Mumbai: More and more women artists today are emerging in the forefront of the art collectibles industry with their contributions drawing art connoisseurs in their numbers.
A recent ‘Contemporary Art Fair’ in Mumbai – titled Kalaa Spandan Art Fair (8th Edition) promoted by Indian Art Promoter — featured many such artists highlighting “messages for the world” amidst displaying their best masterpieces that had the visitors and others overawed by the splendid paintings.
Rowena Pires, artist, entrepreneur and homemaker, showcased her depiction of vibrant landscapes, seascapes and florals that blended emotions and nature, while also urging for protection of the environment and picturesque nature.
“My artwork incorporates my global travels and my deep Goan roots highlighting seascapes, where my focus captures the sublime beauty and sense of infinity of these areas,” said Pires, whose source of inspiration is ‘Vincent Van Gogh’ for his bold expressive brushstrokes and vibrant colours that “resonate deeply in my own artistic journey.”
Anushree Purohit began painting from age five before turning professional from 2012 in highlighting different cultures. “I love photography and painting different culture,” she said while highlighting “Underwater Life” — a beautiful African “demoiselle crane” and queer deep marine creatures like huge colourful jellyfish and glowing sea life through acrylic on canvas.
Focusing on art awareness, she highlighted her campaign of “Pay What You Want” while displaying small hand paintings titled “Lucky,” “Attraction” etc starting at “barely a buck” (one Rupee.)
Ankita Bhatnagar, an M.S, (U.K.) in Cybercrime and e-investigation, was showcasing her artistic photography skills with aerial photos of the “Niagara Falls” and a grotesque tree in California (like a stunted Bonsai).
She opted out from a digital forensic expert career in the corporate world to follow her dream – on a floating income — and held a whopping 19 exhibitions in barely 18 months over Dubai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Delhi, Jaipur and Pune.
Her travel experiences led to artistic photo creations on aluminium sheets, glossy embossed canvas and Sunboard Hi-Definition prints with subjects like the picturesque “The Grand Canyon” (USA) priced at Rs 20,000 in limited edition prints that are ‘washable.’
