Shobha Broota’s use of the dot is as much an ode to tantra as it is to music. The central bindu is a source of energy—something it emits, but something which draws everything towards itself. This duality is like a cosmological visualisation of the universe in an artistic language that Broota has mastered. Her unique use of colours is almost magical and she imbues each one with a centrifugal force that is as compelling as it is aesthetic.
published references
A Place in the Sun: Women Artists from 20th Century India (New Delhi: DAG, 2021), p. 58
Shobha Broota
Origin
1994
Pastel on tinted paper
Enquiry Form
Shobha Broota
Origin
1994
Pastel on tinted paper
Image Request Form
Images from DAG’s Museum Collection are accessible to artists, educators and researchers for non-commercial, educational use. Submit your details below to request access to use this image.
