Trained in Lahore in Pakistan, Shaziah Sikander has caused a quiet storm in the art world since moving to New York in 1993. Her work uses various traditional and pop cultural Indian forms such as intricate miniatures painted with watercolours, vegetable pigments and other natural elements to comment both on Western art history and on narrative traditions from the South Asian subcontinent. Despite their diverse range of sources, her vivid and evocative paintings are always autobiographical and deeply personal. Departing from the miniatures for which she's become famous, this show is an installation of large paintings.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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