Krupa Makhija (B. 1983

Krupa Makhija (B. 1983) "I had been trying to create strong images of selected objects. To my mind in painting visual enjoyment is more important rather than it?s literary qualities. Vessels used were having images of textural nature along with sub-images within the object itself. It was mostly one single object with proper placement in regard to light and shade so that the painting may not require more objects. The tendency to depict textures in my work is a very important element of my painting. The arrangement of light and shade is such that objects drawn appear to be coming out of darkness to light especially in my prints. "Of late, an object has become a form to me. I have no inclination to copy the object as it is. It has undergone a lot of ?transformation?. Because of such transformation the meaning of the object has also changed. It has now led to abstraction even though the form is retained. The form is also accompanied by the ?abstract urban space?. "It can be said that my work is based on print?making qualities. Woodcut techniques had been my fascination from the very beginning. Initially I used to take wood prints of grains of wood using acrylic colour on canvas and then thereafter I used to work on the top of that printed surface. As a result the canvas used to appear full of printmaking values. I had also used screen printing (serigraphy) in some of my works. Techniques of print-making have always been one of the chief characteristics of my work."