Darpana Kapil
An expression of my Art in words seems ironic, since Art is my escape from the tyranny of words. Therefore, I draw and color to artistically vocalize my temperament; as words prove an insufficient means to do so!
The source of my work is inextricably related to my myriad interests and experiences – my being. It is borne out of travel & Art studies, my meanderings between various worlds & cultures – from the one I inhabit now, to the one I grew up in (India)…I find immense enjoyment and intellectual enrichment in seeing diverse places, meeting it’s many people. This peopled world influences my visual consciousness and I strive to honor these relationships through my Art.
Working pigments with fingers is my preferred way of creating Artwork; I’m able to get even closer to my subjects that way. I use Pastels, Charcoal, Gouache, Ink and sometimes an addition of spices & coffee etc as natural colorants. I use color to add vigor and intensity, and make attempts to balance strong lines, which assert themselves freely and whimsically in my work, with the use of pigments.
I work devotedly to achieve the effect I’m after: temporal, fecund, and passionate! Since each artwork is a special journey, a pilgrimage, the end of the process suggests itself organically..
This website is an assemblage of my selected works. Do feel free to write me a line or two if you would like to discuss my Art. Namaste!
