hema upadhyay

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.