diaspora. On a deeper level, the image isn't merely a person - rather, he presents a complex past, a multifaceted present and offers a rich understanding of himself through his gesture and fragile lines. I use the darkroom to manually document fictitious scenes from my Indian heritage, symbolically merging fact and fiction. The image is de-contextualised to enable viewers to project their own worldviews to complete the picture. The fluid and ethereal quality of lines are achieved by hand-drawing the image on acetate using fine liners and oil pastels to achieve a certain texture - the acetate is then processed in the darkroom using traditional documentary cameraless photographic techniques. Exposing the drawing to light creates a print without a camera on photographic paper, reflecting the rawness and essence of our own human lines, stripped down to black and white. The result is an attractive aesthetic that is both bold and delicate as well as modern and contemporary - perfect for admiring the nuances of traditional Indian culture and portraiture as a subject. Photo Rag Baryta paper Frame specifications: Black wooden framed photograms include a hand-signed white (PH-neutral) window mount and fixed sawtooth hangers ready for display. The frame comprises classic straight lines with a clear acrylic perspex for added protection. Mount opening, width: 29 cm Mount opening, height: 29 cm Frame, depth: 4.5 cm Frame width: 52 cm Frame height: 52 cm Contact the artist for additional sizes: purnima@purnimacreations.com
Details & Dimensions
Photography:Photogram on Paper
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:20.5 W x 20.5 H x 2 D in
Frame:Black
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
Packaging:Ships in a Box
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Handling:Ships in a box. Artists are responsible for packaging and adhering to Saatchi Art’s packaging guidelines.
Ships From:Thailand.
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Thailand
Purnima is an Australian-Thai creative practitioner, researcher and educator. Her career intersects these three professional realms - multi-disciplinary artist, researcher and teacher. Influenced by contemporary research that argues for the combined benefits of creativity and arts at the heart of an individual’s wellbeing, learning and teaching, Purnima’s passion, specialisms in arts and education and trialled and tested techniques has seen her achieve much success practicing in multiple aspects of art, research and education. Purnima has lived and worked in Bangkok, Melbourne, Sydney and London – her unique heritage of Indian and Thai, along with her extensive international experience allows her to interact with a range of individuals from English and non-English speaking backgrounds. Purnima's artistic and professional practice is influenced by her rich cultural background of both Indian and Thai. Her art depicts an aesthetic fusion from the wealth of both heritages – something that is uniquely Purnima. Purnima has also curated numerous successful exhibitions in Melbourne and Sydney. She is passionate about developing and supporting established and emerging artists and teacher-artists globally.
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