Indian born artist Sujata Tibrewala, who has made California her home, displaying her artworks at the Cupertino studio. At the gallery Sujata’s paintings are largely inspired by the unique Indian festival of colours ‘Holi’. These are the colourful reminders that the world is a beautiful place to live in because there is similarity in dissimilarity. And it is this message that she thinks has the power to heal the world of its hatred, long after the celebrations are over too.Sujata, an artist cum engineer, has exhibited her art at various venues around the world which include, University of Illinois, Chicago, Raw San Jose, Parallax Art Fair London, the Regional Commission of Arts St Louis, Life Force Arts Chicago, Mindworks Gallery Chesterfield, St. Louis Artists' Guild, Chesterfield Arts, Art World Association, Women's Caucus for the Arts and MySLART. Sujata moved to Memphis, TN in 2010, where she served as docent and adult art education advisor at Brooks Museum. In India she has exhibited at Lalit Kala Academy New Delhi, Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur, and Renaissance Gallery Bangalore. She moved to the USA in 2010 from India and practices her art form at the Bay Area, CA, where she resides presently.At the Cupertino gallery amongst some of Sujata’s most profound works is an acrylic on canvas artwork titled ‘Devotee’. A real-life widow whom the artist spotted inspires the work. The widow was seen celebrating Holi at the Indian city of Vrindavan. The moment is a paradox as while the city is famous for celebrating the most mirthful Holi; traditionally the widows are forbidden from indulging in the festivity. The artist was moved by the silent defiance on the widow’s part and the absence of any insignia that may hint at her religion or lineage. For the artist thus, her expressions spoke of the common language of suffering and overcoming.Speaking about her creations, Sujata says, “I am heavily inspired from Indian myths and fables and compares and contrasts them with present times.” She says she was puzzled by the ironical treatment meted out to women in our society from times immemorial.At the gallery Sujata also presents another work titled ‘Rainbow Flowers’. The seemingly simplistic work has a profound message. Just as it’s the various colours that come together to form a singular structure, so do the varied experiences that we all encounter in life form the story of our beings. Almost synchronizing with the thought is another work entitled ‘Colour Talk’. A beam of hues, radiant as energy, synergizes together to form the force.Sujata finds her works as a perfect metaphor to understand the world we are living in. She says just as the different colours on her canvas speak the universal language of love, longing, pain and suffering similarly every human being regardless of caste, creed and religion represents the same aspirations and emotions. Her paintings have been collected by institutions and individuals alike. including the Maharaja of Jaipur, AID India, Shared Heritage (University of Maryland) and CAO VIMS.Sujata Tibrewala’s works currently on display at her studio located in Cupertino, California. Follow@ARTINFOIndia
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