Charulata Mukherjee
Art is a product of time. It has an impact on social, political and religious context in which it is created. Because of its consequent nature, it has become the centre of focus of my artwork. Representation of the female figure and the portrayal of her myriad emotions has always been my concern. In majority of my work, I try to interpret my deepest thoughts, hidden emotions and strong desires. The images I create are born out of personal experiences, fears and interests. Looking at personal objects from the intimate environment and interconnecting it with people and life, I try to put together the puzzle. I become the protagonist of the stories in my mind. Through my work, I seek to explore the edges of everyday living in a city. Being a woman from an Indian family, the boundary of self sometimes gets delusional as India is a multicultural nation and we co-exist. However, today, more than ever, we need equality and acceptance and our own definition of success and freedom. With representational forms and images, words, textures and colours, culled from intimate complexities of life, I paint to investigate the rituals of living and life’s permeability. I try to transform the objects around me into a creative language and experiment with the possibilities to be obtained from an array of media.