What did you see?
By Dipali Gupta
US$ 2,900
Overview
This artwork was last updated 432 days ago.
2020
Acrylic, Acrylic and black chinese ink on canvas
Unique Work
Dimensions: 91cm (H) x 120cm (W) x 3cm (D) / 35.8" (H) x 47.2" (W) x 1.2" (D)
Note: Actual colours may vary due to photography & computer settings
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Artist statement
'What did you see?' belongs to the series titled 'Pages from the Book Of Spring' that fuses historical erotica of the Japanese Shunga with the abstract marks of devices associated with sex, desire and pleasure. The physical body in this work does not have its usual form or structure, eliminating its sexual signifiers and challenging notions of the male gaze. It is a re-interpretation and deconstruction of historical ideas of eroticism, objectification and sensuality that subjugate female sexuality. These artworks subvert societal norms of female pleasure and reclaim a space for female desires by way of the assemblaging cyborg and regenerate history from an alternative stand point.
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Artist profile
Dipali Gupta
Born: 1977
Hometown: Mumbai
Based in: Kuala Lumpur
Contemporary perceptions of female sexuality are deeply influenced by Foucauldian biopolitics, religious habituations, socio-political constructs and psychosomatic effects. The pharmacopornographic regime of the XXI century further complicates this perspective due to an exaggerated tilt towards technocapitalism, global media and bio-technologies. It is amongst these Deleuzian societies of control that Dipali …
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