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Vasanthi Victor
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Website http://www.originalartonline.com/buyers/index.php/content/artwork/ArtistID/1125 >> This web site features photos of the artist's work.

Personal Statement: Figurative oils on canvas with a South Asian theme. A member of Asian American Women Artist's Association (U.S.A);Fremont Art Association.
Represented by Visions Art Gallery, Bombay, India

Exhibits
Feb. 2007 Cents, Sense & Sensuality Exhibit, AAWAA Group, Encantada Gallery, S.F. CALIF.
Oct.-Nov. 2006 KSW 'Apature 8' 2006 Exhibit, San Francisco, Ca.
Aug.-Sept. 2006 "Reimaging the South Asian community" Exhibit, Asian Resource Gallery, Oakland, California
May-June 2006 "Cheers and Incantations" exhibit of Asian American Women Artist's in San Francisco, Ca.
Feb. 2006 'Rundgang' Portfolio Exhibition, Frankfurt, Germany.
Jan 2005: Month long exhibit at India Community Center, Milpitas, Calif. U.S.A
Oct.2004: 'Harmony of Hues' exhibit held by Indus Women Leader's in Boston, U.S.A

The colors I use, largely ochre and sienna reflect earth tones. This in some form perhaps conveys an essential brownness of face and feature, and in a broader sense, the nature of the land, the idea of the tropics, heat and dust.

Current Work
The figuratives grow abstract with each new work and somewhat amorphous. View my work online in the website indicated above.

They move from the South Asian into a global world, evolving with each canvas to an idealized figure. Their cultural roots or identity are indicated by the folds of color that clothe them in the form of a saree or a drape to cover their heads. In some, the nature of the folds cascade to envelop the figures entirely. However, it is not modesty that is intended but an inherent nature from which they draw strength; while escaping the boundaries of region.

Color and form combine in my paintings to reveal not idealized beauties rather an idealized South Asian figure coming into play in the diaspora. The drape of a saree is important, the gesture of a veil significant.
Short Bio
Vasanthi Victor is a long-time resident of the California Bay Area, raised in Bombay, India.

Honors
South Asian Visual Artists Canada
Artist Location
fremont, CA

Type of artist
Writer, Painter/Sculptor, Arts Educator

General Themes
Race/Ethnicity/Cultural Identity, Activism/Social Justice, Families/Parenting, International/Global, Body Image/Body Size
Keywords
Indo-American artist, Desi woman, Indian artist, Asian American Women artist, Bay Area artist
Last updated on February 7th, 2007

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