CHITRA GANESH:

Chitra Ganesh is an artist from Brooklyn, NY. I first saw her prints, which interested me because she utilizes multiple different printing techniques to create each one. She also does digital and photo-based works as well as very striking paintings and installations. The influence of Hindu culture and folklore is evident in her recurring female forms. However, the ascribing of deity-like qualities (such as multiple arms, eyes, and tongues) to her human subjects is particularly interesting and I think can be read in many interesting ways. There is of course an overall disturbing feel to most of her work as a result of the violent and overtly sexual narratives and themes she deals with. The fact that she combines two completely opposite ways of perceiving/addressing sexuality and the female is interesting, certainly daring, but I wonder what kind of specific commentary or message she is trying to communicate? Is it something specifically related to Hindu or Indian culture, culture everywhere, or just shock?

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