Inflorescence by Osheen Siva
Inspired by her Tamil and Dalit heritage, and fueled by speculative fiction, Osheen Siva weaves a future universe of amalgamation and imaginations. In this world, aberrations and exceptions thrive — as her mutated beings bask in their unique feminine energy, heal, and reclaim their power. Weaving the fabrics of past and present, heritage and futurity, Siva imagines a future of solidarity and sisterhood, of resilience, and of manifestation of her ancestral dreams. Her art is inspired by mythological reinterpretation, histories of women warriors, Afro-futurism, science fiction and subconscious worlds . Inflorescence is the process of flowering in which a group or cluster of flowers stem from one stem. Imagined by Siva as a metaphor for how we all (humans and aliens alike) come from the same root but support and flourish together.
Dates : Friday, 20th August 2021 to Sunday, 12th September 2021
Show Location : https://g.page/MethodKalaGhoda
The Art :
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Title : Celestial Medium : Acrylic & Ink on paper Size : 22.5" x 30" (Unframed) |
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Title : Divine Medium : Acrylic & Ink on paper Size : 22.5" x 30" (Unframed) |
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Title : Inai Medium : Acrylic on Canvas Size : 67" x 28" (Unframed) |
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Title : Muse 01 Medium : Acrylic & Ink on paper Size : 22.5" x 25" (Unframed) |
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Title : Muse 02 Medium : Acrylic & Ink on paper Size : 22.5" x 25" (Unframed) |
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Title : Muse 03 Medium : Acrylic & Ink on paper Size : 22.5" x 25" (Unframed) |
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Title : Shakti 01 Medium : Acrylic & Ink on paper Size : 20" x 8" (Unframed) |
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Title : Shakti 02 Medium : Acrylic & Ink on paper Size : 20" x 8" (Unframed) |
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Title : Togetherness Medium : Acrylic & Ink on paper Size : 22.5" x 30" (Unframed) |
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Title : Valimai Medium : Acrylic & Ink on paper Size : 22.5" x 30" (Unframed) |
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Title : Vannakam Medium : Acrylic & Ink on paper Size : 22.5" x 30" (Unframed) |
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Title : Warmth Medium : Acrylic & Ink on paper Size : 22.5" x 30" (Unframed) |
The Artist :
Osheen Siva is an illustrator and artist from Tamil Nadu, based in Goa. Her works revolve around themes of femininity, sexuality and gender and its intersection with technology and society. Through the lens of surrealism, speculative fiction and science fiction and rooted in mythologies and her Dalit and Tamilian heritage, Siva imagines new worlds of decolonized dreamscapes, futuristic oasis with mutants and monsters and narratives of feminine power generally lacking in popular art and culture.
Osheen held her debut solo show "Inflorescence" at Method Kala Ghoda in August 2021.