SAN JOSE MUSEUM OF ART
 
Modern and Contemporary Art from India
February 25, 2011 through September 4, 2011, San Jose Museum of Art
 
 
  UNTITLED, 2006
Mixed media on canvas
84 x 47 ½ inches
Private collection
Photo: gallery Nature Morte, New Delhi
 
 
Suhasini Kejriwal
 
Born 1973, Kolkata (formerly Calcutta)
Lives and works in Kolkata

 
In Untitled, Suhasini Kejriwal exemplified the idea of horror vacuui or “fear of empty space” by covering the canvas entirely. The imagery appears at first glance to be a lush and natural garden but quickly metamorphoses into a strange and unexpected cacophony of irregular colors, organic materials, and graphic shapes. Kejriwal intertwined whimsical forms and creatures that are both playful and dark. The effect is visually overwhelming.