Bihari, 1998. Subodh Gupta; born 1964, Khagaul, Bihar. Lives and works in Gurgaon and New Delhi. Handmade paper, acrylic, cow dung in PVA solution, LED lights with timer and transformer, 127 x 96 x 8cm, Private Collection
I had learned about this amazing–because utterly varied–artist through the Edge of Desire exhibition at the Queens Museum.
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Cow dung for painting. Why not? It has been used in villages to plaster walls. Cow dung mixed in water is sprinkled on the floor to prepare the background for a decorative flour design.
In Chennai, cow dung-water mix is plastered over movie posters to keep cows from grazing on the cinema posters!
Comment by ARVINDH — May 31, 2006 @ 3:12 pm
Subodh is going to Basel Fair …
Comment by Ajit Chouhan — June 6, 2006 @ 5:52 am