“Me -& -MYSELF” A series of recent Work by Dipti Shukla

Dipti Shukla creates inner spaces of a woman’s life in her paintings, which are connected with her concept of “Home.” Yet, these rooms are empty and so are the chairs, but with a unique mastery, she lends life-and-soul to her work with simple objects of daily life and transforms them into living spaces. Dipti is also known for her glass paintings, where she paints portraits and interiors. Through her work, she also makes pictorial comments on women, as she paints a sewing machine, composed against a wall covered garments. 

Dipti Shukla

Dipti is a talented artist and paints in her own unique style, as she expresses her thoughts with a poetic use of bright colours and flowing outlines. Dipti has painted chairs, which are made of wood and have different shapes. These are composed in the inner spaces of her home. She explains, each chair is symbolic of her family members, as each chair belonged to a certain person from her family of educationists and teachers, as they sat in these chairs imparting education to young people, and she has followed the same path. So, the chairs are symbolic of her family and home. Each chair is painted as an empty form, yet in its curves and lines, one feels the presence of her family members. 

These chair and are part of her collective memory of family, especially when she paints a rocking chair arranged with cushions. These chairs exude warmth and a life of their own, as around each form, she has placed visual elements, like a teacup, a curtain, a carpet, a window, a tree with yellow flowers, a table, a scarf, a photo-frame, books, a money-plant placed on a window-sill and her pet dog, who waits for her; to return back home. In this way, masterfully, Dipti connects inanimate forms with the animate, which she paints with a simple, expressive and artistic memoir of family histories. Through these paintings, Dipti expresses a strong feeling for her family, as each form seems to say, ”I exist…as my family is where life begins, and love never ends…”

- Esther David

ये कुर्सी है. संवादों और विवादों में भाग लेती है ये कुर्सी। बातों में घूमती है ये कुर्सी। किसी के सुख-दुख की गवाह बनती ये कुर्सी ||

सत्ता में खोई हुई, सज्जन के दिल की धड़कन है ये कुर्सी। सही-गलत के सुजाव को निष्पक्ष स्थान पे रखती है ये कुर्सी ॥एक लेखक के विचारों को बयां करती है ये कुर्सी। सपने देखते, पढ़ते और सोचते, मंदमंद मुस्कुराती है ये कुर्सी ॥

इस स्थान पर नई है ये कुर्सी। दीपू और ब्रिंदा की हंसी. और कई कहानियाँ रचती है ये कुर्सी ||

- आर्कि. बिंदा पार्थ शाह, राजकोट

Show at MUMBAI

Tuesday: 24 - 28 December 2024

Tuesday: 5:30 pm to 7pm

Wed. to Sat. - 3 pm to 7 pm

Dipti Shukla ( Artist) M: +91 93275 05906

E-mail (jayeshshuklaart@gmail.com)

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NIPPON Gallery

30/32, Deval Chambers, 2nd Floor,Flora Fountain, 

Nanabhai Lane, Fort, MUMBAI 400 001

Entry: Free