Underneath
9 - 28 Feb
Hema Upadhyay, the young fresh face of contemporary art, returns
with a show at Gallery Chemould, titled: 'Underneath' with 9
large vertical paintings in gouache mixed with acrylic and photographs
on paper constitute the exhibition.
'Underneath', conjures up a image of a world that exists
literally below the surface - its mysteries, its intimations
of secrets and lies, the romances and embedded violence hidden
under the layers of what might be normal.
Hema places herself within the work with photo cut outs playing
different parts: sometimes the protagonist at other times the
observer, or performing multiple acts within the frame.
Hema continues to surprise us with the uniqueness of approach
to painting - which is both abundantly fresh and alive.