KaPaa
Commissioned by
Coventry UK City of Culture 2021
Avanti West Coast
Year
2022
Areas
Illustration
Paper Installation
This was to be a lenticular artwork to depict the contradictory ideals of the feminine. As the Unapologetic artwork in the end was a two-dimensional board, I worked on a large scale, keeping intact the style. The concept is taken from Hinduism, taking the avataars of one goddess - Kaali and Parvati, and how we can have opposing virtues, and how we should be unapologetic for both.
For the Unshackled Exhibit, I was allowed to explore how it would look as a three-dimensional piece. The goddess was in blue skin colour, which is how gods and goddesses are usually depicted in popular culture. I added another layer of the artwork depicting real women on the opposite side. Woman is a reflection of goddess, which had brown skin colour.
Exhibited at
JOY Unapologetic Exhibition at Coventry Train Station May 2022
Unshackled Exhibition at Coventry Artspace July 2022
Outside In 2023 National Open Exhibition
- Sotheby’s in London in January 2023
- Project Ability in Glasgow from 12 August to 16 September 2023
- Hove Museum of Creativity from 25 November 2023 to 21 January 2024
NAE OPEN 2024 New Art Exchange Nottingham from 25 May 2024 to 21 Sep 2024
Digbeth First Friday at Stryx on 6 Dec 2024

KaPaa At Sotheby's, London (Photo Credit Tim Evan-Cook and Sotheby’s)




