Kangaroo

While celebrating the unique art of Madhvi Parekh, which has made her one of India’s leading contemporary artists, it’s her skill and self-education that are foregrounded. Her courage too needs to be underscored, the fearlessness she has shown in creating imagery that does not follow established canons. It is, perhaps, this plucky spirit that has given the world of Indian art quirky works such as Kangaroo, where Parekh creates an entire troop of the Australian natives frolicking in a landscape of Paul Klee-inspired dots and dashes, with other creatures, some of whom are even riding the pouched mammals.