Thou Art my Reflection - Krishna looking at His own reflection
Property of the artist
Untitled
Canvas, brush and acrylic colour with gold and precious stones
41 x 35 in. (104 x 89 cm), mounted in carved wood
Signed ‘ALKASIRISH’ in English (lower-right)
Alka Sagar is a self-taught artist now settled in Mumbai. Her paintings reflect a wide variety of styles and designs. Her distinguishing features are realistic portraiture with a lot of ornamentation in terms of 24 carat gold, gems, with precious and semi-precious stones. Most of her works are three dimensional using mixed media, like wood, canvas, epoxy, metal, glass, terracotta, stone, board, etc. Her compositions are usually framed in bands of colour, embellishment with metaphoric and stylistic details, are rich in symbols drawn from history, mythology, popular culture and religion. Alka consciously attempts to make a synthesis between the figurative and abstract forms. Her earlier works were jarring in an abstract background, but now as an evolved artist, her figures appear to be fused into the background.
Collections:
Taj Group of Hotels, M.M.T.C., H.H.E.C., Ananda Assisi (Italy), Ananda Sangha (Pune), Delhi, Rishikesh.
Exhibitions:
Frankfurt, Nairobi, Mauritius, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Colombo, Kathmandu, Delhi, Mumbai and Pune.
