vasanthi victor's Art Gallery

An emerging artist in the South Asian diaspora and self-taught. Evolving from the Indian miniature style to a stylized, almost abstract form that is clothed in a saree and faceless. Elements of cubism, curvature lines, earth tones that bespeak the tropics all converge to convey this idealized...

 

Information About vasanthi victor

Color forms the figure as does the adoption of the curvature line. In other words, it dictates form and I am vastly interested in arranging it on canvas within these curves. The colors themselves are largely ochre and sienna interspersed with blue or red, green. The earth tones they convey representing an essential brownness of face and feature. While in a broader sense, it hints at the idea of the tropics, heat and dust-in essence the geography of their being. Color and form combine to reveal not idealized beauties rather a, an idealized South Asian figure coming into play in the diaspora. The drape of a saree is important, the gesture of a veil significant.

A member of Asian American Women Artist's Association (U.S.A); Works San Jose; Fremont Art Association; past member of SAVAC (Canada)

Art and writing featured on Kala Kahani a U.K website. Represented by Visions Art Gallery, Bombay, India

Exhibits
May 18 2008 'Art in the Park' Historic Shinn House, Fremont, CA (sponsored by Fremont Art Association, Fremont Arts Cultural Council, Mission Foundation)
Ongoing display 2007-2008 at Washington Hospital, Fremont, Calif.
Sept.30th, 07 Fall Festival of the Arts, Union City, Calif.
May 29 - July, 07 Members' Exhibit, Works San Jose, Calif.
May 4-June 3, 07 Juried exhibit "7th Sharing the Arts Exhibit" Paddy's Coffee, Union City, CA
April 1-30th, 2007 Mission Coffee, Fremont, CALIF.
Feb. 2007 Cents, Sense & Sensuality Exhibit, AAWAA Group, Encantada Gallery, S.F. CALIF.
Oct.-Nov. 2006 KSW 'Apature 8' 2006 Exhibit, San Francisco, Ca.
Aug.-Sept. 2006 "Reimaging the South Asian community" Exhibit, Asian Resource Gallery, Oakland, California
May-June 2006 "Cheers and Incantations" exhibit of Asian American Women Artist's in San Francisco, Ca.
Feb. 2006 'Rundgang' Portfolio Exhibition, Frankfurt, Germany.
Jan 2005: Month long exhibit at India Community Center, Milpitas, Calif. U.S.A
Oct.2004: 'Harmony of Hues' exhibit held by Indus Women Leader's in Boston, U.S.A

A long-time resident of California's Bay Area. A writer published mainly in South Asian anthologies and in online journals. Raised in Bombay, India.