“Let yourself be drawn by the stronger pull of what you really love.”—
Malte Heitmüller | @malteheitmueller
Coffee Seeks Its Own Level. 1990. If one person alone lifts his cup, coffee overflows the other three cups. All four people need to coordinate their actions and lift simultaneously. Inspired by the principle “water seeks its own level”. I had been working on a series of projects using basic scientific principles learned in high school as a means to explore architectural issues.
Nimzampur Ki Raniyan
Nimisha Bhanot is a contemporary Canadian artist whose work critiques the societal role and perception of South Asian women from a bicultural lens. Being Indo-Canadian has influenced the themes in Bhanot’s work as she aims to portray the process of accepting and rejecting associated with building a dichotomous identity. Whether portraying Badass Brides, Bahus (daughter-in-laws) or pinups, Bhanot juxtaposes cultural signifiers against sexually liberated composition to challenge patriarchal expectations of women. The outward gaze of her subjects, along with the titles of each work talk back to these expectations. The skin of Bhanot’s figures are rendered to be realistic, while clothing, henna, jewellery and motif is handled very loosely to provide evidence of a painterly touch. Some of Bhanot’s influences include artists like Sarah Maple, Kehinde Wiley and Raja Ravi Varma.
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Ryn Frank | @rynfrank
