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    Acrylic OnCanvas

    20x 30

    Inspired by theRussian artistKandinsky, thiscanvas containssymbols and ideas Ihave exploredthrough my work.

    This canvas links upwith two collages: thewomen cut out fromPerspex and a collagepainted on a canvassheet. The symbols

    are carried throughall the three pieces of

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    Paper-CupDress; Hosiery

    A dress made from

    scraps of cloth andpaper cups. The papercups are cut in half andsewn onto the material.Each cup has a differentpart of the body/face

    painted on it. Black andwhite are used to create

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    Dress:Cotton and Hosiery

    A simple dress made from lycrahosiery, with a cotton frill border.

    Though the dress seems very simple,the neck is a turtle neck, and it is

    very long. So it creates a heavinessaround the neck, and owing to thematerial it falls well. The colour arealso very simple, but create a subtleeffect on the viewer.

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    DressCotton and Hosiery

    A dress made fromhosiery andcotton. Inspiredfrom the 60s with

    a high-waistedskirt, this dresscan have multiplepurposes. Theskirt can come off,or can be put onto add morevolume to thedress. The skirthas frills on it, tomake the dresslook moreinnocent. And thetwo colours black

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    Acrylic OnCanvas

    Marilyn Me,Me Marilyn

    28x 20An obviousinspiration from Pop-art icon AndyWarhol, this is a self portrait done in Pop

    art colours andstyle, the onlydifference being thatit is done in acrylic.

    The idea behind thisis to embody what

    Warhol alwaysmocked: glamour.

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    Acrylic onCanvasSheet

    32x 25

    This collage was first

    made by takingpictures in Delhi.

    This is a portion of the collage, paintedonto the canvassheet. The face of the human, wasinitially a mannequinbut that waschanged to mockbeauty and warp theface into somethingsurrealistic.

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    Photoshopwith IndianMiniaturePaintings24x 17

    Indian miniature paintings

    are known all over theworld. This is an oldminiature painting, that Iused, to change onPhotoshop slightly, in awhimsical way. The colour

    pink creates a directcontrast to the pale bluehues used in the originalwork. This was aninspiration from theChinese artist Sharukuwhose iconic face waswhimsically changed by

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    Photoshop20 X 23

    This series of digitalPrints was done onPhotoshop, andInspired by the surrealist artist Maggie Taylor.The idea behind this is of human desire, and how

    humans always want what they cannot have.

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    19x14

    A Lino print done of an

    old women withmarigolds andpaisley's. The paisleysand marigolds are very

    Indian and a part of Indian culture. The

    paisleys symbolizesthe youth in India andthe marigolds death.

    The old women done inblack and white createa stark contrast to the

    red marigolds. Themarigolds are done by

    adding orange kitepaper and printing

    over it.

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    on Cut out

    Perspex34x 27

    These are variouspictures taken on the

    streets of Delhi of people and objects.

    Stuck on Perspex,cut out to look like afemale torso. In Indiaall the goddesses are

    represented withvoluptuous figures,

    this is what thePerspex is cut out to

    look like.

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    Acrylic onCanvas40x 30

    Inspired by theimpressionist artistEdgar Degas, this

    canvas is of a ballerinapreparing to go on

    stage. This canvas isvery similar to the

    works done by Degas,however the coloursare different from hissubtle neutral tones.

    Being fascinated withballerinas and the waytheir body moves, lead

    me to make thiscanvas.

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    IGCSE exam final:Water colour and Pencil.

    19x 16 This is a piece from my external IGCSE exam, it is anobservation study.

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