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Shobha Broota

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I have used the experience of contraction and expansion in numerous ways in my work, and life.

SHOBHA BROOTA

Silent Murmurs

Silent Murmurs

It comes as no surprise to learn that Shobha Broota, one of India’s leading abstract painters, studied traditional Indian vocal music even before she studied art. Indian classical music relies on ready improvisation within a dense system of regulation and, perhaps...
Resonance

Resonance

Aicon Gallery is proud to present Resonance, the first New York solo exhibition by New Delhi-based artist Shobha Broota. The current exhibition spans the past decade of the artist’s practice, and is comprised, in equal parts, of work in Broota’s two...
Vesture of Being

Vesture of Being

This exposition affords a bird’s eye-view of the select works of Shobha Broota from the beginnings of her artistic career–early nineteen sixties, to the present moment. And, as it is with all persevering painters, her artistic profile over time is seen to become...
Music of the Spheres

Music of the Spheres

Could one write about anyone’s inner experiences, their inspiration? As an ancient seer said: ‘no intelligent man will ever be so bold as to put into written language those things which his reason has contemplated, especially not into a form that is unalterable –...
My Inspirations

My Inspirations

Nature, Color, Light, Play of Light, Subtle touch, Rain, Bubbles, Breeze, rightness, Depth, Warmth, Plants, Trees, Wind, Flowers, Freshness, Silence, Contrast, Subtle contrast, Optical, Strength, Spirals, Concentric form, Softness, Quietness, Peace, Glow, Design,...