Artist Statement

I am an  emerging artist based in Palo Alto, California. I immigrated to the United States in 1987 from India to study computer science. My immigration history and employment in Silicon Valley inspired a diverse body of work exploring my Indian heritage and my life in a world of technology.  My work is focused on blending Eastern textile crafts and Western traditions of oil painting. Through the use of textiles and prints, I explore borders: borders that define my memories of what comprises home, and borders between the spiritual and the physical. Through architectural forms that mirror the traditional Indian weaving and block prints, my paintings build monuments to an amalgamation of different cultures.

I use the exuberant and vibrant colors seen in Indian textiles, the intricate weaves become brushstrokes, and the traditional and abstract motifs represent my stories.  My work uses metaphorical images and symbols to represent absolute truths, and their engagement with the invisible or intangible by means of visible representations.

Straddling between two different cultures opened my heart and mind to new ways of thinking, doing, and living. I want my art to do the same.

I studied art at Artis Anima Studio in Palo Alto (www.artisanima.com), Foothill community college, and Berkeley extension classes. I lcreate my work in my home studio in Palo Alto, California. My work is in private collections and I have exhibited in local venues and juried exhibitions.