VIPEKSHA GUPTA     

Iridescent

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SHADOWS AND LIGHT

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Artists: Lewis Brander and Vipeksha Gupta

April 11 -  June 1 2024, Galerie ISA

 

Vipeksha Gupta’s (b.1989, New Delhi, India) approach appears more phenomenological, a trajectory of introspection moving outside the realms of the human body, to explore the metaphysical sphere created by our collective consciousness. Gupta, who practiced sculpture for over a decade, looks to land artists such as Michael Heizer, Richard Serra, Barnett Newman, Mary Corse and Josef Albers for their sensibilities but is equally drawn to the mysticism of India and the Far East. Light is the premise of Gupta’s practice. Works are imbued with their own luminosity, reflecting a deep meditation into human consciousness and the power of shared experiences. Using Fabriano hot pressed paper, Gupta’s work is highly stratified, she explores concepts through graphite, charcoal and pigments, with previous layers smoothed out. Every effort, every coating, still remains visible at the end, not unlike her belief that eternity is an embroidery of experiences that come together. The wavelength of color and its organic, intuitive representation is at the heart of Gupta’s growth as an artist and a being. In a previous series titled ‘Cerise’, Gupta showcased a particular shade of red, noticeable at dawn, to depict healing. In this body of work, she focuses on brown, with a shimmer of iridescence, reflecting a soul-searching journey; the power of skin-to-skin contact, the literal and metaphorical layers of skin (worn and shed) that make up our varying perspectives and the marriage of the mundane with the ethereal

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- Priyanka R Khanna