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Artist Statement:
Drawing from my dual
backgrounds as both a South
East Asian and an American, my
work is a hybrid of Western
media and Asian craft,
ornament, and symbolism. I
apply acrylic and oil media in
between and on top of a
variety of Indian materials:
sari fabric, circular mirrors
and sequins, Henna tattoo
prints and kitschy images of
Indian myths from calendars,
posters and comic books.
Working my way in and around
these various materials, the
mixture begins to dance,
exploding off the canvas in a
rhythm of brilliant colors,
fragmented Hindu idols,
ancient stories, and modern
commercialism. I explore the
way our nation’s preoccupation
with borrowed religious
symbols and iconography
reflects a struggle to
recapture mythic significance.
Ironically, the flood of these
highly charged images into the
commercial marketplace, such
as using Hindu deities to
create trendy t-shirts and
handbags, only increases
Western culture’s hunger for a
connection to what an Eastern
worldview offers. I question
how these Indian images,
lingering in our subconscious,
survive in a consumer driven
culture. Do their meanings
change? Can such imagery be
transformed or re-invented
altogether? By reformulating
the traditional boundaries of
Indian spirituality and craft
with Western painting ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS (*Solo
Shows)
2008 *Effervescent Delights,
Gel Gallery, Reykjavik,
Iceland.
2007 4 Artists at the Giorgi,
Giorgi Gallery, Berkeley,
California.
Myth and Decor, Art
Alternative, Oakland,
California.
2006 New Visions, Pro Arts
Gallery, Oakland, California.
Juried by Catherine Clark and
Jack Hanley.
Local Voice, Bedford Gallery,
Walnut Creek, California. *...
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Namita Kapoor Biography:
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Bachelor of Fine Arts |
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| Your Personal Biography |
Namita is a South East Asian American artist born in 1981 and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. She earned her BA in World Arts and Cultures from the University of California, Los Angeles, during which time she also studied painting in Italy. After graduation, she pursued her interests as a performing artist, traveling nationally and internationally with various theater and dance companies. Her work as an interdisciplinary artist took her to India where she connected with a desire to blend mediums through painting directly. She has been painting full-time since 2005.
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