A stylishly designed summary of Sheela Gowda's blend of craftsmanship and poetic intensity
This book explores the eclectic art of Sheela Gowda (born 1957) and her ongoing engagement with the paradoxes and predicaments of life in modern India. With an emphasis on her sprawling installations, it tracks her use of distinctive materials from her native India, whose textures, colors and scents lend her work narrative form and metaphorical force.