Preview works at Art Brussels 2014

Indivisible Violent Particle (2013) by Narendra Yadav

“My work puts forth that the notion of non-violence, as it is commonly understood, is an illusion, and cannot actually be separated from violence – which is often self-inflicted. Was Gandhi’s fast unto death really an act of non-violence? The work is meant to illustrate the effect of this force in our daily lives.”

‘Devoir de Mémoire’ curated by Gallery Maskara is on from April 24 at Art Brussels 2014, Artbrussels.com. 

The Signifier (2014) by Meenakshi Sengupta

“Women don’t directly participate in war, but they become political pawns and its worst victims. I took Peter Paul Rubens’ painting The Rape ofthe Daughters of Leucippus and changed the iconography to match Indian miniatures. Even though the original is 400 years old, the image is just as relevant today.”

On the centenary of World War I, the Indian artworks presented by Gallery Maskara at Art Brussels 2014 suggest that regardless of time, the language of war stays the same. Three artists take us through their works.

Untitled (Footprint) (2014) by T Venkanna

“This charcoal and ink work speaks of the frustration and anger that people experience in times of conflict. The man is pinned to the ground, his eyes are gouged out and his mouth unleashes anguish even as he is pleasured by a mysterious hand. Pain and pleasure are inseparable. I often use sexuality as an expression of power and violence.”