by Prabha Shah

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Makar Sakranti

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46" x 36". Oil on Canvas. This harvest festival in the middle of January is celebrated in various ways around India. Kite-flying forms an essential part of the festivities in several parts of the country. Prabha takes the motif and tones down the light in her inimical way, making way for an almost abstract representation of an usually loud and busy event. The kites are also depicted on a riveted frame indoors, draining an outdoor activity of the sun it usually gets. A hint of her trademark technique lies in the positioning different planes. The light coming out of the horizontal one at the bottom suggests, there is indeed sunshine in another plane.

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