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Artist Information:
Namita Kapoor
lafayette, CA
United States
Member Since: May 2008
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Artist Statement:
Drawing from my dual
backgrounds as both a South
East Asian and an American, my
work is a hybrid of Western
media and Asian craft,
ornament, and symbolism. I
apply acrylic and oil media in
between and on top of a
variety of Indian materials:
sari fabric, circular mirrors
and sequins, Henna tattoo
prints and kitschy images of
Indian myths from calendars,
posters and comic books.
Working my way in and around
these various materials, the
mixture begins to dance,
exploding off the canvas in a
rhythm of brilliant colors,
fragmented Hindu idols,
ancient stories, and modern
commercialism. I explore the
way our nation’s preoccupation
with borrowed religious
symbols and iconography
reflects a struggle to
recapture mythic significance.
Ironically, the flood of these
highly charged images into the
commercial marketplace, such
as using Hindu deities to
create trendy t-shirts and
handbags, only increases
Western culture’s hunger for a
connection to what an Eastern
worldview offers. I question
how these Indian images,
lingering in our subconscious,
survive in a consumer driven
culture. Do their meanings
change? Can such imagery be
transformed or re-invented
altogether? By reformulating
the traditional boundaries of
Indian spirituality and craft
with Western painting ...

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Artist Exhibitions:
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS (*Solo
Shows)


2008 *Effervescent Delights,
Gel Gallery, Reykjavik,
Iceland.

2007 4 Artists at the Giorgi,
Giorgi Gallery, Berkeley,
California.
Myth and Decor, Art
Alternative, Oakland,
California.

2006 New Visions, Pro Arts
Gallery, Oakland, California.
Juried by Catherine Clark and
Jack Hanley.
Local Voice, Bedford Gallery,
Walnut Creek, California. *...

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Namita Kapoor's Free Artist Portfolio

Welcome to Namita Kapoor's Portfolio.
Drawing from my dual backgrounds as both a South East Asian and an American, my work is a hybrid of Western media and Asian craft, ornament, and symbolism. I apply acrylic and oil media in between and on top of a variety of Indian materials: sari fabric, circular mirrors and sequins, Henna tattoo prints and kitschy images of Indian myths from calendars, posters and comic books. Working my way in and around these various materials, the mixture begins to dance, exploding off the canvas in a rhythm of brilliant colors, fragmented Hindu idols, ancient stories, and modern commercialism. I explore the way our nation’s preoccupation with borrowed religious symbols and iconography reflects a struggle to recapture mythic significance. Ironically, the flood of these highly charged images into the commercial marketplace, such as using Hindu deities to create trendy t-shirts and handbags, only increases Western culture’s hunger for a connection to what an Eastern worldview offers. I question how these Indian images, lingering in our subconscious, survive in a consumer driven culture. Do their meanings change? Can such imagery be transformed or re-invented altogether? By reformulating the traditional boundaries of Indian spirituality and craft with Western painting ...
Artist: Namita Kapoor, title: Flocks of a Feather, 2008, Painting Acrylic

Flocks of a Feather, 2008
Acrylic Painting,
Price: US$ 975

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